
France coach Laurent Blanc has refused to give much away about whether Hatem Ben Arfa will be included in his squad for Euro 2012.Blanc attended a youth tournament named after him on Monday and Tuesday in Rousson, the village where he grew up.The budding footballers on show were keen to quiz Blanc over who would be chosen for his final 23-man squad later in May, but he wa... Full Story »
HELL FOR HARRY ... Redknapp admits he won't boss England nowHARRY REDKNAPP last night admitted: I’ll never be England boss now.The Spurs chief was overlooked for the Three Lions job earlier this week as Roy Hodgson got the nod.And after seeing his side give him a huge Champions League lift, Redknapp said: “I don’t think it will ever happen now.“Roy has four years and I hope h... Full Story »
The FA were forced to defend new England manager Roy Hodgson after a newspaper’s ‘disrespectful’ mocking of his speech impediment.The Sun’s ‘Bwing on the Euwos’ front-page headline on Wednesday sparked more than 100 complaints to the Press Complaints Commission. The FA received phone calls from fans saying their children were bullied at school over speech impediments and ... Full Story »
Roy Hodgson plans to speak to Rio Ferdinand in the next week to discover if the Manchester United defender is prepared to share a dressing room with John Terry at this summer’s European Championship.And the indications last night suggested that Ferdinand will tell Hodgson he would like to be in the 23-man squad which travels to Poland and Ukraine next month.Ferdinand i... Full Story »
West Brom chairman Jeremy Peace has confirmed that the club have started their search for Roy Hodgson’s successor after the 64-year-old was unveiled as the new England manager.Hodgson will remain in charge at the Hawthorns until the end of the season, but ever since the FA confirmed last week that they had approached the former Switzerland coach, it appeared likely that Wes... Full Story »
Stoke City manager Tony Pulis has urged England fans to get behind new manager Roy Hodgson rather than dwell on who they would have rather seen appointed.Hodgson was unveiled as the successor to Fabio Capello on Tuesday after the Italian resigned in February following the FA’s decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy. Pulis was talking following his side's 1-1 draw wit... Full Story »
New England manager Roy Hodgson received his first good news bulletin when it emerged that Manchester United striker Danny Welbeck will be fit for this summer’s European Championship.Welbeck injured his lower right leg in a challenge with Holland midfielder Nigel de Jong late in United’s Barclays Premier League defeat at Manchester City on Monday night.Pain game: Danny Welbec... Full Story »
Roy Hodgson will talk to both John Terry and Rio Ferdinand in the hope of taking both players to the European Championship. Hodgson's first task as England manager will be to try to heal a potentially massive rift in the dressing room that has developed since Terry was accused of racially abusing Ferdinand's brother Anton in October. Terry has denied the allegation but face... Full Story »
Barcelona manager Pep Guardiola said that he will use the remaining La Liga fixtures to give each player a chance to make the starting XI for the Copa del Rey final.For the 7-0 win against Rayo Vallecano, Barcelona used several new players as the Blaugrana sought to move past a disappointing seven days that saw the announcement of Guardiola's end of season departure, th... Full Story »
Former German international Oliver Bierhoff believes the national squad have improved tremendously since their last tournament together.Germany manager Joachim Low is widely expected to retain the bulk of World Cup 2010 squad for the upcoming European Championships. The team had achieved a respectable third place in South Africa, having been knocked out by eventual champion... 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 |