Manchester City will start their Barclays Premier League title defence at home to newly-promoted Southampton. The champions will be confident of starting their campaign with three points when they kick off at the Etihad Stadium on August 18. It is the beginning of what is a relatively easy start to the season for Roberto Mancini’s […]
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It has been a miserable six months for the Greeks, but tonight they have a positive reason to dance in the streets after they upset Russia 1-0 at the Euros tonight and have advanced to the Euro 2012 quarter-finals. For the Russians the defeat is shocking. They looked brilliant in their first game when they […]
England boss Roy Hodgson called all the right shots against Sweden on Friday as England came from 2-1 down to beat Sweden 3-2 in a thrilling match. England control their own destiny now in tournament. A win or a draw and England will advance to the knockout stages of the Euros next week. Some thoughts […]
The Republic of Ireland’s Euro 2012 dreams came to an end last night as they were soundly beaten 4-0 by Spain, while Italy’s progression to the knockout stages is in doubt after drawing 1-1 with Croatia. Spain coach Vicente del Bosque went with a more orthodox line-up against the Irish, inserting Fernando Torres into his […]
Two first half goals by Mario Gomez have all but assured Germany’s place in the quarter-finals and left Holland needing to be Portugal by three clear goals if they are to have any hope of progressing in the competition. Holland’s camp has been torn apart by infighting between players and the duo at the centre […]
Portugal kept their Euro 2012 Championship dreams alive when substitute Silvestre Varela scored the winner with three minutes left to give Portugal a thrilling 3-2 victory. Portugal, coming into the game on the back of defeat by Germany, needed at least a draw to stand any chance of extending their record of reaching the knockout […]
After courting Pep Guardiola for a month, Chelsea have finally done the right thing and named Roberto Di Matteo as there new manger. Do Matteo has signed a two-year contract with Chelsea. In a statement on the Chelsea web site, the club’s chief executive Ron Gourlay said: “Roberto’s quality was clear for all to see […]
After their shock 1-0 defeat to Denmark on Saturday, the Netherlands faces a must-win game against rivals Germany tomorrow. Lose, against a Germany side that comprehensively outplayed them in a November friendly, and the Dutch can forget about becoming European champions. Holland will be the first casualties of the Euros “group of death”. This is […]