Euro 2012: Italian domination in passing game against England
Andrea Pirlo stood out like a colossus as Steven Gerrard all but disappeared. The Italians worked their way to...
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Euro 2012: Quarter-finals: England get found out as Italy win on penalties (4-2)
szólj hozzá: England vs Italy FULL HIGHLIGHTS + PENALTIES Two observations. How on earth did England survive for 120...
Euro 2012: Quarter-finals: Spain brush aside a supine France, 2-0
szólj hozzá: Spain 2 0 France hoofoot.com Samir Nasri gets the vote for the most disappointing footballer of this...
Euro 2012: Quarter- finals: Germany outclasses Greece, 4-2
szólj hozzá: Germany vs Greece 4:2 FULL MATCH HIGHLIGHTS The Germans at this point are a bit spoiled for...
Germany vs Greece: Kraftwerk vs Jon and Vangelis
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou aka Vangelis (Chariots of Fire) collaborated with Jon Anderson of Yes, he of the seraphic voice...
Euro 2012: Miroslav Klose to start in Germany vs Greece austerity bowl
The Lazio striker is apparently Jogi Low’s first choice over Mario Gomez because of his big match production. He...
Euro 2012: Quarter-finals: Portugal overcome Czech Republic with Ronaldo’s strike
szólj hozzá: CZE 0 – POR 1 Joao Moutinho’s 79th minute cross was met emphatically by Cristiano Ronaldo as...
Euro 2012: France at it again as Samir Nasri fuels a locker room feud
Looks like Samir Nasri is showing his true colours again. After that one England performance, he seems to have...
Euro 1996: Karel Poborsky’s wonder lob lifts Czechs past Portugal, 1-0
Great technical ability shown by the Czech’s all time appearance leader to execute a perfect lob over the head...
Euro 2012: Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s fantastic volley against France
Sweetly struck by the AC Milan striker. Sweden won against France, 2-0 but they weren’t able to progress out...
Andre Villas Boas the frontrunner to replace Harry Redknapp
Andre Villas Boas may get his second shot at managing a Premier League team as Daniel Levy is reportedly...
Euro 2012: Steven Gerrard’s blinder against Ukraine
Gerrard’s gaudy stats against Oleg Blokhin’s blokes Stevie G’s all round performance against Ukraine earn universal plaudits. He’s been...
A tale of two fines: Racism vs racy
Overt racism: £65,000 Covert marketing: £80,000 Observers more perspicacious have commented on how differently UEFA have treated Nicklas Bendtner’s...
Euro 2012: Group D: Marko Devic’s ghost goal haunts Ukraine
This is simply baffling. The fifth official standing right over the goal line with a clear field of vision...
Euro 2012: Group D: England top group as Ukraine fall to Rooney’s goal, 1-0
Wayne Rooney had the simplest of tasks left after Steven Gerrard’s cross broke free with no Ukrainian defender dealing...
Confusion reigns: UEFA and FIFA should coincide their tie breaking rules
Grant Wahl has a nice post about how UEFA and FIFA should get their act together and save mass...
Euro 2012: Group C: Mario Balotelli’s brilliance as Italy wreck Ireland, 2-0
With John O’Shea draped all over him, Mario Balotelli showed his strength and sublime timing to side volley the...
Euro 2012: Group C: Spain ease fears through Navas against Croatia, 1-0
The 88th minute Jesus Navas goal was legitimate. The key is Iniesta receiving Cesc Fabregas’s perfectly measured chip in...
Euro 2012: Group B: Lars Bender scores as perfect Germans send Danes out
szólj hozzá: www.dailygoalz.com – DEN 1 – GER 2 This move began deep in Danish territory after Simon Poulsen...
Nicklas Bendtner: That is one expensive jockstrap, my friend!
What is with Nicklas Bendtner and underwear? He can’t seem to keep his pants on and off the pitch....
Euro 2012: Did playing for losing clubs doom the Netherlands?
Bad karma chameleons The remarkable thing about yesterday’s match was the Dutch’s utter lack of self belief. After that...
Euro 2012: Dutch ball hoggers vs Portugese ball hoggers
The Dutch have been the poorest shooting team in the Euros averaging almost 14 attempts off target per match....
Euro 2012: UEFA opens racism investigation against Croatia
All about bananas and nuts who throw them Mario Balotelli has been a virtually anonymous figure in this Euro...
Euro 2012: England’s 4-4-2 reversion paid off against Sweden
Andy Carroll gets his groove back on Jonathan Wilson explains why England won. A 4-4-2 formation is chicken soup...
Euro 2012: Group A: Poland left as bystanders as Czechs prevail, 1-0
Petr Jiracek’s 72nd minute winner leaves Poland as hosts uninvited to their own party. Who are they going to...
Euro 2012: Group A: Greece shock Russia 1-0 dumping them out
szólj hozzá: Greece vs Russia 1:0 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS This was a day talent took a backseat and words like...
