FAVORITES FALL IN EURO '96 : ENGLAND, FRANCE OUT-KICKED BY GERMANY, CZECH REPUBLIC.Byline: Robert Millward Associated Press Associated Press: see news agency. Associated Press (AP) Cooperative news agency, the oldest and largest in the U.S. and long the largest in the world. Germany is in the European Championship There are various championships held in a variety of sports on a European Level:
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