London: Arjen Robben buried the demons of finals past with a last-gasp goal to give Bayern Munich the 2012-13 Champions League title with a 2-1 victory over Borussia Dortmund in the final at Wembley on Saturday. Dortmund were the superior side during a captivating yet goalless first half, forcing Manual Neuer into a succession of saves - though opposite number Roman Weidenfeller was also called into action more than once....
02:11 AM, May 26, 2013
Turin: Bayern Munich weathered an early Juventus storm before Mario Mandzukic headed a second-half goal to help the Germans to a 2-0 win at Juventus on Wednesday and send them into the Champions League semi-finals. Juventus, chasing a 2-0 deficit from the first leg of the quarter-final tie and backed by a raucous crowd, huffed and puffed but were not quite creative enough to cause the newly-crowned Bundesliga champions more...
02:30 AM, Apr 11, 2013
Croatia beat Serbia 2-0 whereas Germany, playing without any recognised strikers, triumphed 3-0 in Kazakhstan. ...
05:33 AM, Mar 23, 2013
Gdansk: After thrashing an accommodating Ireland side 4-0, holders Spain may find Croatia a tougher nut to crack when they meet in Gdansk on Monday in a game that will decide who tops Euro 2012 Group C. A 2-2 draw would put both sides into the quarter-finals even if third-placed Italy beat Ireland and a defeat would probably mean an early flight home. Spain played sparkling football against Ireland when...
05:52 PM, Jun 17, 2012
Poznan: Croatia came back from behind to secure a vital 1-1 draw with Italy at Euro 2012 on Thursday to make for an exciting last round of matches in Group C. Andrea Pirlo gave the Azzurri a deserved lead towards the end of the first half with a sumputous free kick from the edge of the box, but goalscoring revelation Mario Mandzukic earned his side a point late on to...
11:15 PM, Jun 14, 2012
Warka (Poland): Even with Ivica Olic out injured, Croatia got off to a striking start at the European Championship. The Croats got two goals from Mario Mandzukic and one from Nikica Jelavic in their 3-1 win over Ireland in Group C. That's more than Spain and Italy combined after their 1-1 draw in the other group match. "If you don't have a striker who can score a goal, you have...
08:41 PM, Jun 11, 2012
CNN-IBN's panel of football experts analyse Euro 2012 matches on Sunday in great detail. ...
09:28 AM, Jun 11, 2012
Croatia took charge of Group C with a comfortable 3-1 victory as Ireland's usually reliable defence crumbled in their first game of the tournament in Poznan. Mario Mandzukic got the Balkan side off to a great start with an early goal but Sean St Ledger restored parity midway through the first half. Ireland then began to take a back seat in the match and they were punished with two more...
02:06 AM, Jun 11, 2012
