
 Two things were mentioned a lot in the build-up to this game. One was Italy’s failure to beat Croatia in the five previous meetings between the countries since Croatia’s independence in 1991.The other concerned who was the better playmaker, Andrea Pirlo or Luka Modric.Level pegging: Mario Mandzukic scores the equaliserAfter another intriguing Euro 2012 90 minutes, we are wher... Full Story »
Two things were mentioned a lot in the build-up to this game. One was Italy’s failure to beat Croatia in the five previous meetings between the countries since Croatia’s independence in 1991.The other concerned who was the better playmaker, Andrea Pirlo or Luka Modric.Level pegging: Mario Mandzukic scores the equaliserAfter another intriguing Euro 2012 90 minutes, we are wher... Full Story » A torrid night in torrential rain and Fernando Torres arrived at Euro 2012 to send the Republic of Ireland home.Giovanni Trapattoni’s team became the first to crash out of the European Championships after world champions Spain crushed them and led them a merry dance in Gdansk.Once Torres had fired the Spaniards into a fourth-minute lead, Vicente del Bosque’s side were on thei... Full Story »
A torrid night in torrential rain and Fernando Torres arrived at Euro 2012 to send the Republic of Ireland home.Giovanni Trapattoni’s team became the first to crash out of the European Championships after world champions Spain crushed them and led them a merry dance in Gdansk.Once Torres had fired the Spaniards into a fourth-minute lead, Vicente del Bosque’s side were on thei... Full Story » For this morning’s edition, Aftonbladet, the biggest selling daily newspaper in Scandinavia, has mocked up front pages of various British newspapers in the event of England’s certain defeat by Sweden.‘L0-5ERS,’ says Aftonbladet’s imitation Daily Mail, which seems a tad optimistic considering that only one match between the teams has been won by a margin of more than two goals... Full Story »
For this morning’s edition, Aftonbladet, the biggest selling daily newspaper in Scandinavia, has mocked up front pages of various British newspapers in the event of England’s certain defeat by Sweden.‘L0-5ERS,’ says Aftonbladet’s imitation Daily Mail, which seems a tad optimistic considering that only one match between the teams has been won by a margin of more than two goals... Full Story » The Manchester City midfielder defended his national team's performance in the 1-1 draw with Italy, and stated that he has no preference as to where he plays on the pitchDavid Silva admits that he does not mind if he plays in midfield or up front for Spain at Euro 2012.Coach Vicente del Bosque received some criticism for starting the draw against Italy without a recognise... Full Story »
The Manchester City midfielder defended his national team's performance in the 1-1 draw with Italy, and stated that he has no preference as to where he plays on the pitchDavid Silva admits that he does not mind if he plays in midfield or up front for Spain at Euro 2012.Coach Vicente del Bosque received some criticism for starting the draw against Italy without a recognise... Full Story » Judging by the comments from the Dutch players ahead of Wednesday's game against Germany, there could only be one outcome in Kharkiv; a comfortable win for Oranje.  Mark van Bommel, Rafael van der Vaart, Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder were all in agreement that Netherlands possessed more quality than their arch-rivals, and that they would prove this on the pitch in thei... Full Story »
Judging by the comments from the Dutch players ahead of Wednesday's game against Germany, there could only be one outcome in Kharkiv; a comfortable win for Oranje.  Mark van Bommel, Rafael van der Vaart, Arjen Robben and Wesley Sneijder were all in agreement that Netherlands possessed more quality than their arch-rivals, and that they would prove this on the pitch in thei... 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 |