
Call it the Chelsea effect. When Thiago Motta, Italy's uncompromising central midfield player, was asked to discuss his team's intentions before their first group game against Spain on Sunday, he did not sweat the niceties. 'We must win,' said Motta. 'Good football is optional. If we play good football, great, but it doesn't matter. Italy have won in the past with catenaccio... Full Story »
Russia coach Dick Advocaat declared himself pleased with his side's impressive 4-1 victory over Group A rivals Czech Republic in Wroclaw, but warned their finishing must improve to have a chance of winning Euro 2012. While the final scoreline was comprehensive courtesy of a double from midfielder Alan Dzagoev and further strikes from Roman Shirokov and substitute Roma... Full Story »
England will aim to keep the team on the pitch and fight racism through official channels if their players are abused during Euro 2012. UEFA confirmed on Friday that black players in the Holland squad were targeted with monkey noises at a training session in Krakow - also the base for England and Italy. England's open training session was without incident yesterday with an F... Full Story »
Rio Ferdinand fears the row over his omission from the Euro 2012 squad will mark the end of his England career.The 33-year-old Manchester United defender has told England manager Roy Hodgson he will never retire from internationals but Ferdinand, capped 81 times, told the Sun: ‘You would have to say it might be over with England for me.Life's a beach: Rio Ferdinand and hi... Full Story »
The first professional footballers to pass through the gates of Auschwitz never left. Like Roy Hodgson, Arpad Weisz had managed Inter Milan. He had guided the club to the first unified Italian title in 1930. He discovered Giuseppe Meazza, after whom the San Siro stadium that is the modern home to both Milan clubs is also named. Weisz had played for Internazionale too. Bu... Full Story »
Concerns about Ukraine's suitability as a Euro 2012 host nation will finally be put to the test as two venues with question marks over them host eagerly anticipated matches in Group B. Travel experts who visited Poland and Ukraine in the lead-up to the tournament reported that, while the former appeared geared up and ready, the latter appeared anything but. Nowhere was thi... Full Story »
Danny Welbeck looks to have won the race to be England’s centre forward when their Euro 2012 campaign begins against France on Monday.The Manchester United striker’s instinctive finish in last week’s 1-0 friendly win over Belgium has convinced manager Roy Hodgson to pick him ahead of Andy Carroll as the replacement for Wayne Rooney, who is suspended.Welbeck, 21, impresse... Full Story »
Substitute goalkeeper Przemyslaw Tyton was the hero for Poland in a dramatic European Championship opener in Warsaw in which both sides finished with 10 men.Tyton came off the bench in the second half for the co-hosts after Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny had been sent off for bringing down Greek substitute Dimitris Salpigidis.The reserve goalkeeper promptly saved th... Full Story »
England's open-doors policy to their Euro 2012 quest continued this morning with a public training session at their base on the outskirts of Krakow.Despite rebuilding their Hutnik base into an ultra-smart training centre, the pitch is missing one crucial thing: penalty spots.Given England's poor performances when it comes to shootouts, we can only hope that Roy Hodgson wil... Full Story »
Poland coach Franciszek Smuda says he would rather turn a blind eye to his players enjoying 'bunga bunga' than accept his players drinking alcohol.Smuda, whose side open Euro 2012 against Greece in the Polish capital on Friday, has a strict no-alcohol policy and in April dropped Slawomir Peszko from the squad after the midfielder ended up in police custody following a night o... 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 |