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PARIS -- The Latest on the European Championship (all times local):---5:45 p.m.UEFA leaders do not expect outgoing president Michel Platini to accept their invitation to attend the European Championship final on Sunday.Though Platini is banned from any football duties until 2019 by FIFAs ethics committee, he could go to see France vs. Portugal at the Stade de France without getting involved in official business.UEFA interim general secretary Theodore Theodoridis says Platinis invitation has been open for the whole month-long tournament.Theodoridis says at a UEFA news conference that until now he (Platini) has not shown interest, and according to my knowledge, will not be coming. I hope that he is changing his mind.Platini, who has a holiday home near Marseille, had a central role when France won the title at the last two tournaments its hosted.He lifted the trophy as captain of the Euro 1984 team, which beat Spain 2-0 in the final at the Parc des Princes, and headed the organizing committee of the 1998 World Cup, when France beat Brazil 3-0 at the Stade de France.---5:25 p.m.If TV audiences are anything to go by, the 330,000 people who live in tiny Iceland are clearly soccer-mad.The national teams victory over England in the last 16 on June 27 was watched by no fewer than 99.8 per cent of the countrys TV audience.It meant that only 298 viewers were watching another program, while the soccer team registered the north Atlantic countrys biggest sporting achievement.---5:00 p.m.UEFA expects to make a profit of 830 million euros ($917 million) from the European Championship.UEFAs projected tournament finances published Friday showed total revenue of 1.93 billion euros ($2.13 billion) for the expanded 24-team tournament.That is a rise of 34 percent -- earned from 20 extra matches -- over Euro 2012 which had 16 teams and 31 matches.UEFA says broadcast rights earned just over 1 billion euros ($1.1 billion); sponsorship and licensing deals were worth 480 million euros ($530 million); and sales of tickets and hospitality earned 400 million euros ($441 million).Spending by UEFA on Euro 2016 included 650 million euros ($718 million) on organizing the event; 301 million euros ($333 million) in team prize money; and 150 million euros ($168 million) to clubs for releasing their players.UEFA says it will pay 600 million euros ($663 million) of expected tournament profit to its 55 member federations for development projects over the next four years.UEFA will bank 230 million euros ($254 million) to cover its own running costs for the next four years.---2 p.m.Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech says he is retiring from international football.The 34-year-old says he wants to fully focus on his career at Premier League club Arsenal. Cech has been a mainstay on the Czech national team since his 2002 debut, a 2-0 victory over Hungary. He has played a record 124 matches for his country since.The highlight of his international career came at the 2004 European Championship when the Czechs reached the semifinals. He helped the team qualify for every continental championship since and played in the 2006 World Cup in Germany.His last match in the national jersey was a 2-0 loss to Turkey in the final group stage game at Euro 2016 in France on June 21.---12:15 p.m.Pepe trained away from his Portugal teammates during training on Friday before Sundays European Championship final against France.The central defender failed to recover from a thigh muscle injury in time to play in the semifinal against Wales, which Portugal won 2-0.There has been no update from Portugal on the condition of Real Madrids Pepe, who was doing ball work with a member of the Portuguese staff on Friday at the teams training base south of Paris.Pepe has been on excellent form in France, reining in his famed hot temper and organizing Portugals defense.---12:15 p.m.UEFA says English referee Mark Clattenburg will handle the European Championship final.Clattenburg completes a big match hat trick after officiating at the UEFA Champions League final and English FA Cup final in May.He follows Pedro Proenca of Portugal in 2012 in refereeing UEFAs two highest profile matches back to back.Clattenburg has handled three previous matches at Euro 2016, though none involving the two teams playing at Stade de France on Sunday. 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This weeks field at the BMW Championship is keeping an eye on two leaderboards -- the one for the tournament itself and the other that tracks the standings for the FedEx Cup playoffs.This the final week players can qualify for the season-ending Tour Championship in Atlanta. The top 30 on the FedEx Cup points list will move on, while the others will be eliminated from the playoffs.That means most of the field for this weeks tournament at Crooked Stick outside Indianapolis, will need to perform well just to have a shot to reach the Tour Championship and earn the opportunity to compete for the $10 million prize.Im just trying to take care of business and get the win, current FedEx Cup points leader Patrick Reed said. If you do that, that just takes care of everything else.There has traditionally been very little volatility in the standings at this point. Over the previous nine FedEx Cup playoffs, only 24 players have moved inside the top 30 -- at least two each year but never more than four.There is no cut at the 70-player BMW Championship and anyone who finishes third or better should gather enough points to qualify for the Tour Championship. Thats the approach taken by veteran Marc Leishman, who is trying to reach Atlanta for the first time since 2009.Its pretty much win or go home for me, said Leishman, who needs to finish among the top three to advance. It will be my last tournament of the year, so try and make it a really good one. If it is a really good one, Ill get to Atlanta. I really want to get to Atlantaa again.ddddddddddddThe poster child for the last-minute surge is Bill Horschel. In 2014, he entered the playoffs ranked No. 69, won two playoff events and walked away with the FedEx Cup.Everyone here this week can do what Billy Horschel did a couple of years ago, said Marc Leishman. Go win and all of a sudden youve got the FedEx Cup in your hands.Anyone already in the top 30 on the points list can keep their spot by finishing no worse than 30th. It gets exponentially more difficult the further a player stands down the points list. Even Olympic gold medalist Justin Rose needs to finish among the top three to advance.Defending BMW champion Jason Day doesnt have to worry reaching Atlanta. Hes second in the standings behind Reed, who won The Barclays two weeks ago. Dustin Johnson is No. 3 and Rory McIlroy, who won last weeks Deutsche-Bank Championship, is fourth.McIlroy won the BMW Championship when it was last held at Crooked Stick in 2012. Day won last years tournament at Conway Farms outside Chicago, so he has no historic advantage this week.Crooked Stick, designed by Pete Dye, has undergone several changes since it hosted the 2015 BMW Championship. Seven new bunkers were added along No. 7 and No. 10 and more than 90 bunkers were renovated. A lake was added along the left side of the 17th hole, adding to the potential for a dramatic finish with water hazards on the final three holes. ' ' '