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  Portugal preparing for Spain's attacking options

  Football | June 24, 2012 17:46 IST

  Ukraine, Jun24: Playing against defending champion Spain at Euro 2012 has got even harder. Portugal, at least, has had an extra 48 hours to try and figure out a way of countering Spain's different systems

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  Nasri reportedly involved in expletive-laced rant

  Football | June 24, 2012 9:51 IST

  Donetsk (Ukraine), Jun 24: France midfielder Samir Nasri reportedly aimed an expletive-laced rant at a journalist following Saturday's 2-0 defeat to Spain in the European Championship quarterfinals.Nasri was walking through the post-match interview area when

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  Spain beats France 2-0 to reach semifinals

  Football | June 24, 2012 9:21 IST

  Donetsk (Ukraine), Jun 24: Even if Spain failed to live up to expectations, Xabi Alonso exceeded them.The defending champions, who are trying to win a third straight major title, advanced to the European Championship semifinals

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  Fabregas starts for Spain, France gets defensive

  Football | June 23, 2012 23:23 IST

  Ukraine, Jun 23:  Cesc Fabregas will lead Spain's attack against a defensive lineup named by France in their European Championship quarterfinal Saturday, leaving Fernando Torres on the bench.Fabregas also started against Italy in the defending

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  Czechs excited about future after Euro 2012

  Football | June 22, 2012 20:30 IST

  Poland, Jun 22:  Despite exiting the European Championship with barely a whimper, the Czech Republic will return home feeling progress has been made as its coach attempts to drive through a rebuilding process before the

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  Bonucci epitomizes Italy's struggle amid adversity

  Football | June 21, 2012 23:05 IST

  Poland, Jun 21: Perhaps nobody epitomizes Italy's struggle through adversity more than defender Leonardo Bonucci.Placed under investigation for match-fixing last month, Bonucci has been thrust into a starting role at the European Championship following injuries

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  Irish fan's death most likely an accident

  Football | June 21, 2012 18:08 IST

  Poland, Jun 21: A prosecutor says that the death of an Irish football fan whose body was found in a canal in northern Poland was most likely an accident.Forensic experts in Bydgoszcz are carrying out

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  Shaken France must find a way to stop Spain

  Football | June 21, 2012 20:30 IST

  Ukraine, Jun 21: France has something that other teams envy: an unbeaten record against Spain in competitive matches.But while France had arguably the better players when they last met in a tournament at the 2006

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  Stars in Europe, subs with Spain at Euro 2012

  Football | June 21, 2012 17:43 IST

  Spain, Jun 21:  Stars in Europe's top leagues, they're just substitutes with the world champions.It's not easy playing for Spain.Spain is bidding to win a third straight major title at Euro 2012, and the team

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  Ukraine premier sees ball cross line

  Football | June 20, 2012 20:37 IST

  Ukraine, 20 Jun: Ukraine's prime minister says even he saw the ball cross the line.Mykola Azarov attended the European Championship match between his country and England on Tuesday night, when Ukraine striker Marko Devic's shot

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  Euro 2012 makes Ukraine confident for future

  Football | June 20, 2012 18:17 IST

  Ukraine, Jun 20:  Playing at its own party, Ukraine held its own at the European Championship.Regarded as a clear outsider in Group D, Ukraine was outplayed only by France. The co-hosts opened with a 2-1

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  England beats Ukraine 1-0 to advance at Euro 2012

  Football | June 20, 2012 14:17 IST

  Donetsk, Ukraine, Jun 20: Only one goal counted, and it belonged to Wayne Rooney.The England striker returned from a two-match suspension to head in the lone goal Tuesday and give his team a 1-0 win

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  French look to end six years of group hell

  Football | June 18, 2012 20:31 IST

  Kiev, Jun 18: France are looking to end a six year hiatus of failing to qualify for the knockout stages of a major finals here tomorrow and get the result they need against already eliminated

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  England look to Rooney for last eight berth

  Football | June 18, 2012 20:11 IST

  Poland, Jun 18: England hope the entrance of Wayne Rooney will seal the exit of Ukraine as Roy Hodgson's side aim to wrap up qualification for the Euro 2012 quarter-finals tomorrow.A 3-2 victory over Sweden

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  Denmark makes honorable exit from Euro 2012

  Football | June 18, 2012 17:33 IST

  Poland, Jun 18:  Denmark can go home with heads held high after putting up a good fight against some of Europe's biggest teams and spoiling Euro 2012 for one of them.The 1-0 upset win over

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  Badly shaken Dutch now look to 2014 World Cup

  Football | June 18, 2012 16:59 IST

  Poland, Jun 18: The future should have been now, with a team that had supposedly matured into a tournament-winner since reaching the final of the 2010 World Cup.Instead, the Netherlands must start afresh after tumbling

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  Portugal beats Netherlands 2-1 at Euro 2012

  Football | June 18, 2012 22:05 IST

  Kharkiv, Ukraine , Jun 18 :Cristiano Ronaldo's smile and swagger were back, and so was his scoring touch.The Real Madrid forward finally found the form he was lacking at the European Championship, scoring twice in

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  Fabregas is Spain's clairvoyant at Euro 2012

  Football | June 16, 2012 18:20 IST

  Poland, Jun16: Cesc Fabregas isn't just scoring goals for Spain, he's also the European champions' most savvy clairvoyant when it comes to predicting results at Euro 2012.Fabregas, who has scored two goals in two matches,

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  Sweden wants win, respect of England at Euro 2012

  Football | June 14, 2012 7:33 IST

  Krakow, Poland Jun 14:  Worn out after pushing themselves to the limit against France, England needs to produce something it has never before achieved at a major tournament a victory over Sweden.Three times the English

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  Ukraine beats Sweden 2-1 at Euro 2012

  Football | June 12, 2012 19:17 IST

  Kiev (Ukraine), Jun 12: Andriy Shevchenko is determined to turn the European Championship into a farewell performance to remember, and so far he's putting on quite a show.Shevchenko one-upped Zlatan Ibrahimovic on Monday in a