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UEFA President Aleksander Ceferin has warned Italy could lose its role as co-host of the 2032 European Championship unless the country upgrades its football infrastructure, Reuters reported. 

In an interview ​with Gazzetta dello Sport on Thursday, in which he backed Gabriele Gravina, ‌who has since resigned as Italian football federation (FIGC) president, Ceferin repeated his previous criticism of Italy's lack of modern stadiums.

Italy, who missed out on World Cup qualification for the third straight time on Tuesday, will co-host ​the Euro 2032 tournament with Turkey.

Poland captain Robert Lewandowski has hinted at his international retirement following the country's failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup, ​marking the potential end for the national team's all-time leading goalscorer, Reuters reported. 

The 37-year-old cut a dejected figure as the final whistle confirmed Poland's absence from the world stage following the 3-2 defeat by Sweden in Tuesday's qualification playoff final.

Hours after the ​loss in Stockholm, Lewandowski posted a photo of himself on social ​media leaving the pitch, accompanied by Sarah Brightman and Andrea ⁠Bocelli's song "Time to Say Goodbye".

Barcelona blasted their way into the semi-finals of the Women's Champions League with a 6-0 thrashing of Real Madrid to give them a whopping ​12-2 aggregate victory over their Spanish rivals on Thursday, setting them up for ‌a last-four clash with German side Bayern Munich, Reuters reported. 

They will be joined in the semis by OL Lyonnes (formerly Olympique Lyonnais), who beat Bayern's compatriots VfL Wolfsburg 4-1 on aggregate after extra time to put them ​through to a meeting with reigning champions Arsenal.

Already leading 6-2 after last week's first ​leg, Barca showed no mercy in the second against Madrid, Alexia Putellas ⁠opening the scoring in the eighth minute and Caroline Graham Hansen adding a second seven ​minutes later to snuff out any hopes Madrid might have had of making a comeback, according to Reuters. 

Denmark’s failure to qualify for the 2026 World Cup has plunged the national team into a period of transition, ending a decade-long run of appearances at major tournaments and raising questions over the ​direction of its ageing squad, Reuters reported. 

Denmark’s qualification hopes ended on Tuesday when they lost 3-1 on penalties to the Czech Republic in Prague after a 2-2 draw in the playoff final.

The setback followed a run of damaging results, including a 2-2 home draw with Belarus and a late 4-2 defeat by Scotland that handed the Scots automatic qualification, according to Reuters.