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  After slow start, Portugal improving at Euro 2012

  Football | June 23, 2012 20:53 IST

  Poland, Jun 23:  Portugal lumbered through the first five months of 2012 looking like a team that was planning only a short stay at the European Championship.The talented Portuguese were winless in three warmup matches

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  Germany coach Loew gets it right every time

  Football | June 23, 2012 20:34 IST

  Poland, Jun 23: Germany coach Joachim Loew always seems to make the right choice, whether he goes with comprehensive analysis from his scouts, his gut feeling or a combination of both.Every one of Loew's choices

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  Greeks make Euro 2012 exit with pride in tact

  Football | June 23, 2012 18:56 IST

  Poland, Jun23: Greece came close to making a sorry exit from the European Championship, before fighting back to at least rescue the footballing pride of a nation that has been exhausted by crisis.The 2004 champions

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  Scandal-hit Italy turns to patriotism

  Football | June 22, 2012 22:33 IST

  Poland, Jun 22:  With surprisingly little fan support in stadiums at the European Championship, Italy is taking motivation from a passionate message sent to the squad by the country's president.His voice cracking with emotion, Giorgio

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  Czechs look to rebuilding after Euro

  Football | June 22, 2012 19:34 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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  Hodgson hopes England can overcome penalty phobia

  Football | June 21, 2012 15:13 IST

  Poland, Jun 21: Even before reaching the quarterfinals, England coach Roy Hodgson had his European Championship squad practicing penalties.It's little wonder after so many heartaches over the years turned taking spotkicks into a national phobia

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  Polish FA president to stay on despite Euro exit

  Football | June 19, 2012 20:18 IST

  Poland, Jun 19:   The president of the Polish Football Association will not step down despite Poland's failure to reach its minimum goal of advancing to the European Championship quarterfinals.Grzegorz Lato has come under pressure following

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  Platini unhappy with Croatia fans at Euro 2012

  Football | June 18, 2012 21:07 IST

  Poland, Jun18: UEFA President Michel Platini says he is unhappy that some Croatia fans have tarnished a European Championship he described as “99 percent great.”Platini tells reporters he is delighted with co-hosts Poland and Ukraine

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  Ireland to wear black armbands against Italy

  Football | June 18, 2012 16:39 IST

  Poland, Jun 18: Ireland will wear black armbands in Monday's match against Italy at the European Championship to commemorate the 18th anniversary of shootings in Northern Ireland that killed six people.The match falls on the

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  France aiming for top spot with win over Sweden

  Football | June 18, 2012 16:15 IST

  Ukraine, Jun 18: France has everything to gain by beating a Sweden team which is playing only for pride in their last European Championship group match on Tuesday.The match represents the possible dawn of a

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  Germany shouldn't underestimate Greece, says coach Rehhagel

  Football | June 18, 2012 16:15 IST

  Berlin, Jun 18: The German coach who led Greece to the 2004 European Championship title is warning Germany not to underestimate the current Greek team ahead of their quarterfinal clash.Germany and Greece meet in Gdansk,

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  England looks to end Ukraine's Euro 2012 party

  Football | June 18, 2012 15:42 IST

  Poland, Jun 18: For tens of millions of Ukrainians, the destiny of the nation's football team will be forged in the industrial outpost of Donetsk on Tuesday night.Only a victory over England will keep Ukraine

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  Thousands pay tribute to failed Poland side

  Football | June 17, 2012 22:39 IST

  Poland, Jun17: A day after Poland's heartbreaking exit from the European Championship, thousands of supporters packed a fan zone in the country's capital to pay tribute to the team's efforts.The sprawling space in front of

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  Walcott exits training with hamstring problem

  Football | June 17, 2012 21:53 IST

  Poland, Jun17: England winger Theo Walcott has pulled out of training with a hamstring problem ahead of Tuesday's European Championship match against Ukraine.The Arsenal player left the training field as a precaution on Sunday.England faces

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  Shevchenko an injury doubt to face England

  Football | June 17, 2012 21:06 IST

  Ukraine, Jun17:  A Ukraine team official says captain Andriy Shevchenko has injured his left knee and is a doubt for his team's must-win match against England on Tuesday at the European Championship.Shevchenko, who scored both

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  Croatia face "game of lives" with Spain at Euro

  Football | June 17, 2012 18:33 IST

  Poland, JUN 17: Croatia is under no illusions about what it will take to beat Spain and finish as the Group C winner at the European Championship.“What I can say is that we will need

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  Czech captain Rosicky doubt for Euro quarterfinal

  Football | June 17, 2012 17:11 IST

  Poland, Jun17: Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky remains a doubt for a European Championship quarterfinal after an Achilles tendon injury forced him to miss his team's 1-0 victory over Poland.Rosicky picked up the injury during

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  Ibra promises to continue international career

  Football | June 17, 2012 16:11 IST

  Ukraine, Jun17: Zlatan Ibrahimovic has pledged to continue his international career with Sweden, already looking ahead to the 2014 World Cup after an early exit at the European Championship.Sweden was eliminated after losing to Ukraine

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  Ibrahimovic promises to continue Sweden career

  Football | June 17, 2012 16:04 IST

  Ukraine, Jun17: Zlatan Ibrahimovic has pledged to continue his international career with Sweden, already looking ahead to the 2014 World Cup after an early exit at the European Championship.Sweden was eliminated from Euro 2012 after

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  Attacking Russians fire blanks, exit Euro 2012

  Football | June 17, 2012 16:04 IST

  Poland, Jun17:  Andrei Arshavin said as the European Championship began that Russia could beat any team. He added they could also lose to anybody.The enigmatic Russians lived up to their captain's word.With a team built