Month: June 2012

Spain v Italy (7.45pm, Live on BBC1 and ITV1) Bookmakers make Spain the favourites at 2.2 to win in normal time, but their are plenty of reasons to believe that…

Sunday night will see the culmination of the Euro 2012 championships, with holders Spain the favourites to retain their crown, as they take on Italy in Kiev. The world champions…

Adidas was given the responsibility to manufacture the kits for Team GB and they could have done a much better job with the home shirt.

Italy stunned highly-fancied Germany with 2-1 win on Thursday night to book a place in the Euro 2012 final against holders Spain. Mario Balotelli was the hero, scoring both Azzurri…

Euro 2012 has seen the best players in the continent come together to play out a footballing extravaganza in Ukraine and Poland, with some excellent individual showings and games of…

After watching Spain slug it out with Portugal to make the Euro 2012 final, Germany and Italy go head-to-head on Thursday evening for a shot at glory. Joachim Low’s men…

Spain booked their place in the Euro 2012 final on Wednesday night after overcoming a spirited Portugal side on penalties. The Iberian rivals could not be separated after 120 minutes…

Kwadwo Asamoah has been excellent for his club Udinese and for Ghana – establishing himself as a first-choice player at a relatively young age. This summer he’s being tracked by several big European clubs, including Manchester United and Juventus.

It appeared that Juventus had won the race to acquire the Ghanaian, especially after completing a medical for the club in early June. But, according to reports on June 23rd, the transfer has stalled as Udinese is holding out for £15 million. It still appears likely that Juventus will acquire the skills of the hard-working central midfielder, but it’s not a done deal yet.

Spain v Portugal (7.45pm KO, Live on BBC1) The first semi-final of the Euro 2012 pitches the defending champions Spain and their Iberian neighbours Portugal in what promises to be…

The Euro 2012 semi-finals swing into action on Wednesday night, with world champions and red-hot favourites Spain taking on their Iberian neighbours Portugal for a place in the final. Vicente…

The response from fans and media to England’s defeat on penalties to Italy on Sunday night has largely been encouraging. No hounding of referees into early retirement and a life…

FIFA 13 captures all the drama and unpredictability of real-world football, and is driven by five game-changing innovations which revolutionize artificial intelligence, dribbling, ball control and physical play. It is…

16 teams made the Euro 2012 finals, but after competitive group stages and quarter-finals, four footballing heavyweights remain. Spain, Portugal, Germany and Italy are all dreaming of glory in Ukraine…

England players and fans have been subjected to penalty heartache once more, as the Three Lions were eliminated from Euro 2012 on spot-kicks by Italy on Sunday night. After no…

The final quarter-final of Euro 2012 takes place this evening as the Azzurri tackle Roy Hodgson’s England in Kiev with the winner setting up a rendezvous with Germany on Thursday…

Spain are the third team to make the Euro 2012 semi-finals, after a 2-0 win over France in Donetsk on Saturday night. A goal in each half from Xabi Alonso…

England v Italy (7.45pm KO, Live on BBC1) England are 2.88 shots with Paddy Power  to win in 90 minutes and book their place in the semi-final. Italy can be backed…

Germany booked a place in the Euro 2012 semi-finals on Friday night with a dominant 4-2 victory over Greece in Gdansk, with goals from Phillipp Lahm, Sami Khedira, Miroslav Klose…

Thursday night saw the commencement of the business end of the Euro 2012 tournament, with Portugal overcoming Czech Republic 1-0 to become the first team to make the semi-finals. Cristiano…

With all 24 group stage games in Euro 2012 completed, eight teams are preparing for quarter-finals, whilst the other eight have been eliminated and will head home. Ahead of the…

With several bookmakers having stopped taking bets and with the newspapers full of stories saying that Andre Villas-Boas is on the verge of becoming Tottenham Hotspur’s new manager, it seems…

Tuesday night saw the culmination of the Euro 2012 group stages, with Group D providing England and France as quarter-finalists. Wayne Rooney returned to action to head the only goal…

With the announcement of Premier League fixtures, it seems that no other team faces a tougher start to the campaign than Liverpool Football Club. The reds will have to play…

Liverpool’s new kit for the 2012-13 season has been unveiled, with much anticipation over its release due to Warrior Sports taking over the design and manufacture of the strips from…

Spain are through to the Euro 2012 quarter-finals after a tense victory over a hard-working, skilful Croatia side on Monday night. Spain spent most of the match though knowing a…

Group C’s winners and losers were decided on Monday night, as Spain and Italy won their fixtures against Croatia and Republic of Ireland respectively to make the Euro 2012 quarter-finals….

The Italian National Team have overcome injuries and pre-tournament scandals to qualify from the Euro 2012 knockout stages, where they now wait to face their Group D quarter-final opponents. The…