Moscow: Russian soccer chief Sergei Fursenko quit his post on Monday following Russia's disappointing showing at Euro 2012. Fursenko, who also sits on the UEFA executive board, resigned after meeting Russian President Vladimir Putin. "I would like to apologise to our fans for such a result. I have taken a difficult decision - to step down as head of the Russian Football Union (RFU)," Fursenko told his close friend Putin,...
02:12 PM, Jun 26, 2012
Gdansk: Germany booked a semi-final against England or Italy after thrashing Greece 4-2 in Friday's Euro 2012 quarter-final at the PGE Arena here. A first half which saw profligate finishing from the 2008 finalists, Philipp Lahm broke the deadlock with a fine long-range strike after 39 minutes. Greece secured a shock equaliser ten minutes into the second half with Georgios Samaras tapping in a Dimitris Salpingidis cross. Germany retook the...
02:26 AM, Jun 23, 2012
CNN-IBN's football experts Novy Kapadia and Karim Bencherifa preview the Euro 2012 quarter-final between Germany and Greece on Friday night. ...
09:14 PM, Jun 22, 2012
Gdansk: A day before their European Championship quarter-final against Greece, the one thing on German minds was patience. Both coach Joachim Loew and goalkeeper Manuel Neuer believe composure will be the key to success. The Germans expect Greece to erect a defensive wall in front of its goal. Breaking it down will need a lot of hard work, while taking care not to be exposed to counterattacks. Loew says one...
12:08 PM, Jun 22, 2012
Warsaw: Cristiano Ronaldo stood up to be counted once again as he lead Portugal into the Euro 2012 semi-finals after a 1-0 victory over the Czech Republic at the National Stadium in Warsaw. The Real Madrid star would head home the only goal of the game with 11 minutes to seal a narrow victory for the Seleccao and set up a date with either Spain or France on June 27....
02:16 AM, Jun 22, 2012
Wroclaw: Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky has resumed training a day before the European Championship quarter-final match against Portugal. Rosicky picked up an Achilles tendon injury during the 2-1 win over Greece on June 12 and hasn't trained since. The injury forced him to miss his team's 1-0 victory over Poland on Saturday when his place in the midfield went to Daniel Kolar. The last training session before Thursday's match...
09:16 PM, Jun 20, 2012
Warsaw: Cristiano Ronaldo has plenty of experience turning a nearly hopeless cause into a triumph. He was the lead figure in a Real Madrid team that battled hard, but helplessly, to wrest the Spanish league title from Barcelona for two years before finally topping its archrival in the 2011-12 season. Now, Ronaldo is in the process of triggering another reversal of fortune with Portugal at the European Championship. He has...
08:15 PM, Jun 20, 2012
Warsaw: Euro 2012 co-hosts Poland and Ukraine have "already won the European Championship" for the legacy it will leave, UEFA president Michel Platini said on Monday. Despite disappointment on the pitch for Poland and Ukraine's chances of reaching the quarter-finals depending on them beating England in their final group match, Platini said both countries could be proud of what they had delivered after problematic preparations, mainly involving infrastructure. "It's not...
10:39 PM, Jun 18, 2012
CNN-IBN's panel of experts said that Greece played like champions against Russia to qualify for Euro quarterfinals. ...
10:28 AM, Jun 17, 2012
Warsaw: Greece's qualification for the Euro 2012 quarter-finals is a triumph because the team has constantly been victimized by referees, captain Giorgos Karagounis said. The Greeks felt they were denied a clear penalty in the 1-0 win over Russia that secured a place in the knockout stages, as Karagounis was tripped by Russia defender Sergei Ignashevich but given a yellow card for diving. All referee calls were against our team,"...
10:27 AM, Jun 17, 2012
Wroclaw: Poland coach Franciszek Smuda has confirmed that he will leave his current post after he failed to guide the host nation through the group stage of Euro 2012. The hosts followed up draws with Greece and Russia with Saturday's defeat to Czech Republic, and the former Lech Poznan coach admitted that he will leave his role when his contract officially expires at the end of the tournament. Looking back...
03:30 AM, Jun 17, 2012
Warsaw: Greece were simply too hard for to break down in the crunch Euro 2012 match Saturday that saw Russia knocked out, Russia coach Dick Advocaat said. Greece won 1-0 courtesy of a Sotiris Karagounis goal on the stroke of half-time, and combined with the Czech Republic's 1-0 win over Poland, the result was enough to send the Czechs and Greeks through from Group A. "We played quite well, we...
03:08 AM, Jun 17, 2012
Warsaw: There were echoes of Greece's Euro 2004-winning campaign as they advanced to the quarter-finals with a pragmatic display that ended in a 1-0 win over Russia, who suffered elimination as Czech Republic defeated co-hosts Poland in Group A's other game. Despite being under pressure for large parts of the game the Greeks took the lead in first-half stoppage time as Giorgios Karagounis punished some sloppy defending. They remained resolute...
02:20 AM, Jun 17, 2012
Wroclaw: Petr Jiracek broke Polish hearts in Wroclaw, netting the only goal of a tense Group A encounter to secure a 1-0 win and last-eight berth for Czech Republic. The Wolfsburg midfielder was clinical in converting Milan Baros' pass 72 minutes into the game after Poland had been caught on the break and left wide open at the back. The Czechs held on to record all three points, and qualify...
02:05 AM, Jun 17, 2012
Greece take on mighty Russia in Group A match of Euro 2012 on Saturday. ...
08:42 PM, Jun 16, 2012
Wroclaw: Tomas Rosicky has admitted that his participation in Czech Republic's crucial Euro 2012 Group A clash with Poland on Saturday remains in doubt. The Arsenal attacking midfielder is struggling with an Achilles problem and is not yet sure if he will be fit to face the co-hosts in Wroclaw. "I will not train tonight [Friday] but I will have additional treatment," Rosicky told reporters at a press conference. "I...
11:21 PM, Jun 15, 2012
