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Xherdan Shaqiri hopes Switzerland’s kit manufacturer doesn’t make condoms

Switzerland finished their game against France with four ripped shirts.

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Switzerland have had a steady Euro 2016 campaign so far, though it may well go down in history as the tournament in which they wore shirts made of tissue paper. Their goalless draw with France yesterday saw four players end up with ripped shirts, and, one imagines, faces as red as the Swiss flag at the headquarters of kit manufacturers Puma.

The upside is that it provided material for a fantastic one-liner from Swiss star Xherdan Shaqiri, who told Swiss newspaper Blick: “I hope Puma does not produce condoms.” Puma have since announced that their product team is currently “investigating the shirt material.” We should hope so.

Goal of the day

There isn’t much choice here given only one goal was scored, but Albania’s Armando Sadiku certainly took his chance well:

In the news

Roy Hodgson is set to ring the changes for England’s final group game against Slovakia (BBC)

We’ve not yet finished the Euros, but already Champions League qualifying draws have been made (UEFA)

Mikel Arteta is set to join Pep Guardiola’s coaching staff at Manchester City (Eurosport)

Tottenham Hotspur are reportedly on the brink of signing Victor Wanyama from Southampton (ESPNFC)

France star N’Golo Kanté has been linked with a move to Real Madrid (AS)

Recent reports linking Mario Balotelli to Turkey have been rubbished by his agent (Football Italia)

Granada have hired former Rayo Vallecano coach Paco Jémez (Granada CF)

You should be reading

Lukáš Vráblik’s exclusive interview with Marek Hamšík (Guardian)

Constantin Eckner has analysed France’s draw with Switzerland (Spielverlagerung)

Liam Newman has been telling the story of Fabio Cannavaro, complete with a brilliant photo of him in his Napoli days (These Football Times)

What happened on Sunday

Hosts France progressed as Group A winners courtesy of a goalless draw with Switzerland

Albania kept their knockout hopes alive while eliminating Romania

What to watch on Monday (click for listings, all times ET)

Euro 2016: Two games (at 3 p.m.) -- England take on Slovakia, while Wales face off against Russia.

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