BY STEVE DOUGLAS AND GRAHAM DUNBAR
The opening round of group matches at the European Championship is complete.
Here are some things we learned:
Top performers
Some of the best-performing players so far at Euro 2024 are making triumphant international comebacks.
Toni Kroos controlled the opening-night 5-1 win for Germany against Scotland. He was coaxed out of international retirement but will be hanging up his boots for good after the tournament.
N’Golo Kanté hasn’t been seen in a France jersey since the Nations League in June 2022, with a hamstring injury ruling him out of that year’s World Cup in Qatar before he made a move to Saudi Arabia. In the 1-0 win over France, the 33-year-old Kante was the star player — reminding the world of his energy levels and reading of the game.
A player half the age of Kroos and Kanté might be the other player to
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