Argentinian legend Lionel Messi was left distraught after limping off the field with a suspected foot injury during Monday's Copa America final against Colombia in Florida.

Chaotic scenes erupted at Miami's Hard Rock Stadium on Sunday as thousands of fans were kept waiting outside the venue ahead of the Copa America final between Argentina and Colombia.

Once again, England had reached the final of the European championships.

If football has a home, on Sunday night it was far from the shores of England as fans of the Three Lions licked their wounds once again after their nation's devastating loss to Spain in the final of the European Championships.

Substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored a dramatic late winner as Spain triumphed in Sunday's Euro 2024 final, beating England 2-1 to confirm their re-emergence as a force on the international stage and end their opponents' dreams of winning a first title in almost six decades.

Substitute Mikel Oyarzabal scored a dramatic late winner as Spain triumphed in Sunday's Euro 2024 final, beating England 2-1 to confirm their re-emergence as a force on the international stage and end their opponents' dreams of winning a first title in almost six decades.

Harry Kane said leading England to win Euro 2024 on Monday morning AEST would be the "most incredible feeling" a footballer can have as he aims to end his own long wait to win a trophy.

After spending over a decade bogged down in disappointment, Spain waltzed their way back to football's peak by reaching Sunday's Euro 2024 final in Berlin.

Injuries continue to trouble the Matildas ahead of their Paris Olympic Games opener against Germany in less than two weeks, with key forward Caitlin Foord a late withdrawal from Australia's 2-1 loss in its warm-up clash against Canada.

England's progression to a first ever major tournament final on foreign soil at Euro 2024 is the fruit of a decade of work on a player development program that has turned perennial underachievers into serial contenders.