
 Robbie Keane will lead the line against world champions Spain on Thursday night after pleading with Giovanni Trapattoni not to drop him.The Republic of Ireland manager is ready to ditch his rigid 4-4-2 system in Gdansk to counter the Spanish threat following Ireland’s opening defeat to Croatia and he may spring a surprise by starting Simon Cox as the fifth midfielder... Full Story »
Robbie Keane will lead the line against world champions Spain on Thursday night after pleading with Giovanni Trapattoni not to drop him.The Republic of Ireland manager is ready to ditch his rigid 4-4-2 system in Gdansk to counter the Spanish threat following Ireland’s opening defeat to Croatia and he may spring a surprise by starting Simon Cox as the fifth midfielder... Full Story » This game may well be billed as a tale of two centre forwards. In truth, however, the difference between these teams was more profound than that.Certainly Germany’s hulking striker Mario Gomez was as spectacularly efficient as Holland’s Robin van Persie was cowed, nervous and wasteful. Gomez’s two goals at the Metalist Stadium were memorable while Van Persie once agai... Full Story »
This game may well be billed as a tale of two centre forwards. In truth, however, the difference between these teams was more profound than that.Certainly Germany’s hulking striker Mario Gomez was as spectacularly efficient as Holland’s Robin van Persie was cowed, nervous and wasteful. Gomez’s two goals at the Metalist Stadium were memorable while Van Persie once agai... Full Story » Never mind policemen. England footballers are getting younger.Danny Welbeck made a room full of newspaper men feel distinctly old when he said his first memory of an England striker in action was Michael Owen scoring that goal against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup.It drew a gasp from his audience and was then followed by a brief history lesson for the 21-year-old.Maturit... Full Story »
Never mind policemen. England footballers are getting younger.Danny Welbeck made a room full of newspaper men feel distinctly old when he said his first memory of an England striker in action was Michael Owen scoring that goal against Argentina at the 1998 World Cup.It drew a gasp from his audience and was then followed by a brief history lesson for the 21-year-old.Maturit... Full Story » Mario Gomez's first-half double sent Germany to the brink of the knockout stages with a 2-1 win over Holland, whose own hopes of advancing now hang by a thread.Gomez, who had scored the winner in Germany's opening win over Portugal, opened the scoring in the 24th minute and added his second in the 38th before Robin van Persie reduced the deficit 17 minutes from time.The resul... Full Story »
Mario Gomez's first-half double sent Germany to the brink of the knockout stages with a 2-1 win over Holland, whose own hopes of advancing now hang by a thread.Gomez, who had scored the winner in Germany's opening win over Portugal, opened the scoring in the 24th minute and added his second in the 38th before Robin van Persie reduced the deficit 17 minutes from time.The resul... Full Story » Substitute Silvestre Varela kept alive Portugal's hopes of qualifying from Group B with a late strike to spare the blushes of some of his more illustrious team-mates in Lviv.The Porto forward smashed home the winner having come on just four minutes earlier after Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo had missed two straightforward opportunities to put the result beyon... Full Story »
Substitute Silvestre Varela kept alive Portugal's hopes of qualifying from Group B with a late strike to spare the blushes of some of his more illustrious team-mates in Lviv.The Porto forward smashed home the winner having come on just four minutes earlier after Real Madrid star Cristiano Ronaldo had missed two straightforward opportunities to put the result beyon... Full Story » Wayne Rooney showed off his latest look at England training today after shaving the sides of his head.The striker, who is banned for Friday's second Group D match against Sweden, is desperate to rejoin the team.He will have to wait until Tuesday's potential qualifying decider against co-hosts Ukraine in Donetsk.Hair we go: Wayne Rooney reveals his new razor sharp look a... Full Story »
Wayne Rooney showed off his latest look at England training today after shaving the sides of his head.The striker, who is banned for Friday's second Group D match against Sweden, is desperate to rejoin the team.He will have to wait until Tuesday's potential qualifying decider against co-hosts Ukraine in Donetsk.Hair we go: Wayne Rooney reveals his new razor sharp look a... Full Story » Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky has admitted that he wanted to continue playing in his team’s 2-1 win over Greece on Tuesday evening despite picking up an injury that left him "playing on one foot".The Arsenal man was replaced at half-time after he injured his Achilles' tendon in the first-half, but his team-mates managed to win without him with a goal each from Pet... Full Story »
Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky has admitted that he wanted to continue playing in his team’s 2-1 win over Greece on Tuesday evening despite picking up an injury that left him "playing on one foot".The Arsenal man was replaced at half-time after he injured his Achilles' tendon in the first-half, but his team-mates managed to win without him with a goal each from Pet... Full Story » The Borussia Dortmund striker played as Poland's lone striker once again and had to deal with the attentions of five opponents at times in the 1-1 draw on Tuesday nightPoland striker Robert Lewandowski admitted he found it tough against the Russia defence during the 1-1 draw on Tuesday night as he battled with several opponents.The match itself has been overshadowed b... Full Story »
The Borussia Dortmund striker played as Poland's lone striker once again and had to deal with the attentions of five opponents at times in the 1-1 draw on Tuesday nightPoland striker Robert Lewandowski admitted he found it tough against the Russia defence during the 1-1 draw on Tuesday night as he battled with several opponents.The match itself has been overshadowed b... Full Story » Italy forward Antonio Cassano has apologised for using a derogatory term for homosexuals during a press conference on Tuesday.The AC Milan attacker caused outrage by revealing that he hopes that there are no gay players within the Azzurri's Euro 2012 squad.Cassano was roundly castigated over his comments and the 29-year-old made a swift apology for any offence caused, issuin... Full Story »
Italy forward Antonio Cassano has apologised for using a derogatory term for homosexuals during a press conference on Tuesday.The AC Milan attacker caused outrage by revealing that he hopes that there are no gay players within the Azzurri's Euro 2012 squad.Cassano was roundly castigated over his comments and the 29-year-old made a swift apology for any offence caused, issuin... Full Story » The captain was frustrated as his side failed to hang on to a lead against the co-hosts but still only need a point from their final group game to secure a place in the last eightRussia captain Andrey Arshavin has blamed tiredness for his side’s inability to seal all three points against Poland as the co-hosts came from behind to snatch a draw in Warsaw.Dick Advocaat’s sid... Full Story »
The captain was frustrated as his side failed to hang on to a lead against the co-hosts but still only need a point from their final group game to secure a place in the last eightRussia captain Andrey Arshavin has blamed tiredness for his side’s inability to seal all three points against Poland as the co-hosts came from behind to snatch a draw in Warsaw.Dick Advocaat’s sid... 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 |