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Croatia has a new coach, Slaven Bilic, while the Czech Republic has entrusted the Spaniard Santi Denia as coach for the first time.
New coach Slaven Bilic's Croatia beat the Czech Republic 2-1 in Prague, in turn led for the first time on the bench by Spaniard Santi Denia. The Croatian goals were scored by Luka Modric, at the beginning of the second half, and by Marco Pasalic, who made the momentary equalizer scored by Adam Karabec useless.

Poland wins the European Volleyball Championships by beating France in the final at the Unipol Forum in Assago with a score of 3-1 (31-29, 25-19, 20-25, 25-16). It is the third continental title for Poland, which also obtains qualification for Los Angeles 2028. In the bronze final, Finland beats Slovenia 3-0.

Former Brazilian footballer Roberto Carlos revealed at the Portugal Football Summit that he lost 99% of his football career earnings due to problems with his former agent and family issues, urging young players to avoid the same mistakes.

Elisa Longo Borghini won the bronze medal in the elite road race at the Road Cycling World Championships in Switzerland, after a race characterized by breakaways, falls and counterattacks. It is his fourth world bronze in his career and the fifth Italian medal in the world championship.

Ireland's players have decided to play their Nations League matches against Israel after an internal vote, thus avoiding possible UEFA sanctions. The matches will be held in Hungary and Serbia for security reasons, while players will wear black armbands and refuse handshakes and press conferences in protest against the conflict in the Middle East.

Poland confirmed itself as European volleyball champion by beating France 3-1 in the final played in Assago (Milan). Nikola Grbic's team obtains their third continental title after those of 2009 and 2023 and qualification for the Los Angeles 2028 Games. Andrea Giani's France loses again in the final after winning the Olympic gold in Paris 2024.

Following the news that the Premier League's independent panel found Manchester City guilty of almost all of the 115 alleged financial breaches, president Khaldoon Al Mubarak reiterates his faith in the club's defense and announces an appeal. The charges concern alleged irregularities in the financial statements from 2009 to 2018, also linked to the Football Leaks documents. Other clubs could ask for compensation for alleged economic damage.