
Poland have guaranteed the safety of fans at Euro 2012 and criticised Sol Campbell for telling supporters not to travel to the tournament.The former England defender made his remarks after BBC Panorama visited Euro 2012 hosts Ukraine and Poland and filmed Nazi salutes on the terraces, black players being taunted with monkey chants, and an assault on a group of Asia... Full Story »
Frank Lampard (left) suffered an injury scare in training with England todayUEFA EURO 2012 begins in little more than a week and all 16 finalists are applying the finishing touches to their pre-tournament preparations. UEFA.com has reporters assigned to every team involved who will provide daily updates from the camp.PortugalWith three days still to go until Portugal's fina... Full Story »
Netherlands 2-0 SlovakiaThe Oranje responded to Saturday's friendly defeat against Bulgaria by comfortably downing Slovakia in Rotterdam.Rafael van der Vaart enjoys scoring the Netherlands' second against SlovakiaThe Netherlands bounced back from Saturday's friendly defeat against Bulgaria by sweeping Slovakia aside and registering a morale-boosting victory in Rotterdam.Dutc... Full Story »
France defender Laurent Koscielny has revealed that facing England in their Euro 2012 Group D opener on June 11 is ‘the worst possible draw’.The Arsenal centre-half, who holds just one cap for Les Bleus, has been thrown into contention to start against the Three Lions after a defensive crisis for Laurent Blanc and insists that his France team-mates see England as their mos... Full Story »
Gary Cahill feels England need to be ready to win ugly at the European Championships this summer.The 26-year-old was at the focal point of Chelsea's defensive effort as they overcame first Barcelona and then Bayern Munich to clinch this season's Champions League, and believes England's style of play does not matter if they are to reach the latter stages of the tournament.... Full Story »
Barcelona attacker Ibrahim Afellay was overjoyed to feature for Netherlands again in Wednesday's 2-0 friendly victory against Slovakia.The 26-year-old spent the majority of the season on the sidelines due to a knee injury, but still earned the trust of coach Bert van Marwijk for the tournament in Poland and Ukraine.He turned in an impressive display on his return for th... Full Story »
Once, not so long ago, the scarcity of famous Belgians was a standing joke; a gentle mind-bender to idle away the minutes as someone went to the bar and got the frothy ales in. There was always legendary cyclist Eddy Merckx, of course, Herge the creator of Tintin, Audrey Hepburn (born in Belgium) and Hercule Poirot. But the inclusion of a fictitious character seemed to prov... Full Story »
Wayne Rooney has vowed to be fit and ready for England's third and final group game against Ukraine at the European Championships.The Manchester United striker is suspended for England's first two group matches after kicking out at Miodrag Dzudovic in England's final qualifier against Montenegro.Ready: Wayne Rooney (centre) has pledged to be ready when he has served hi... Full Story »
Steven Gerrard strikes a golf ball much like he does a football. Hard and straight. Gary Cahill can smash a ball miles, far too far for someone who claims to play off 24, but has the kind of short game you might associate with a defender. His finishing isn't great, particularly with a putter. In fairness to Cahill, he doesn't play too often. If he did, he could be pretty dam... Full Story »
After what just happened at Chelsea, following an extraordinary climax to an extraordinary season, Frank Lampard is inclined to believe that a late change in manager might not be such a bad thing for England. There is upheaval. There is a sense that the man in charge has so much to do and so little time to do it. As Lampard said, Roberto Di Matteo had precious little time t... 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 |