
Wesley Sneijder has expressed his sympathy for Bert van Marwijk following his dismissal from his post as coach of the Netherlands national team.The 60-year-old mutually agreed with the Dutch FA (KNVB) to terminate his contract following a disappointing Euro 2012 campaign in which Oranje finished bottom of Group B and failed to earn a single point from any of their thre... Full Story »
The Spanish fan with ‘Casillas’ on his shirt almost spat his beer out when the Real Madrid goalkeeper’s gorgeous TV presenter girlfriend Sara Carbonero walked in to the Shakhtar Plaza Hotel. Sadly for him, the rumour is that the glamorous couple are soon to marry.Turning heads: Sara CarboneroFame’s so fickleSpanish fans’ drummer Manolo claims his notoriety has cost him hi... Full Story »
PAYING THE PENALTY ... England's players are distraught after shootout exit SunSport asked Joachim Low why it was that England usually end up going home before his Germans in major tournaments. And, as Low prepared for his side’s Euro 2012 semi-final against England’s conquerors Italy tonight, he argued that Roy Hodgson’s men are an improvement on Fabio Capello’s World Cu... Full Story »
POD ROCKER ... Lukas Podolski bops along while Brings play HallelujahLUKAS PODOLSKI proves he's a real Euro star — by singing on a German pop song!The Arsenal new boy teamed up with Cologne band Brings to provide backing vocals on a re-worked version of their 2009 track Hallelujah.Brings agreed to re-release the tune this month after Podolski approached them about doing a son... Full Story »
IT'S UNDER CONTROL ... Joachim LowJOACHIM LOW knows the secret of success is team work.Germany’s boss does not just mean on the field, he is talking about behind the scenes, too.And that is where German football puts the English game to shame.Historically, the Premier League and FA have fought like cats in a sack over the interests of clubs versus country.Meanwhile, in German... Full Story »
APOLOGY ... Samir NasriSAMIR NASRI has apologised to French fans for his foul-mouthed rant at a journalist following the 2-0 defeat to SpainNasri’s angry bust-up took place after the journalist asked him for a reaction to the Euro quarter-final defeat. The row escalated and Nasri challenged the journalist to take their argument further. France coach Laurent Blanc and th... Full Story »
LOUD AND CLEAR ... Hodgson gets his message through to RooROY HODGSON has called Fabio Capello’s dig at Wayne Rooney a “cheap” shot.But Hodgson has come out fighting for the Manchester United star — insisting England had to STOP him working so hard at Euro 2012.Hodgson said: “Capello is entitled to his opinions, I suppose.“I don’t know what relationship he would have had wit... Full Story »
It will offer little comfort to Roy Hodgson but the organisers here were so confident of England beating Italy that one of the two dug-outs had been reserved for them in anticipation of a semi-final against Germany. In fact it was not until Wednesday that ‘England’ was removed from the dug-out roof at the National Stadium.Alas, they are not here. The Italians are. But Joachi... Full Story »
Poor old Wayne Rooney looks like he needs a break after the shellacking he's received in the past 24 hours from current England boss Roy Hodgson and former Three Lions chief Fabio Capello. The Manchester United striker has been spotted arriving on holiday with wife Coleen at Los Angeles airport where he'll want to put the memories of a below-par Euro tournament behin... Full Story »
Roy Hodgson has gone to war with Fabio Capello, accusing his predecessor as England manager of taking a 'cheap' shot at Wayne Rooney.Capello and Rooney have been embroiled in a public spat since the striker suggested things had improved significantly now the national team had a coach the players could understand. The Italian never mastered English but he responded by sayin... Full Story »Hot News
| Rank | Team | W/D/L | Pts |
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The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments
| Year | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2008 | Spain | Germany | Russia / Turkey |
| 2004 | Greece | Portugal | Netherlands / Czech Republic |
| 2000 | France | Italy | Netherlands / Portugal |
| 1996 | Germany | Czech Republic | France / England |
| 1992 | Denmark | Germany | Netherlands / Sweden |
| 1988 | Netherlands | Soviet Union | Italy / West Germany |
| 1984 | France | Spain | Denmark / Portugal |
| 1980 | West Germany | Belgium | Czechoslovakia |
| 1976 | Czechoslovakia | West Germany | Netherlands |
| 1972 | West Germany | Soviet Union | Belgium |
| 1968 | Italy | Yugoslavia | England |
| 1964 | Spain | Soviet Union | Hungary |
| 1960 | Soviet Union | Yugoslavia | Czechoslovakia |