Portugal and Spain players observed a period of silence before their Women’s European Championship opening game Thursday in memory of Portugal and Liverpool forward Diogo Jota. Both sets of players also wore black armbands for the match.

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.

Four people died in Spain, two in France and two in Italy as an early summer heatwave continued to grip much of Europe on Wednesday, triggering health alerts and forest fires and forcing the closure of a nuclear reactor at a Swiss power plant.

Europe's continuing heat wave on Wednesday helped fuel a deadly wildfire in Spain while the European Union presented plans to reduce greenhouse gas emissions under scorching temperatures.