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Own-Goals Lead the Way in the Scoring Chart After Bizarre Start to Euro 2024 

Italy's Riccardo Calafiori (5) scores an own goal during a Group B match between Spain and Italy at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP)
Italy's Riccardo Calafiori (5) scores an own goal during a Group B match between Spain and Italy at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP)
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Own-Goals Lead the Way in the Scoring Chart After Bizarre Start to Euro 2024 

Italy's Riccardo Calafiori (5) scores an own goal during a Group B match between Spain and Italy at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP)
Italy's Riccardo Calafiori (5) scores an own goal during a Group B match between Spain and Italy at the Euro 2024 soccer tournament in Gelsenkirchen, Germany, Thursday, June 20, 2024. (AP)

There’s just no stopping the top scorer at the European Championship.

Own-goals lead the way in the scoring chart, with the fifth one of the tournament coming Thursday through Italy defender Riccardo Calafiori in his team’s 1-0 loss to Spain.

The other unfortunate players to score in their own net were Germany’s Antonio Rüdiger, Austria’s Maximilian Wöber, the Czech Republic’s Robin Hranáč and Albania’s Klaus Gjasula.

These five have come from just 18 games so far. There were a tournament-record 11 own-goals at the last edition three years ago.

In an unusual start to Euro 2024, only one player has two goals — Germany forward Jamal Musiala — and 40 players have scored one goal. Gjasula has scored for and against his country.

There’s also this unlikely stat: None of the 47 goals have been penalties.

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Former Arsenal and Spain Midfielder Cazorla Retires at 41

FILE - In this Friday Nov. 15, 2019 file photo, Spain's Santi Cazorla celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during a Euro 2020 Group F qualifying soccer match between Spain and Malta at the Ramon de Carranza stadium in Cadiz, Spain. (AP Photo/Miguel Morenatti, File)
FILE - In this Friday Nov. 15, 2019 file photo, Spain's Santi Cazorla celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during a Euro 2020 Group F qualifying soccer match between Spain and Malta at the Ramon de Carranza stadium in Cadiz, Spain. (AP Photo/Miguel Morenatti, File)
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Former Arsenal and Spain Midfielder Cazorla Retires at 41

FILE - In this Friday Nov. 15, 2019 file photo, Spain's Santi Cazorla celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during a Euro 2020 Group F qualifying soccer match between Spain and Malta at the Ramon de Carranza stadium in Cadiz, Spain. (AP Photo/Miguel Morenatti, File)
FILE - In this Friday Nov. 15, 2019 file photo, Spain's Santi Cazorla celebrates after scoring his side's second goal during a Euro 2020 Group F qualifying soccer match between Spain and Malta at the Ramon de Carranza stadium in Cadiz, Spain. (AP Photo/Miguel Morenatti, File)

Former Arsenal and Spain midfielder Santi Cazorla announced his retirement from football on Thursday at the age of 41.

"I never stopped trying. And in the end, I came back. Not to close a chapter but to feel it all again, to remember why I started," he said on X, according to Reuters.

"And now, when the lights go down, when the boots are ⁠hung up and ⁠the noise fades into silence, everything falls into place. Because the ending wasn't just anywhere; it was at home."

Cazorla called time on his 23-year playing career after spending ⁠his final season with his boyhood club Real Oviedo, having helped them earn promotion to LaLiga the previous year and end a 24-year absence from Spain's top flight.

Cazorla earned 81 caps for Spain and was part of the squads that won the European Championship in 2008 and 2012, but missed ⁠their ⁠triumphant 2010 World Cup campaign through injury.

Cazorla made 180 appearances in all competitions for Arsenal in a six-year spell in North London, scoring 29 goals after joining from Malaga in 2012.

He helped Arsenal win back-to-back FA Cups in 2014 and 2015 before injuries forced his departure from the Premier League club in 2018.

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Kate, the Princess of Wales, Visits Wimbledon Tennis

Britain's Kate, the Princess of Wales walks, during a visit on day four of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Matthews)
Britain's Kate, the Princess of Wales walks, during a visit on day four of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Matthews)
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Kate, the Princess of Wales, Visits Wimbledon Tennis

Britain's Kate, the Princess of Wales walks, during a visit on day four of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Matthews)
Britain's Kate, the Princess of Wales walks, during a visit on day four of the Wimbledon Tennis Championships in London, Thursday, July 2, 2026. (AP Photo/Andrew Matthews)

Kate, the Princess of Wales, visited Wimbledon on Thursday in her latest public appearance since announcing her cancer was in remission, The Associated Press reported.

As the patron of the All England Club, Kate last year was at Centre Court on consecutive days to present the winners’ trophies to singles champions Iga Swiatek and Jannik Sinner.

In May, the 44-year-old Kate traveled to Italy for a two-day tour focused on early childhood education. The trip was part of what her office called a “fact-finding mission” to explore different approaches to supporting young children and their carers.

The princess, who spent a gap year in Florence when she was younger, spoke a few words of Italian to a group of preschool children, introducing herself as Caterina.

A year ago, Kate offered consoling words to women's runner-up Amanda Anisimova after a 6-0, 6-0 loss to Swiatek.

In 2024, while recovering from cancer, Kate did not attend the women’s final but was on hand for Carlos Alcaraz’s win over Novak Djokovic at the All England Club.

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Uruguay Veteran Cavani Quits Boca Juniors

(FILES) Boca Juniors' Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani reacts after failing to score during the 2024 Argentine Professional Football League tournament match between Boca Juniors and Argentino Juniors at the Alberto Jose Armando 'La Bombonera' Stadium in Buenos Aires on October 6, 2024. (Photo by ALEJANDRO PAGNI / AFP)
(FILES) Boca Juniors' Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani reacts after failing to score during the 2024 Argentine Professional Football League tournament match between Boca Juniors and Argentino Juniors at the Alberto Jose Armando 'La Bombonera' Stadium in Buenos Aires on October 6, 2024. (Photo by ALEJANDRO PAGNI / AFP)
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Uruguay Veteran Cavani Quits Boca Juniors

(FILES) Boca Juniors' Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani reacts after failing to score during the 2024 Argentine Professional Football League tournament match between Boca Juniors and Argentino Juniors at the Alberto Jose Armando 'La Bombonera' Stadium in Buenos Aires on October 6, 2024. (Photo by ALEJANDRO PAGNI / AFP)
(FILES) Boca Juniors' Uruguayan forward Edinson Cavani reacts after failing to score during the 2024 Argentine Professional Football League tournament match between Boca Juniors and Argentino Juniors at the Alberto Jose Armando 'La Bombonera' Stadium in Buenos Aires on October 6, 2024. (Photo by ALEJANDRO PAGNI / AFP)

Veteran Uruguayan striker Edinson Cavani has announced his departure from Boca Juniors after three years.

The 39-year-old former Paris Saint-Germain, Napoli and Manchester United player joined the Argentine side in July 2023 from Valencia.

"As a coach of mine once taught me, the journey is the reward. And the journey has been magnificent," Cavani said in a video posted on his Instagram account without announcing his retirement from club football.

Known as "El Matador," Cavani is Uruguay's second all-time leading scorer with 58 goals in 136 appearances before calling time on his international football career two years ago.

According to AFP, he leaves Boca without having won a title there and acknowledged he had "difficult moments" that prevented him from "leaving a mark" on the club.

Hampered by recurring injuries, he played 81 matches, completing the full 90 minutes in just 27 of them, while scoring 28 goals.

Cavani won six Ligue 1 titles with PSG during a seven-year spell from 2013 to 2020 before moving to Manchester United where he played for two years.