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Rio Ferdinand thinks England have a special team unity
23/06/2012 by The Sun
SMELLS LIKE TEAM SPIRIT ... Rio Ferdinand is impressed with Roy Hodgson's EnglandRIO FERDINAND claims England are being driven on in their Euro 2012 charge by a special unity which did not always exist in the past.Ferdinand has been heartened by the way the squad has mixed so well with one another, showing no divisions between players along club lines.The Manchester Unite... Full Story »
Roy is fluent in Latin... England boss hoping to shackle Pirlo with a classical approach
23/06/2012 by Dailymail
The serious physical work started on Friday after members of the media, Italian journalists among them, were asked to leave England's training ground here in Krakow. It was then that Roy Hodgson called his players together in the Hutnik Stadium; then, in what amounted to their first proper work-out after the two recovery days that followed Tuesday night's encounter wit... Full Story »
My history boys! This time we'll knock out one of the big guns, says England boss Hodgson
23/06/2012 by Dailymail
Roy Hodgson wants to make history and guide England to their first tournament knockout-stage victory over a major footballing nation away from Wembley.The England manager sees Sunday night's European Championship quarter-final against Italy as a chance to kill ‘a nasty statistic’.One statistic dismissed by Hodgson was that  the UEFA prize-money for winning the  tournamen... Full Story »
Spain v France preview - Torres and Alonso on suspension tightrope; Les Bleus wait on Cabaye
23/06/2012 by Sky Sport
Vicente del Bosque: The Spain manager has decisions to make on his team selectionSpain continue the defence of their Euro 2012 crown on Saturday when they take on France in a mouth-watering quarter-final.Vicente del Bosque's La Roja have not been defeated in a competitive match since being shocked by Switzerland in the group stages on their way to winning the 2010 Worl... Full Story »
Germany 4 Greece 2: Sparkling Germans a step Klose to the prize
23/06/2012 by Dailymail
Germany manager Joachim Low described Greece as 'survival artists' prior to kick-off, but it is Low's countrymen who know how to survive, and how to prosper, in international competitions. For the 20th time in 28 tournaments, Germany are in the semi-finals. That's what you call a record, and whether it be England who meet Germany next Thursday in Warsaw, or Italy, it will b... Full Story »
Dominant Germany through to Euro semis
23/06/2012 by espnstar
Germany eased ominously into the semi-finals of Euro 2012 - where they will meet either England or Italy - with a 4-2 win over Greece at the Gdansk Arena on Friday.Having set out to frustrate from the off, once they fell behind to Philipp Lahm's goal just before half-time the 2004 champions were always up against it.Having equalised somewhat unexpectedly through Celtic forwar... Full Story »
Familiar foe Benzema can hurt Spain: Ramos
23/06/2012 by Sports.yahoo.com
DONETSK (Reuters) - Spain are wary of a familiar foe in forward Karim Benzema as they seek their first win against France in a competitive game in Saturday's quarter-final.Benzema has been playing in the Spanish league with Real Madrid since 2009 and five of his team mates are in the Spain squad for the game at the Donbass Arena.One of those, defender Sergio Ramos, warned th... Full Story »
Blind players shine ahead of Euro quarter-final
23/06/2012 by Sports.yahoo.com
As Germany and Greece braced for their crunch Euro 2012 quarter-final on Friday, two teams of blind players showed off their skills in a match meant to show that lack of sight should be no barrier to sport.Organised as part of the "Respect" campaign run by European football's governing body UEFA, the five-a-side game was held on the same pitch where the professionals o... Full Story »
Mole spies on England team at Euro 2012
23/06/2012 by Sports.yahoo.com
The England football team narrowly avoided an unusual pitch invasion Friday, when a mole popped up at their Euro 2012 training session in southern Poland."He wasn't hit by any stray passes or anything from the players," England team spokesman Stuart Mawhinney told AFP Friday. "He might have been trying to get a good view."Staff spotted the dark furry animal on the pitc... Full Story »
Buffon wary of setting the bar too high
23/06/2012 by Sports.yahoo.com
Gianluigi Buffon said it would be presumptuous to claim Italy could win Euro 2012 but said Friday the Azzurri are capable of matching anyone.The 34-year-old 2006 World Cup winning goalkeeper will lead Italy out in their quarter-final against England in Kiev on Sunday and he says the four-time world champions must improve on their group showings if they are to advance.Ital... Full Story »
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    The Top 3 Teams of Previous Tournaments

    Year Winners Runner-up Third place
    2008SpainGermanyRussia / Turkey
    2004GreecePortugalNetherlands / Czech Republic
    2000FranceItalyNetherlands / Portugal
    1996GermanyCzech RepublicFrance / England
    1992DenmarkGermanyNetherlands / Sweden
    1988NetherlandsSoviet UnionItaly / West Germany
    1984FranceSpainDenmark / Portugal
    1980West GermanyBelgiumCzechoslovakia
    1976CzechoslovakiaWest GermanyNetherlands
    1972West GermanySoviet UnionBelgium
    1968ItalyYugoslaviaEngland
    1964SpainSoviet UnionHungary
    1960Soviet UnionYugoslaviaCzechoslovakia