Not by the Playbook - Euro 2016: By Royal Appointment

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Austria play Hungary on Tuesday, so who do you support if you are the Archduke of Austria, but also the Crown Prince of Hungary? We put that exact question to His Imperial and Royal Highness Ferdinand Zvonimir von Habsburg-Lothringen, Archduke of Austria, Crown Prince of Hungary, Bohemia and Croatia.

Irish Double For the first time Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will appear together at the finals of a major football tournament. In the past, most of the team's support has come from the Protestant community. Many people from nationalist areas will be supporting the Republic of Ireland. We look at the efforts to tackle sectarianism.

Albania We spend time with the lowest ranked team at the Euro 2016, Albania. They start against Switzerland with several of the Swiss team eligible to play for Albania and vice-versa. There is even the prospect of brothers lining up against each other.

Owens and Ali to Le Bron and Williams Muhammad Ali's death has brought back into focus the power sport has to affect wider society, especially for black America. So who are the modern day black athletes giving voice to the community they came from and could they be doing more? We speak to Jesse Owens’ daughters Marlene and Beverley alongside Louis Moore, professor of History at Grand Valley State University.

Sporting Witness In 1992, Denmark failed to qualify but were called in as last-minute replacements for Yugoslavia – a country then disintegrating into civil war. The Danes proceeded to win the tournament, beating Germany in the final. We hear from Danish midfielder John Jensen.

(Photo: Euro 2016 trophy and groups boards. Credit: Getty Images)

Published on Saturday, 11th June 2016.

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