Portugal players were heartbroken ahead of their Women's Euro 2025 game against Spain on Thursday where a minute's silence will be observed following the death of Portuguese national men's team striker Diogo Jota in a car accident.

Italy got off to a winning start at Women's Euro 2025 with Thursday's 1-0 success over Belgium as world champions Spain get ready to begin their championship bid against grieving Portugal.His compatriots in Portugal's women's team will line up against Spain later on Thursday in Bern where fans of both sides will join in honouring the memory of Jota.

The Spanish Civil Guard confirmed that the Liverpool player and his brother were found dead after their car went off a road near the city of Zamora.

Diogo Jota, 28, played six seasons for Liverpool in the English Premier League and made 49 international appearances for Portugal.

Hermoso was key at the World Cup in 2023, scoring three times and winning the Silver Ball award for the second-best player of the tournament

Spain coach Montse Tomé says star playmaker Aitana Bonmatí is making good progress after recovering from viral meningitis and might even be available for the world champion’s opening match at

Aitana Bonmati is "so eager" to play in Spain's Euro 2025 opening match against Portugal - but she could be held back after recent hospital treatment for viral meningitis.

LONDON (Reuters) -Wildfires have killed two people in Spain and two others have died in France because of a heatwave that has gripped Europe and forced the closure of a nuclear reactor at a Swiss power plant.

Spanish authorities say two people have died in northeastern Spain in a wildfire that spread quickly before firefighters brought it under control. Catalan regional president Salvador Illa