CNN-IBN panel of experts discuss the third quarter-final clash between Spain and France. ...
09:02 PM, Jun 23, 2012
Krakow: England and Italy, two teams packed with experience but spiced by youth and some volatility, meet in Kiev on Sunday in probably the most intriguing of the Euro 2012 quarter-final ties. Clashing for the first time in more than a decade, England have met Italy only twice at major tournaments with the Italians winning a 1980 European Championship group game 1-0 in Turin and a 1990 World Cup third-place...
08:07 PM, Jun 23, 2012
Krakaow: Italy and England, who meet in the Euro 2012 quarter-finals on Sunday, have dreadful records in penalty shootouts with the Azzurri's 2006 World Cup final triumph a rare bright spot in an otherwise sorry tale of woe. The chances that the game in Kiev goes the distance appear quite high with players and pundits all saying the two defensively-minded sides are evenly matched. The average bookmaker odds on the...
07:56 PM, Jun 23, 2012
London: Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini has pleaded with enigmatic striker Mario Balotelli not to cause problems for Italy coach Cesare Prandelli. The hot-headed forward is hoping to start for the Azzurri when they take on England in Sunday's Euro 2012 quarter-final, after coming off the bench to score against Republic of Ireland on Monday in the last Group C fixture. Mancini believes the 21-year-old is Italy's best striker, and...
12:34 AM, Jun 23, 2012
Gdansk: Desperate to find a sense of unity, the French squad only needs to look at Spain and its leading player Andres Iniesta as role models. Les Bleus will get a very close view on Saturday, facing Iniesta and his teammates in the European Championship quarterfinals. Iniesta has quietly been the standout player of Euro 2012, twice voted Man-of-the-Match after exemplifying the Spanish "band of brothers" mentality. France, meanwhile, continues...
08:47 PM, Jun 22, 2012
Donetsk: Tensions are creeping into the French camp at the European Championship, with the players involved in a "heated" bust-up following the team's 2-0 loss to Sweden. France, who were hit by internal strife at the 2010 World Cup, capitulated against the Swedes on Tuesday and would have lost more heavily if goalkeeper Hugo Lloris had not made several saves. Although the defeat did not prevent France from advancing to...
09:35 AM, Jun 21, 2012
Rotterdam: Netherlands captain Mark van Bommel has retired from international football following the team's early elimination from Euro 2012, the Dutch football association said on its website on Wednesday. The 35-year-old midfielder said it was time to make way for the next generation after the team lost all three group matches at the tournament in Poland and Ukraine. "I don't want to retire," Van Bommel said. "Maybe there will a...
10:07 PM, Jun 20, 2012
England beat Ukraine 1-0 to top the group while France finished second despite losing 2-0 to Sweden. ...
09:58 AM, Jun 20, 2012
After missing a sitter during a first half mostly dominated by Ukraine, Wayne Rooney scored England's most important goal in Euro 2012 to ensure them a narrow 1-0 win. England have gone through as Group D winners and will avoid the defending champions Spain in the quarter-final, where they take on Italy. The talking point will be the goal that wasn't. Ukraine were robbed of a perfectly good goal when...
09:19 AM, Jun 20, 2012
Donetsk: Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko announced he will retire from international football after his country's elimination from Euro 2012 following a 1-0 defeat by England on Tuesday. Shevchenko told reporters he intends to says his farewell in a friendly game before standing down from national team duty. The 35-year-old, who is his country's youngest and oldest goal-scorer and record marksman with 48 goals in 111 appearances, was on the bench...
09:08 AM, Jun 20, 2012
Kiev: For Karim Benzema and Franck Ribery, the misery goes on. The France forwards came into the European Championship full of confidence after career-best goal hauls for their clubs last season. However, neither player has scored in France's three group-stage matches and coach Laurent Blanc will need them to produce much more in the quarterfinal against Spain in Donetsk on Saturday. Widely considered France's most likely matchwinner, Benzema is struggling,...
03:31 AM, Jun 20, 2012
Donetsk: Goal-line controversy 1, extra official 0. The ongoing debate on whether football needs technology for questionable decisions was given new impetus after Ukraine striker Marko Devic was denied a clear goal against England on Tuesday. His effort was hooked away by defender John Terry, but not before TV replays showed the ball had crossed the line. If the goal had been given in the 62nd minute, Ukraine would have...
02:51 AM, Jun 20, 2012
Kiev: France will play Spain in the Euro 2012 quarter-finals after surrendering their Group D top-spot to England by losing against Sweden. Erik Hamren's men, who have already had their elimination confirmed after losing both of their games so far, frustrated the French side in the first-half and through Ola Toivonen had two excellent chances to take the lead, but he failed to hit the target on both occasions. Les...
02:18 AM, Jun 20, 2012
Donetsk: Wayne Rooney returned to fire England to the top of Group D and into the knockout stages of Euro 2012 as a 1-0 victory over Ukraine set up a quarter final with Italy. The co-hosts dominated much of the opening half and England were happy to get into the break level despite having the best chance through Rooney, however Roy Hodgsons side came out with a much more positive...
02:13 AM, Jun 20, 2012
CNN-IBN's football experts Novy Kapadia and Karim Bencherifa preview the Group D ties (England vs Ukraine and France vs Sweden) in Euro 2012 on Tuesday. ...
09:12 PM, Jun 19, 2012
Donetsk: England manager Roy Hodgson believes the returning Wayne Rooney can be a pivotal figure as the Three Lions aim to secure a spot in the final eight of Euro 2012. Though Rooney failed to score at the World Cups in 2006 and 2010, Hodgson suggested that the Manchester United strikers influence on England could be similar to that of Pele for Brazil in major competitions. "If you look back...
02:39 PM, Jun 19, 2012
Warsaw: The Donetsk jinx hanging over Ukraine will forever be forgotten if the Euro 2012 co-hosts can beat England at the Donbass Arena after four failed attempts. But they may well have to do so without national hero Andriy Shevchenko, scorer of two goals in their win over Sweden, after the 48-goal striker was rated as "50-50" by coach Oleg Blokhin due to a knee injury. Blokhin has said all...
09:56 AM, Jun 19, 2012
