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Poland, Ukraine pledge happy end to Euro 2012 saga

Poland’s Prime Minister Donald Tusk and his Ukrainian counterpart Yulia Timoshenko on Monday pledged their countries will be ready to host Euro 2012, amid jitters about preparations for the football showcase. “Poland and Ukraine... Read more »

Further injury blow to Cristiano Ronaldo

Portuguese national team physiotherapist Antonio Gaspar has announced that Cristiano Ronaldo will not be returning to action before October. Manchester UnitedÂ’s winger will be sent back to Manchester in the next three weeks to recuperate after his ankle... Read more »

When did Andrei Arshavin become worth £20million?

When did Russia forward Andrei Arshavin become worth £20million? That is the amount Zenit St Petersburg are allegedly expecting to receive for his sale. Arshavin has dealt a blow to any Premier League clubs who may be after him, rumoured to be Arsenal... Read more »

Torres praises Benitez and ´great leader´ Gerrard

Fernando Torres on Saturday said that Liverpool coach Rafael Benitez was the inspiration behind his goal-scoring exploits which helped Spain to Euro 2008 glory. Torres netted 33 times in a blistering first season for Liverpool - breaking Ruud... Read more »

Atletico sign Coupet from Lyon

June Spain's Atletico Madrid on Friday signed French international goalkeeper Gregory Coupet from champions Lyon for 1.5 million euros, Lyon announced. Coupet, 35, had been set to sign last week following talks but the move hit a hitch... Read more »

No positive UEFA comment on Ukraine´s Euro 2012 plans

UEFA on Friday said their visit to Euro 2012 co-hosts Ukraine had been “useful” but offered no positive comment on the country's state of preparations for European football's showcase tournament. “UEFA considers the... Read more »

Beenhakker stays with Polish national team

WARSHAW - Leo Beenhakker will be staying with the Polish national team for at least another two years, despite disappointing results at the recent European Championships. Poland finished last in Group B, having earned only one point in three matches.... Read more »

Coming months crucial for Ukraine´s Euro 2012 plans, Platini

Ukraine's ability to co-host Euro 2012 depends on what the country can achieve over the coming three months, UEFA president Michel Platini said here on Thursday. French football legend Platini has issued repeated warnings to Ukraine and... Read more »

Sneijder’s goal versus France elected best of Euro 2008

The goal scored by Real Madrid midfielder Wesley Sneijder during the clash of the Netherlands with France in the group phase, has been elected best of 2008. In an official UEFA poll, the goal received forty percent of the votes. The Dutch were already... Read more »

Platini holds crunch Euro 2012 talks with Poles

UEFA chief Michel Platini held crunch talks with Poland's leaders Wednesday, amid concerns over slack preparations for Euro 2012 by the Poles and their Ukrainian co-hosts and snowballing rumours that they could be stripped of the championships. ... Read more »

“Spain can win the World Cup:” Aragones

In an interview with Spanish sports paper Marca, Luis Aragones spoke about the mental change his selection underwent during their successful Euro 2008 tournament. The 69 year old manager, for whom the Euro 2008 final was his last match with the Spanish... Read more »

Spain lead FIFA World Ranking

Spain are the new leaders of the FIFA World Ranking after their successful European Championships campaign. Previous leaders Argentina drop to sixth place. The Spanish began Euro 2008 in fourth place and gained another 254 points, enough to surpass Argentina,... Read more »

UEFA´s Platini in Poland for crunch Euro 2012 talks

UEFA chief Michel Platini arrived in Poland Wednesday for crunch talks with the country’s leaders, amid concerns over slack preparations for Euro 2012 by the Poles and their Ukrainian co-hosts. Platini was due to sit down in Warsaw for... Read more »

Triumphant Spanish team returns to victory parade

Tens of thousands of escatic fans cheered Spain's Euro 2008 players as they were feted in a parade through Madrid in an open-top bus to celebrate the country's first major football trophy in 44 years. The 69-year-old coach Luis Aragones... Read more »

Deco moves to Chelsea

Portugal and FC BarcelonaÂ’s star midfielder has completed a move to LondonÂ’s Premier League side Chelsea. This information was disclosed on the Chelsea website earlier today. Deco now becomes ChelseaÂ’s first transfer since PortugalÂ’s ex coach Luiz... Read more »