Euro 2012: Group D: Theo Walcott shines as England inflict late misery on Sweden, 3-2
szólj hozzá: England vs Sweden 3:2 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Score all three points for Roy Hodgson. He started Andy Caroll,...
Euro 2012: Group D: France make it look easy against Ukraine, 2-0
szólj hozzá: France vs Ukraine 2:0 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Jeremy Menez, the former AS Roma winger is one talented player...
Euro 2012: Hold off judgment on Roy Hodgson till its over
It’s time for Roy Hodgson to go all Shining on the pundits Not one match over and the knives...
Michael Laudrup, Danish legend becomes Swansea’s new coach
Barcelona and Real Madrid legend Michael Laudrup becomes the Swans newest coach. Laudrup’s appointment should continue the attacking style...
Euro 2012: Group C: Italy allow Croatia to come back, 1-1
szólj hozzá: kroesia 14/06 Italy was excellent in the first half, orchestrated by the peerless Andrea Pirlo. All that...
Euro 2012: Ireland’s fans shame us with their magnificence
In the waning minutes of the Ireland vs Spain match, the Irish fans as their team stared at elimination...
Euro 2012: Group C: Spain use Ireland for target practice, 4-0
szólj hozzá: Spain vs Ireland 4:0 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Spain at their ridiculous best. Fernando Torres looking like the old...
Euro 2012: Group B: Denmark falls to Silvestre Varela goal, 2-3
It came down to an almost botched volley attempt by Silvestre Varela in the 87th minute but the winger...
Euro 2012: Group B: Netherlands stare at the abyss with 0-2 loss to Germany
Robin Van Persie finally scored after his 11th attempt (Six on target, 5 off). But so did Mario Gomez,...
Euro 2012: Cristiano Ronaldo’s miss against Denmark
szólj hozzá: Cristiano Ronaldo kihagyja a ziccert Nani sends in a great outlet, CR7 does everything right including being...
Euro 2012: Joachim Low and the ball boy
szólj hozzá: Löw esete a labdaszedővel Joachim Low pokes a bit of fun at a unsuspecting ball boy. The...
Much ado about something: The “gayness” of Antonio Cassano
Antonio Cassano is a bit of an exhibitionist actually Can anyone who does what Antonio Cassano did as the...
The spectacular fall of Harry Redknapp as Arsenal finish him off
‘Arry goes after four years as Spurs manager On top of the world a bare four months ago having...
Euro 2012: Violent clashes mar Russia vs Poland match
The Warsaw police department deployed 6,000 officers, in one of their most intensive security operations, and it proved crucial...
World Cup qualifying: The USA tie Guatemala, 1-1 on the road
Guatemala, always tough competitors on the road did no damage to that reputation as the USA could not hold...
Euro 2012: Group A: “Kuba” the hero in Poland’s late equalizer against Russia
szólj hozzá: polish 12/6 Poland was the better team for large spells including the first 10-15 minutes when Robert...
Euro 2012: Racism and hooliganism take centre stage to performances
UEFA has launched an investigation into Spanish fans racially abusing Mario Balotelli So far in the first round of...
Olivier Giroud in Arsenal’s crosshairs
If this happens then Arsenal will have captured the women’s vote. The Montpellier striker scored 25 buts to lead...
Euro 2012: Group D: England exceed expectations as they draw France, 1-1
The buzz is all about James Milner missing what should have been an easy as pie goal. Add Joe...
Euro 2012: Group D: James Milner’s epic miss against France
Ashley Young sliced the entire French defense with a pinpoint pass with James Milner correctly latched onto moving away...
Euro 2012: Group D: Can England stop France?
Alex Oxlade Chamberlain may get his start under Roy Hodgson In a few hours, Roy Hodgson’s England squad will...
Roberto Di Matteo set to be confirmed Chelsea’s coach
” I’ll drink to that” The interim coach who led Chelsea to their first ever Champions League title is...
Euro 2012: Group C: Croatia coast against Ireland, 3-1
szólj hozzá: Croatia vs Ireland 3:1 HIGHLIGHTS Set pieces ruled in this match. The Croatians were far better at...
Euro 2012: Mario Balotelli makes an impact and its not a good one
szólj hozzá: Balotelli belassul This has to be the most bizarre incident in the 2012 Euro so far. Sergio...
A magnificent Messi stuns Brazil as Argentina win, 4-3
szólj hozzá: Brazília-Argentína 3-4 Lets put this in the friendliest of terms, there is no amistoso when it comes...
Euro 2012: Group B: Mario Gomez leads Germany to 1-0 win over Portugal
szólj hozzá: Nie – Por 1-0 Group B should see on paper an outpouring of goals. But the Germans...
Euro 2012: Theodor Gebre Selassie is subjected to racist abuse
The Czech right back with Ethiopian origins is subjected to racial taunts and monkey chants during the match against...
World Cup qualifying: An underwhelming Mexico beat a game Guyana, 3-1
Mexico started like a house on fire as Carlos Salcido smashed in a volley from 25 yards out and...