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
Kiev: The president of the Swedish Football Federation has promised his country's band of travelling supporters that their Euro 2012 participation will end on a high against France on Tuesday despite their early exit. Defeats to Ukraine and England in their first two Group D fixtures have ensured that the Blagult cannot qualify for the quarter-finals, but Karl-Erik Nilsson has hailed the huge presence of Swedes in Kiev and assured...
09:44 PM, Jun 18, 2012
Donetsk: Wayne Rooney believes England are more organised at Euro 2012 than they have ever been and have a good opportunity to win the tournament. The talismanic forward is set to return from suspension for the Three Lions' final Group D match against Ukraine on Tuesday, with Roy Hodgson's team requiring a draw to reach the quarter-finals at the co-hosts expense. "I think we're good enough to win it," Rooney...
09:28 PM, Jun 18, 2012
Krakow: For tens of millions of Ukrainians, the destiny of the nation's football team will be forged in the industrial outpost of Donetsk on Tuesday night. Only a victory over England will keep Ukraine in a tournament the country fought so hard to host, and then keep hold of when organizational disorder threatened to ruin a European Championship party five years in the making. They'll need to take that fighting...
07:52 PM, Jun 18, 2012
Donetsk: France has everything to gain by beating a Sweden team which is playing only for pride in their last European Championship group match on Tuesday. The match represents the possible dawn of a new era for France " which has not reached a tournament quarterfinal since the 2006 World Cup " and the end of the road for some of Sweden's veterans. If France manages to keep first place...
07:40 PM, Jun 18, 2012
Krakow: Theo Walcott is a doubt for England's decisive European Championship match against Ukraine after pulling out of training with a hamstring problem on Sunday. The Arsenal winger missed two matches near the end of the Premier League season after injuring his left hamstring during a game against Chelsea. And it was troubling Walcott again on Sunday, forcing him out England training early as a precaution after feeling a "slight...
10:30 PM, Jun 17, 2012
Donetsk: A Ukraine team official says captain Andriy Shevchenko has injured his left knee and is a doubt for his team's must-win match against England on Tuesday at the European Championship. Shevchenko, who scored both his team's goals in an opening 2-1 win over Sweden, missed training on Sunday because of the injury. Team spokesman Oleksandr Glyvynskiy says the striker's knee is swollen and that "he is doubtful for the...
09:25 PM, Jun 17, 2012
Krakow: England's unbeaten Euro 2012 squad feel more relaxed and confident under new manager Roy Hodgson because he is English and nothing gets "lost in translation", striker Wayne Rooney said on Sunday. In his first appearance at a news conference at the England squad's media centre in Krakow, the talismanic forward confirmed he was fully fit, relieved to be available after serving a two-match ban and unfazed by facing a...
08:20 PM, Jun 17, 2012
Kiev, Ukraine: Zlatan Ibrahimovic has pledged to continue his international career with Sweden, already looking ahead to the 2014 World Cup after an early exit at the European Championship. Sweden were eliminated from Euro 2012 after losing to Ukraine and England in their first two group games, leading some to wonder whether the 30-year-old Ibrahimovic, who has taken breaks from international duty in the past, would return to the team...
04:52 PM, Jun 17, 2012
Krakow: Tethered to seats in the stands so far at the European Championship, Wayne Rooney is finally ready to burst into life at the European Championship. With his two-match suspension completed, the spectator will become the striker again on Tuesday against Ukraine, hoping to steer England into the quarterfinals. The Manchester United player will be unleashed in Group D after missing the draw against France and victory over Sweden. And...
07:40 PM, Jun 16, 2012
Krakow: After two unbeaten displays characterized by defensive organization, determination and team spirit, manager Roy Hodgson will face a "welcome" selection problem for England's final Euro 2012 Group D game against Ukraine on Tuesday. The return of striker Wayne Rooney after a two-game suspension, means not only that he will change a winning team following England's dramatic 3-2 triumph over Sweden in Kiev on Friday, but also that he will...
05:59 PM, Jun 16, 2012
CNN-IBN's panel of experts say, Theo Walcott and Danny Welbeck made the difference for England against Sweden. ...
11:49 AM, Jun 16, 2012
Kiev: England's talented youngsters not only provided enough flashes of flair to see off Sweden, they also gave coach Roy Hodgson belief in a bright future. Theo Walcott epitomized a generation of players who appeared to come of age in Friday's 3-2 win over Swedes at the European Championship. The Arsenal winger " a non-playing member of the 2006 World Cup squad who was dropped before the 2010 event "...
10:14 AM, Jun 16, 2012
Kiev: Theo Walcott finally got his chance at the European Championship, and he only needed three minutes to make it count. Walcott scored shortly after coming on as a substitute and then set up Danny Welbeck for a sublime winner as England rallied for an entertaining 3-2 win over Sweden on Friday. The result eliminated Sweden from the European Championship and put England on course for the quarter-finals. The English...
02:16 AM, Jun 16, 2012
Donetsk: France coach Laurent Blanc praised the performance of Jeremy Menez in his sides 2-0 victory over Ukraine on Friday. The Paris Saint-Germain winger was called up to the starting XI in place of Florent Malouda and produced a confident performance, bagging Frances opener. Les Bleus look in good shape to qualify from Group D, and Blanc was impressed with Menez, who he picked to exploit the space behind the...
01:41 AM, Jun 16, 2012
Donetsk: France boosted their hopes of reaching the Euro 2012 quarter-finals with a comfortable 2-0 victory over Ukraine in a rain-delayed Group D fixture in Kiev. Having been forced to leave the pitch after only four minutes due to a massive storm, play resumed nearly an hour later, but it wasnt until the second half that the killer blows were dealt, with Jeremy Menez and Yohan Cabaye scoring within four...
12:20 AM, Jun 16, 2012
Ukraine: Blackburn and Sweden defender Martin Olsson believes that England are "scared" of striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic ahead of Friday's Group D encounter. Ibrahimovic continues to have his doubters within the English game, but played well and opened the scoring in his side's eventual 2-1 loss to co-hosts Ukraine on Monday. And Olsson believes that there may be an ulterior motive behind the constant criticism. "I think they say what they...
10:04 PM, Jun 14, 2012
Donetsk: Laurent Blanc has stressed that France will not solely focus on Andriy Shevchenko in Friday's Euro 2012 match against co-hosts Ukraine. The veteran striker netted twice in his side's 2-1 win over Sweden on Monday, but the French coach feels there is more to Oleg Blokhin's side than the former AC Milan star. "Shevchenko is someone I know well. He is no longer 20 but he is so clever...
08:38 PM, Jun 14, 2012
