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Phil Foden insists England players should shoulder the blame for their underwhelming Euro 2024 performances rather than Gareth Southgate - but he did send a pointed message to his international manager over his role in the Three Lions team.

England are set to take on the Netherlands on Wednesday night (July 10) to fight for their spot in the Euro 2024 finals, but unfortunately their ‘lucky mascot’ Prince William will not be attending. Fans saw the Prince of Wales share his distress during the tense penalty shootout between Switzerland at the weekend, as pictures of his facial expressions went viral. However, William will reportedly not be travelling to the semi-final in Germany due to work commitments.

England midfielder Kyle Walker has paid a touching tribute to his four children with wife Annie Kilner during each match of the European Championships this summer - including the tense semi final on Wednesday 10 July where England beat the Netherlands to go on to their first final on foreign soil.The 34 year old Manchester City player has shown his love for his family by making an ‘R’ symbol with his fingers during every match – a tribute to his four children whose names all begin with the letter. Kyle and Annie are parents to Roman, 11, Riaan, seven, Reign, five and baby son Rezon, who has born in April.

Dani Dyer left fans in awe as she showed off her noticeably slim waist in activewear while out on a doughnut run.The mother of three, 27, was inundated with comments complimenting how skinny she looked and branded her ‘unreal’ in the snaps.TV presenter Rylan couldn’t hide his cheekiness as he commented: “The waist on it in a doughnut shop! The cheek!” with a love heart emoji. Fellow mother and TOWIE star Georgia Kousoulou left three lovestruck eye emojis to compliment Dani.

Placebo have issued a statement aimed at their critics after the band were criticised for technical issues during their recent St Gallen festival performance – see what the band had to say below.On June 30, Placebo were booked to perform at the OpenAir St Gallen festival in Switzerland alongside the likes of the Chainsmokers and Queens Of The Stone Age. During their set, the band experienced a number of technical issues that forced the band to cut their set short, ending much earlier than expected.Since then, the band have been receiving criticism for the performance and fighting within the fanbase, prompting the band’s Brian Molko to issue a statement on social media. Molko began: “We have been noticing a great deal of discussion, arguments, accusations & skirmishes between our fans in relation to our truncated concert at St Gallen festival.

England have reached the semi-finals of Euro 2024 following a dramatic penalty shootout victory against Switzerland - and you can now secure a copy of the official matchday programme!

As England head through to the Euro 2024 semi-final, one Manchester venue has announced it will be hosting the game... with a great deal for the first 200 fans through the doors.

Deep Purple have shared their new single ‘Lazy Sod’ – listen below.The release of the Bob Ezrin-produced track marks the third single the band have shared from the upcoming album ‘=1’, following ‘Portable Door’ and ‘Pictures of You’.The album arrives on July 19 via earMUSIC, and will be the band’s first full-length release since 2021, when they dropped the covers album ‘Turning To Crime’, and the first LP of original material since 2020’s ‘Whoosh!’.On their official website, they shared the unlikely inspiration behind the song’s name. Frontman Ian Gillan explained: “Recently, a young journalist asked me how many songs I had written in my life.

Kate Middleton, a known tennis enthusiast, has been a regular sight at Wimbledon since 2016, presenting trophies to the champions. However, her ongoing cancer treatment has sparked doubts about her attendance this weekend, potentially depriving us of the iconic moments she's provided over the years.

England superstar Jude Bellingham is free to play in tomorrow's quarter-final game against Switzerland after being handed a one-match suspended ban and a fine.The striker was being investigated for a crotch-grabbing gesture he made during the team's win over Slovakia on Sunday afternoon - which he insisted was a joke for pals, not a insult to the opponent's bench. While he will be allowed to play, Euros organisers Uefa - the Union of European Football Associations - have come down hard on both England and Jade, 21, over the matter.

Fans were quick to share the same joked with Olly Murs after he was reunited with Mark Wright following Michelle Keegan calling them both 'hooligans' following their post-football antics.

Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival will debut 17 world premieres, including new works by Hong Sang-soo and Wang Bing, as part of its 2024 competition program. This year’s event runs from August 7 – 17. 

Fox is maintaining strong viewership with its onslaught of soccer coverage.

