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Euro 2012 draw: England breathe sigh of relief at dodging big guns

• Fabio Capello's men to face France, Sweden and Ukraine• England to travel 4,000 miles for three Group D gamesFabio Capello could not disguise his sense of relief after England avoided being thrust into a group that included Portugal and Holland a...

Euro 2012: Sweden hope to prolong tournament hex on England

Sweden lost a friendly at Wembley last month but, with a decent qualifying record and memories of past strong performances against England, they can threaten againEngland enjoyed a first victory over Sweden for 43 years when Fabio Capello's experimenta...

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...

Celtic confirm interest in Sweden defender Mikael Lustig

• Rosenborg's Lustig can play right-back or in central defence• Neil Lennon also admits Celtic are looking for centre-forwardCeltic's manager Neil Lennon has confirmed an interest in the Swede Mikael Lustig and was at Wembley last week to watch the...

It’s that time again… already. (updated)

Sheesh. A couple more years and my silly season work will precede Christmas music at the mall. In any event, I am here to drop a couple of quick tidbits, just to offer some needed clarity...First off, allow me to clarify that the F-Word interest recent...

Football quiz: Sweden

Today's questions wear the yellow and blue with prideTim Groves

Everton’s Jack Rodwell delighted with transition to full England team

• Midfielder reserves special praise for Phil Jones• I have felt really comfortable, Rodwell addsJack Rodwell has praised the new wave of England players who have moved impressively into the senior side from the Under-21s. The midfielder's first st...

Eddie Moussa: Sweden charges eight over death of footballer

Assyriska striker, 26, and his brother Yaacoub were shot dead in Café Oasen, Södertälje, last yearSwedish prosecutors have filed charges against 17 people accused of a string of crimes including extortion and kidnapping, with almost half of them als...

England 1-0 Sweden – video reaction

Manager Fabio Capello and players James Milner, Gary Cahill and Kyle Walker discuss England's friendly victory over Sweden, their second 1-0 win of the week

England 1-0 Sweden | International friendly match report

• England 1-0 SwedenEngland faced a test of their reliability. That is hardly the challenge to galvanise international footballers, even when many of them are thought of as squad players rather than mainstays. The match was somewhat unkempt but the h...

England v Sweden – in pictures

The best images from Tom Jenkins at Wembley as England field an experimental side in a friendly against SwedenTom JenkinsJonny Weeks

Bobby Zamora stuck in supporting role as England chance slips away | Richard Williams

The striker worked hard against Sweden but did not inflict as much damage as he could against such humdrum oppositionPoor Bobby Zamora. Offered the opportunity to score England's 2,000th goal on Tuesday night, a perennially unfortunate footballer was f...