Rosicky ruled out of Euros
Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky has been ruled out of the European Championship because of a thigh injury. After undergoing a scan on Saturday, the team announced at its training base in Tours that Rosicky has a tear in his muscle and won't be available for the rest of the tournament. He is expected to be out for three to six weeks. Rosicky picked up the injury in the 2-2 draw with Croatia on Friday. He had to stay on at the end of the game against Croatia because the Czechs had already made three substitutions. The Czechs play Turkey in their final Group D match on Tuesday.
Vardy not distracted
England striker Jamie Vardy says speculation regarding a potential move from leicester to Arsenal hasn't distracted him at the European Championship. Before Euro 2016, Vardy was reportedly the subject of a 20 million pound ($28.7 million) bid from Arsenal that triggered the release clause in his leicester contract. Asked if he had any news about his club future, Vardy said: "No, nothing at all. I'm completely focused on England. That's all I want to do at the moment." Vardy says he has not been told by coach Roy Hodgson to put club matters to one side during the tournament.
20 Russian fans deported
A group of 20 Russian football fans have been deported from France, leaving on a flight to Moscow after French authorities accused them of being involved in hooliganism. The 20 were part of a larger group of Russians who were detained by French authorities on Tuesday following violent disorder around England's 1-1 draw with Russia last Saturday. Three others were convicted of offenses related to the violence and sentenced to prison terms of between one and two years.
It's a shame: Deschamps
France coach Didier Deschamps says "it's a shame" his team and Switzerland can't train in the Stade Pierre Mauroy before their match because of the condition of the field. The venue in lille is one of several European Championship stadiums that also stage non-football events, and UEFA acknowledged on Friday that the state of some of them has not been good enough. In order to prevent the field from further damage, the teams had to travel to the nearby Stadium Nord lille Metropole for their final practice session on the eve of the match. Deschamps says "if we can't train on it there must be a problem but we will deal with it in the best way possible." France goalkeeper Hugo lloris says he doesn't expect the field to affect Sunday's game after France beat Albania 2-0 in similar conditions in Marseille on Wednesday. Agencies