The French national team, the runner-up of the 2022 World Cup, started the 2024 European Cup qualifiers with a landslide victory over its Dutch guest, 4-0, at the Stade de France on the outskirts of the capital, Paris, on Friday, in the first round of Group Two competitions.

The International Football Association Board has established new rules, which will be applied to the game, before the new season 2023/24, as of the first of next July.

 Barcelona is facing a new legal threat from UEFA, including a possible Champions League ban, because of its payments of millions of dollars to a company linked to a Spanish refereeing official.