___3:20 p.m.For England, the 2016 European Championship will be a tournament few will ever forget " for all the wrong reasons. Then, he says, "we need to prepare for the 2018 World Cup ideologically and educate them in patriotism." PARIS (AP) " The Latest from soccer's European Championship (all times local):___3:30 p.m.A prominent Russian politician has called for the country's football team to be disbanded because of its European Championship failure " even though Russia is hosting the World Cup in 2018. Svishchev says Russia should start from scratch with a team of young players "who are just starting their careers." Goalkeeper Joe Hart said he was "lost for words" after the defeat, but pre-emptively defended the team against any suggestion they hadn't tried hard enough.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 28, 2016 13:30 UTC