Euro 2012 draw: England to meet France, Sweden and Ukraine in group
• Republic of Ireland face Spain, Italy and Croatia• England's opening game against France on 11 June• Full interactive guide to the groups, fixtures and teams England have been handed France, Sweden and the co-hosts Ukraine as group opponents af...
Giants drawn together in Euro 2012
The wait is over and the four groups have been unveiled for this coming summer’s Euro 2012 event in Poland and Ukraine. Friday’s draw, hosted by the latter nation, saw Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal placed together with joint-favorites Germany and Netherlands in Group B, which has emerged as the clear ‘group of death’. Denmark wraps up...
Poland’s Euro 2012 preparations hit by turmoil at the top | Jonathan Wilson
The secretary general of Poland's football federation has been dismissed amid a furore over secret tapes and damaging allegations of corruptionJoanna Mucha's first task as Polish sports minister should have been simple. All she had to do last Friday wa...
Who likes goals?
Guess who forgot something last night. Oh well, gives me a chance to sneak in a Champions League strike...Listen to how bored the Russian broadcast team had gotten with Real Madrid dominance by the time Gonzalo Higuain tucked home this beauty against D...
Poland and Ukraine lose momentum with issues over shirts and injuries
Kit controversies and player availability aside, the co-hosts at Euro 2012 both hope to make an impactA nation's preparations for a major tournament can be derailed by many things: player unrest, poor results, political upheaval, to name the most likel...
Mario Balotelli on target as Italy win 2-0 in Poland
• Italy's new strikeforce on song to boost Euro 2012 hopes• France win but Germany struggle to draw with UkraineMario Balotelli and Giampaolo Pazzini struck either side of half-time to give Italy a 2-0 friendly win over Poland on Friday in the firs...
Lukas Fabianski threatens to quit Arsenal
Poland goalkeeper Lukasz Fabianski has declared his wish to leave Arsenal if his chances of gaining a regular starting position don’t improve soon. Talking to the Sun, he said: “If my situation doesn’t change I’ll consider asking for a ...
Who likes goals?
Some good ones in MLS this week. My vote goes to Nizar Khalfan's laser-guided effort.
Iran outfit Sepahan's Emad Mohammed's insanity here comes after he megged his defender. There seemed to be some gravity defiance in this shot.
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Polkraine 2012’s Final Venue Opens With A Sizzle
Remember when the Titanic sank? (Probably not, but work with me.)
It was supposedly the “unsinkable ship” and on its maiden voyage it, as we all know…spawned a movie with Leo and Kate and forced us all to suffer through that damn Celine Dion song for years. Also some people perished in the icy depths of...
Excitement and anxiety for hosts Poland and Ukraine as Euro 2012 nears | Louise Taylor
Despite infrastructure concerns and the threat of hooliganism Euro 2012's co-hosts are confident it will be a successIt was October 2007, Everton's squad had just landed in Kharkiv, in north-eastern Ukraine, for a Uefa Cup tie at Metalist and no one in...
Let the rush begin for Euro 2012 tickets
With large distances between venues many foreign fans have been put off applying before qualification was assuredIn the first ticket sales phase for Euro 2004 21% of the applications came from England – by some margin the most enthusiastic count...
Yulia Tymoshenko trial is an own goal for Ukraine