
 HORRIBLE START ... Ireland captain Robbie KeaneROBBIE KEANE admitted he was gutted after Ireland’s nightmare start to Euro 2012 in Poznan.More than 20,000 travelling Irish fans saw their side crash.And skipper Keane said: “I’m gutted for the fans we didn’t didn’t get the result for them. The goals just before and after half-time were killer blows for us.”Ireland claime... Full Story »
HORRIBLE START ... Ireland captain Robbie KeaneROBBIE KEANE admitted he was gutted after Ireland’s nightmare start to Euro 2012 in Poznan.More than 20,000 travelling Irish fans saw their side crash.And skipper Keane said: “I’m gutted for the fans we didn’t didn’t get the result for them. The goals just before and after half-time were killer blows for us.”Ireland claime... Full Story » STRETCHING A POINT ... skipper Steven Gerrard limbers up alongside Scott ParkerANGLO-FRENCH hostilities broke out a day early here in Donetsk yesterday.It was sparked by a mickey-taking French reporter sitting at the back of a packed England Press conference.The journalist asked Roy Hodgson and Steven Gerrard how it was possible for England to still call themselves a seriou... Full Story »
STRETCHING A POINT ... skipper Steven Gerrard limbers up alongside Scott ParkerANGLO-FRENCH hostilities broke out a day early here in Donetsk yesterday.It was sparked by a mickey-taking French reporter sitting at the back of a packed England Press conference.The journalist asked Roy Hodgson and Steven Gerrard how it was possible for England to still call themselves a seriou... Full Story » SUC-CESC ... Spanish midfielder Fabregas celebrates his equaliserANDRES INIESTA told Cesc Fabregas: Thanks for saving our bacon.Fabregas equalised on 64 minutes, just four minutes after sub Antonio Di Natale had given the Italians the lead in Gdansk.Iniesta said: “We had to get an equaliser quickly, so they couldn’t settle down in the game and camp inside their own half.“Thi... Full Story »
SUC-CESC ... Spanish midfielder Fabregas celebrates his equaliserANDRES INIESTA told Cesc Fabregas: Thanks for saving our bacon.Fabregas equalised on 64 minutes, just four minutes after sub Antonio Di Natale had given the Italians the lead in Gdansk.Iniesta said: “We had to get an equaliser quickly, so they couldn’t settle down in the game and camp inside their own half.“Thi... Full Story » KICKING UP A STORM ... Hodgson is convinced Terry is ready to shine at Euro 2012ROY HODGSON has told John Terry: You’re my warrior.England face France in their opening Euro 2012 match today and new boss Hodgson said: “We all know John’s qualities.“We all know what a centre-half he is and what a warrior he is.”The Chelsea skipper, 31, was controversially picked for th... Full Story »
KICKING UP A STORM ... Hodgson is convinced Terry is ready to shine at Euro 2012ROY HODGSON has told John Terry: You’re my warrior.England face France in their opening Euro 2012 match today and new boss Hodgson said: “We all know John’s qualities.“We all know what a centre-half he is and what a warrior he is.”The Chelsea skipper, 31, was controversially picked for th... Full Story » Roy Hodgson has told his England players they are primed and ready to compete with the finest teams in Europe.Hodgson’s side launch their Euro 2012 campaign against France on Monday evening in sweltering temperatures near 90F in south-eastern Ukraine.After training in the Donbass Arena, the manager rallied his squad with a reminder that they are elite players from one of th... Full Story »
Roy Hodgson has told his England players they are primed and ready to compete with the finest teams in Europe.Hodgson’s side launch their Euro 2012 campaign against France on Monday evening in sweltering temperatures near 90F in south-eastern Ukraine.After training in the Donbass Arena, the manager rallied his squad with a reminder that they are elite players from one of th... Full Story » Polish police say they have arrested 14 football fans involved in a brawl that broke out overnight ahead of the European Championship match between Ireland and Croatia.The fighting, which involved glass bottles and chairs being thrown, took place around 1am on Sunday morning on the main square of Poznan.Arrests: Police intervened during violent clashes and detained 14 fans... Full Story »
Polish police say they have arrested 14 football fans involved in a brawl that broke out overnight ahead of the European Championship match between Ireland and Croatia.The fighting, which involved glass bottles and chairs being thrown, took place around 1am on Sunday morning on the main square of Poznan.Arrests: Police intervened during violent clashes and detained 14 fans... Full Story » 'What dreadful hot weather we have,' wrote Jane Austen to her sister  Cassandra. 'It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.'It is much the same for England’s footballers. They arrive at the tournament, it is summer, the mercury rises, inelegance abounds. In the list of excuses for competition failure, a lovely warm day ranks pretty high.So what happened in South Africa... Full Story »
'What dreadful hot weather we have,' wrote Jane Austen to her sister  Cassandra. 'It keeps me in a continual state of inelegance.'It is much the same for England’s footballers. They arrive at the tournament, it is summer, the mercury rises, inelegance abounds. In the list of excuses for competition failure, a lovely warm day ranks pretty high.So what happened in South Africa... Full Story » Mario Mandzukic ripped the Republic of Ireland's hopes of a winning start to Euro 2012 apart as Giovanni Trapattoni's 14-game unbeaten run ended in Poznan.The Hamburg striker opened the scoring with a third-minute header and then after Everton's Nikica Jelavic had cancelled out Sean St Ledger's 19th-minute equaliser, saw his second-half attempt come back off the post and en... Full Story »
Mario Mandzukic ripped the Republic of Ireland's hopes of a winning start to Euro 2012 apart as Giovanni Trapattoni's 14-game unbeaten run ended in Poznan.The Hamburg striker opened the scoring with a third-minute header and then after Everton's Nikica Jelavic had cancelled out Sean St Ledger's 19th-minute equaliser, saw his second-half attempt come back off the post and en... Full Story » Fernando Torres fluffed two late chances as Spain's hopes of making a winning start to Euro 2012 foundered against Italy in Gdansk on Sunday.Torres, who has endured a wretched period at Chelsea since joining from Liverpool in January 2011, was sent on by Vicente Del Bosque shortly after Cesc Fabregas cancelled out Antonio Di Natale's opener.But he could not conjure up a winne... Full Story »
Fernando Torres fluffed two late chances as Spain's hopes of making a winning start to Euro 2012 foundered against Italy in Gdansk on Sunday.Torres, who has endured a wretched period at Chelsea since joining from Liverpool in January 2011, was sent on by Vicente Del Bosque shortly after Cesc Fabregas cancelled out Antonio Di Natale's opener.But he could not conjure up a winne... Full Story » YEAR WE GO AT LAST ... Alonso celebrates winning Euro 2008 - Spain's first trophy for 44 yearsXABI ALONSO is under no illusions Spain are the team they all want to beat.The midfielder accepts the defending European and world champions are being ruthlessly pursued by their rivals.But Spain are in no mood to surrender the title they won four years ago — to clinch their firs... Full Story »
YEAR WE GO AT LAST ... Alonso celebrates winning Euro 2008 - Spain's first trophy for 44 yearsXABI ALONSO is under no illusions Spain are the team they all want to beat.The midfielder accepts the defending European and world champions are being ruthlessly pursued by their rivals.But Spain are in no mood to surrender the title they won four years ago — to clinch their firs... 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 | 
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| 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 |