Heroes´ welcome for Germany´s almost-champions

A huge flag-waving crowd gave Germany's not quite all-conquering football team a heroes' welcome in central Berlin on Monday despite their 1-0 defeat to Spain in the final of Euro 2008. “Even if you are vice-champions it is worth... Read more »

Toni and Gomez head top of the Euro flops

It doesn't say much for the Bundesliga defenders that Luca Toni and Mario Gomez accrued 40 goals between them last season and yet when they got to Euro 2008 their return was - zero. Toni had a pretty thankless task ploughing a lonely furrow... Read more »

We´ve broken so many hoodoos, says Casillas

Spanish goalkeeper and captain Iker Casillas basked in the glory on Monday of having won Euro 2008 and reflected on the ghosts Spain laid to rest by winning their first title for 44 years. A first-half goal from Liverpool's Fernando Torres... Read more »

Spanish fan found dead, 52 held after Euro 2008: police

A Spanish football supporter was found dead on Monday in Madrid where 52 others were arrested after a night of revelry to celebrate their team's victory over Germany in the final of Euro 2008, police said. A municipal street cleaner found... Read more »

Spain end 44-year title drought, beat Germany in Euro 2008 final

Spain ended their 44-year wait for a major international title with a 1-0 victory over Germany at the Euro 2008 final here. Fernando Torres scored the only goal of the game in the first half as football's perennial underachievers finally... Read more »

Euro 2008 - It’s all over, who was HOT and who was NOT?

Euro 2008 finished last night with a final fitting of the entire excellent tournament. Spain beat Germany 1-0 in a thoroughly deserved victory and the best team in the competition, who scored more and conceded less than anyone else, won the whole thing.... Read more »

Aragones the mastermind behind Spain´s Euro success

Luis Aragones's tenure as national coach came to a glorious and deserving conclusion here on Sunday with Spain's success over Germany in the Euro 2008 final. Approaching his 70th birthday he became the oldest coach to win the European... Read more »

Quick Report: Germany 0 - 1 Spain

VIENNA (SW) – The long forty four year wait for Spain to win their second European Championship is over. A goal in the thirty third minute of the first half by LiverpoolÂ’s Spanish striker Fernando Torres sealed the fate of the Germans. After a tentative... Read more »

Quick Report: Germany 0-1 Spain

Spain captured their first major tournament since 1964 on Sunday, claiming the Euro 2008 title with a 1-0 victory over Germany in Vienna. Spain started out the more ambitious of the teams and nearly went in front on 23 minutes when Fernando Torres rose... Read more »

Quick Report: Germany 0-1 Spain

Spain captured their first major tournament since 1964 on Sunday, claiming the Euro 2008 title with a 1-0 victory over Germany in Vienna. Spain started out the more ambitious of the teams and nearly went in front on 23 minutes when Fernando Torres rose... Read more »

Loew and Hickersberger ban wasn´t justified, says Blatter

FIFA president Sepp Blatter says the one-match bans handed to both Germany coach Joachim Loew and Austria's Josef Hickersberger by UEFA during a Euro 2008 group game were unjustified. Loew and Hickersberger were both banned after being... Read more »

Comparing Wayne Rooney to the best in Europe makes this England fan very sad.

Four years ago, Wayne Rooney burst onto the world stage by starring for England in the 2004 European Championships. Many people in England, maybe optimistically, think that we would have gone on to win that tournament if Rooney hadn’t been injured in... Read more »

Big clubs show interest in Daniel Guïza

Spain striker Daniel Guïza will have a comfortable amount of teams to choose from after the Euro 2008. At least, that is the way things stand now. Turkish side Fenerbahçe thought to have the player secured for next season but other teams have recently... Read more »

Ballack a serious doubt for Euro final

The German team may have suffered a major blow ahead of Sunday’s Euro 2008 final with Spain, as captain Michael Ballack is unlikely to make an appearance. The Chelsea midfielder suffered an injury to his right calf and missed training on Friday... Read more »

Countries agree to Euro expansion in unofficial poll

The European Championships expansion from 16 to 24 teams is more likely than ever as a majority of UEFA member states voted yes in an unofficial poll. If the expansion is to happen, it will not affect the 2012 tournament but it will add another eight... Read more »

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