Warsaw: Alan Dzagoyev, whose three goals in two games have left Russia well placed to reach the Euro 2012 quarter-finals, appealed on Friday to his country's fans not to misbehave during the remainder of the tournament. Russia have the threat of a six-point deduction hanging over them in next European Championship qualifying if their fans cause trouble of the same severity that marred the crowd disturbances in their 4-1 victory...
11:02 PM, Jun 15, 2012
Warsaw: With the defense-minded Greeks knowing only victory over an attack-oriented Russia squad will get them into the European Championship quarter-finals, Saturday's match could see a reversal of roles. "It will be a very sharp game from both sides," Russia coach Dick Advocaat said. "They have to win. A draw is enough for us." The omens are not good for Greece, which has lost to Russia in the last two...
07:16 PM, Jun 15, 2012
Wroclaw: With a place in the quarter-finals at stake, Poland is ready to make history against the Czech Republic. The Euro 2012 co-hosts will be seeking their first victory of the tournament " and first quarter-final berth ever at the European Championships " on Saturday at the Municipal Stadium following a pair of 1-1 draws against Greece and Russia in Group A. "It's going to be a mini final for...
07:03 PM, Jun 15, 2012
Wroclaw: With a place in the quarter-finals at stake, Poland is ready to make history against the Czech Republic. The Euro 2012 co-hosts will be seeking their first victory of the tournament " and first quarter-final berth ever at the European Championships " on Saturday at the Municipal Stadium following a pair of 1-1 draws against Greece and Russia in Group A. "It's going to be a mini final for...
06:45 PM, Jun 15, 2012
Warsaw: Russia's football federation will do all it can to avoid "severe" UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) sanctions imposed after the country's fans attacked stadium stewards at their team's first European Championship match. The federation also appealed again to its fans to behave at Euro 2012 stadiums. "In these days, as never before, the Russian team needs the support of its fans, who are the best in the world,...
04:47 PM, Jun 14, 2012
Warsaw: Russia will be docked six points in qualifying for the next European Championship if their fans step out of line again after disturbances at their opening Euro 2012 game against the Czech Republic last Friday, UEFA said on Wednesday. The charges against Russia's fans included setting off and throwing fireworks and the display of illicit banners at the match in Wroclaw which Dick Advocaat's team won 4-1. Russian and...
09:48 PM, Jun 13, 2012
Warsaw (Poland): Polish authorities apologised on Wednesday for the violence that broke out around a soccer match with Russia and pledged severe penalties for hooligans detained after bloody clashes near the stadium and at a fan zone. Police, who feared trouble at the Euro 2012 game due to uneasy relations between the two countries, detained 184 people, 156 of them Poles, 25 Russians, and three other foreign fans. The trouble...
07:18 PM, Jun 13, 2012
CNN-IBN's panel of experts voice their opinion on Poland holding Russia to a draw and Czech Republic beating Greece. ...
10:36 AM, Jun 13, 2012
Warsaw: Russia captain Andrey Arshavin has blamed tiredness for his side's inability to seal all three points against Poland as the co-hosts came from behind to snatch a draw in Warsaw. Dick Advocaat's side took a first-half lead when Alan Dzagoev headed his skipper's pinpoint free-kick past Przemyslaw Tyton, as they looked to book their place in the quarter-finals. However, with the backing of the home crowd, Poland equalised through...
09:47 AM, Jun 13, 2012
Wroclaw: The Czech Republic's much needed 2-1 victory over Greece at the European Championship came at a cost: captain Tomas Rosicky injured his Achilles tendon and is doubtful for its final Group A game. Rosicky had to be substituted at half-time on Tuesday, having gestured to his team-mates in the last minutes before the break not to send him any passes. The playmaker said he was kicked during the first...
09:33 AM, Jun 13, 2012
Warsaw: A thrilling 1-1 draw between old adversaries Poland and Russia was marred by the worst fan violence of soccer's European Championship so far on Tuesday, with 123 fans arrested after running street battles in Warsaw. Riot police were pelted with missiles including rocks, flares and bottles, firing tear gas and rubber bullets at fans in response after bloody fighting broke out on the bridge across the Vistula river leading...
08:55 AM, Jun 13, 2012
Warsaw: Jakub Blaszczykowski's spectacular strike helped Poland secure a 1-1 draw against Russia in Group A, which leaves all four teams with a chance of qualifying for the quarter-finals. Poland had the better chances of the two side's in the first-half but found themselves 1-0 down at the break. Alan Dzagoev netted his third goal of the tournament when he diverted Andrey Arshavin's precise free-kick beyond Przemyslaw Tyton. The goal...
02:16 AM, Jun 13, 2012
Wroclaw: Vasilis Torosidis has slammed Greece's slow start to their Euro 2012 clash with the Czech Republic on Tuesday, and added that his side have only themselves to blame for the 2-1 defeat. Michal Bilek's men found themselves 2-0 down within a matter of minutes, and although Theofanis Gekas pulled one back early in the second half, the Greeks crashed to a loss that leaves on the brink of elimination....
02:03 AM, Jun 13, 2012
Wroclaw: The Czech Republic put Greece on the brink of elimination from Group A of Euro 2012 after a 2-1 victory over the Ethniki at the Municipal Stadium in Wroclaw. Michal Bilek's men hit the Galanolefki with a first-half double salvo courtesy of goals by Petr Jiracek and Vaclav Pilar, and it looked like the Narodak had done enough to emerge winners. After the break, however, a howler by Petr...
11:30 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Czech Republic face 2004 champions Greece and need a win to stay alive in Euro 2012. ...
08:30 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Warsaw (Poland): In Warsaw, you could be forgiven for thinking Poland's army is going into battle with Russia rather than its soccer team. Polish papers went to town on Monday on references to Poland's victorious 1920 battle against the Bolshevik Army, known as the Miracle on the Vistula, fueling simmering nationalist sentiments on the eve of the European Championship match at the National Stadium. Poles still take pride in the...
04:08 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Warsaw:Russia's football coach Dick Advocaat is not planning to make significant changes in the starting eleven for Tuesday's Group A clash with co-hosts Poland. Two goals from Alan Dzagoev and a late spectacular strike from second-half substitute Roman Pavlyuchenko helped Russia to top the group with a 4-1 dismantling of the Czech Republic on Friday. The Poles drew 1-1 against Greece in a match where both sides finished with 10...
12:34 PM, Jun 12, 2012
Wroclaw, Poland: Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky expects his team-mates to fight for survival against Greece on Tuesday after a demoralizing start to the European Championship. In the Czechs' first match, Russia tore apart their defence to win 4-1 on Friday and go top of Group A. Now, at least a draw is vital in Wroclaw to remain in contention. "I'm not ready to go home yet," Rosicky said on...
02:28 AM, Jun 12, 2012
Warsaw: In Warsaw, you could be forgiven for thinking Poland's army is going into battle with Russia rather than its soccer team. Polish papers went to town on Monday on references to Poland's victorious 1920 battle against the Bolshevik Army, known as the "miracle on the Vistula," fueling simmering nationalist sentiments on the eve of the European Championship match at the National Stadium. Poles still take pride in the victory,...
09:35 PM, Jun 11, 2012
