The 2024 UEFA European Championships will kick off on 14 June. Taking place in Germany, the month-long tournament will feature 24 teams from across the continent aiming to become European champions.

Many Catholics may view sports tournaments sceptically, conceiving them as a generally unnecessary distraction from our spiritual lives (not to mention the rank greed involved due to astronomical amounts of money sloshing around for a lucky few). Should it not be more important to focus on God than eleven players kicking a ball?