BERLIN — Sports fans: How about this for a Super Sunday?
Start with the men’s singles final at Wimbledon, then take in the European Championship soccer title match between Spain and England before finishing the day with the Copa America soccer showpiece: Argentina against Colombia.
From London to Berlin and all the way to Miami over the course of 13 hours, it’s quite the day of top-class sports to enjoy.
Quite the cast too.
Carlos Alcaraz and Novak Djokovic will have another showdown at the All England Club, a rematch of the 2023 Wimbledon final.
Spain’s Lamine Yamal, soccer’s newest superstar who will have just turned 17, against Jude Bellingham and Phil Foden at the Olympiastadion.
Then the great Lionel Messi — back in another major final for Argentina, 19 months after leading the team to the World Cup title — in what could be his swansong at an international tournament at Hard Rock Stadium.
Wimbledon
The men’s singles final will take place at 8 a.m. CDT (ESPN). In Friday’s semifinals, Alcaraz beat Daniil Medvedev in four sets and Djokovic took out Lorenzo Musetti in three.
Alcaraz beat Djokovic in five sets in last year’s final to capture his first Wimbledon title and second Grand Slam trophy overall. If it goes that long again, armchair fans won’t have too much of a wait until the soccer doubleheader begins.
The women’s singles final takes place Saturday (8 a.m., ESPN) between Jasmine Paolini and Barbora Krejcikova.
Euro 2024
Spain versus England will kick off at 2 p.m. CDT (Fox-32) and could be the crowning moment for Yamal in his breakthrough tournament, which the Barcelona winger has played at age 16 for the most part. He turns 17 on Saturday.
Spain starts as the favorite after winning all six of its games at Euro 2024 and is looking to capture the title for a record fourth time. England, the birthplace of soccer, is in a second straight European Championship final and is bidding for a first major title since its only one so far — the 1966 World Cup.
Copa America
The title match between Argentina and Colombia will begin at 7 p.m. CDT (Fox-32). It still should be hot and humid for the 37-year-old Messi and Argentina, which is bidding for a record 16th Copa America title — breaking a tie with Uruguay.
Argentina is the defending champion after winning it in 2021 and is going for a third straight major tournament title. Colombia’s only Copa America title came in 2001 — the last time the team was in the final.
Other sports
If all that isn’t enough for you, a bit more sport is going on to fill the time.
There’s golf throughout the day at the Evian Championship, the fourth women’s major of the year, and the Scottish Open, where Rory McIlroy, Xander Schauffele and Ludvig Aberg are among the stars getting in some links prep ahead of the British Open.
Also there’s the 15th stage of the Tour de France if you fancy a bit of cycling.