The Duchess of Cambridge is famously sports mad and serves as patron for some massive sporting organisations, including the Rugby Football Union and the All England Lawn Tennis and Croquet Club. And, when it comes to Wimbledon, the royal mum-of-three is a regular sight at the tennis championships, rooting for the players and energetically joining in with the applause. In fact, famed tennis ace Roger Federer even counts her as a friend.

Piers Morgan trolled Scots at a historic St Andrews' pub after cheering England on to victory in their Euros 2024 quarter final against Switzerland.

Sad news for fans hoping to see Pink perform in Switzerland this week.

Soft Play have shared a video showing the history of their friendship with Robbie Williams.The duo recently supported the star at his BST Hyde Park show at the weekend.Now, the pair have shared a video of how they became friends with Williams over the years, which you can view below.They start by revealing that Williams shared his love for the band in 2015 and declaring that vocalist and drummer Isaac Holman was his “favourite”.A post shared by SOFT PLAY (@softplayplaysoft)The pair then shared a clip of the star saying he wanted to make music like “you guys” in 2022. They said they then asked him to appear on their 2023 single ‘Punk’s Dead’, which he agreed to and appeared in the video for the track.He then invited them to perform at BST Hyde Park alongside the likes Seal, Gaz Coombes and Kate Nash.Ahead of the show the band were invited backstage to watch England’s quarter final match against Switzerland and they had a selfie with Williams and spoke to Danny Dyer who later teamed up with the star for a cover of Blur’s classic hit ‘Parklife’.Soft Play added that it was a “full circle moment” for the duo.Speaking about a potential further collaboration with Williams to NME previously, guitarist Laurie Vincent said: “It’s an ongoing conversation.

P!nk has cancelled her concert in Switzerland over health concerns – see what the singer had to say below.Yesterday, the ‘So What’ singer took to social media to announce the cancellation of her July 3 concert in Bern, Switzerland on doctor’s orders. She wrote: “I do everything I can to ensure I can perform for you every night, but after consultation with my doctor and exploring all options available, I’ve been advised that I’m unable to continue with the show.”She continued: “I was looking forward to being with you and making memories with you and sharing our show with you and am so disappointed that we have to cancel.”A post shared by P!NK (@pink)The show was meant to kick off her ‘Summer Carnival’ 2024 tour across Europe.

The latest statistics from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) show that the State Pension currently provides a regular financial income for nearly 12.7 million older people across the country, including more than one million retirees living in Scotland. This payment is available for those who have reached the UK Government’s eligible retirement age, which is currently 66 for both men and women, and have paid at least 10 years' worth of National Insurance (NI) contributions.

Rylan Clark left many fans with the same comment after enjoying a post-show dinner with his 'staff''. The TV and radio presenter jokingly called his BBC Radio 2 colleagues his 'staff' after inviting them to join him after their latest on-air antics on Saturday (July 6).

Taylor Swift marked her 113th ‘Eras Tour’ show with an acoustic mash-up of two of her favourite songs in Zurich.On Tuesday (July 9) Swift played her first ever concert in Switzerland and introduced the mash-up of ‘Right Where You Left Me’ from ‘Evermore’ and ‘All You Had To Do Was Stay’ from ‘1989’ by explaining that 113 is her lucky number.She said: “This is actually our 113th show of the Eras Tour, and that’s my favorite number, which I never mention. I just thought since it was my favourite number, I’d do some of my favourite songs for the acoustic section.”After the acoustic performance, she then went to the piano to perform ‘Last Kiss’, which mentions July 9 in the lyrics – as fans speculated she might do.“Happy July 9th to those who celebrate,” she said to the crowd, before playing a mash-up of the song, which was on ‘Speak Now’ with ‘Sad Beautiful Tragic’ from ‘Red’.The mash-ups came towards the end of the show, between tracks from ‘The Tortured Poets Department’ and ‘Midnights’.Taylor performing “Right Where You Left Me” x “All You Had To Do Was Stay” mashup remix as the first surprise song of Zurich N1 #ZurichTSTheErasTour pic.twitter.com/DdeLs5ARoC— Taylor Swift Updates (@SwiftNYC) July 10, 2024Taylor Swift gets surprise song bonus points when she brings out her emotional song screaming.