Mario Gomez leaves it late to spare Germany’s blushes in Austria
• Last-minute header preserves perfect Euro 2012 record• Eric Abidal scores own-goal as France draw in BelarusA last-minute winner from Mario Gomez gave Germany a 2-1 victory over their Group A rivals Austria in Vienna and kept their perfect start ...
Euro 2012 Qualifiers, Matchday 2: Five Games to Watch
The Road to Euro 2012 continues on Tuesday…
Euro 2012 qualifying continues tomorrow (Tuesday, September 7) after the most countries kicked off their qualification campaign last Friday. And even though we are two years away from the final tournament and its only matchday 2- some countries are already under pressure to get results.
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More French woe highlights Blanc’s task
France's new manager problems mounted at the Stade de France, with injuries, suspensions and a fourth straight defeatFrance continue to be European football's greatest source of merriment after a miserable Friday evening in Paris when Laurent Blanc's c...
France ‘took a slap in the face’ says Bacary Sagna
• Blanc: We're in a difficult situation and we need to fight• France coach bemoans lack of goalscorers in teamFrance have no option but to fight back immediately, said Bacary Sagna, after the team started their Euro 2012 soccer qualifying campaign ...
Friday’s Euro 2012 Qualifiers
Euro 2012 qualifying is back upon us, with Yossi Benayoun protesting the move to Israel’s holy Sabbath with an aggressive hat-trick against Malta. This comes after qualifying was initially kicked off back in August as any major tournament should: with Estonia and the Faroe Islands. (The Faroes sadly fell.)
Tomorrow, however, is the big opening and...
World Cup Friendlies: Sunday Preview
In preparation for South Africa, several World Cup bound teams are playing in friendlies today to physically warmup and mentally prepare for the juggernaut tournament this summer. Amongst today’s games, fans can look forward to seeing former England coach Sven Eriksson’s Ivory Coast for the first time since he was hired, if Nigeria can overcome...
World Cup Friendlies Recap: There’s No Place Like Home. (When Home Is Soccer City.)
The glory friendlies, at least in name, took the day off, so we were left with the hosts (that’s South Africa), Denmark and Honduras. Luckily South Africa put on a show in front of the Soccer City fans, full with plenty of ear drum-shattering vuvuzelas, men in epic makarabas (to the left) and women dancing...
