It was probably the most one-sided match of the Euro 2012 tournament so far, but a great header by Cristiano Ronaldo in the 79th minute was enough to send his side into the semi-finals where they will play the winner of Spain v France. Ronaldo was pilloried for his display against Denmark a little over […]
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It’s the off season but that has not stopped Barcelona President Sandro Rosell from taking a big swipe at bitter rivals Real Madrid and in particular Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho. In an interview with the Spanish newspaper AS Rosell said: “Cristiano Ronaldo is not the second best player in the world, he is the […]
It’s the off season but that has not stopped Barcelona President Sandro Rosell from taking a big swipe at bitter rivals Real Madrid and in particular Cristiano Ronaldo and Jose Mourinho. In an interview with the Spanish newspaper AS Rosell said: “Cristiano Ronaldo is not the second best player in the world, he is the […]
Playing for the first time in the tournament, Wayne Rooney’s goal in the 48th minute lifted England to a 1-0 victory over Ukraine and a spot in the European Championship quarterfinals. Sweden shocked France 2-0 in the other Group D game and as a result England, as group winners, will play Italy in Kiev on […]
Andres Iniesta has hit out at Spain’s critics after their nervy 1-0 win over Croatia last night saying that it was impossible to win every game easily. Speaking to Marca Iniesta said: “All the criticism is valid as long as it is constructive. Everyone has their own way of looking at things. When we don’t […]
Vicente del Bosque has congratulated his players for progressing to the quarter-finals of UEFA EURO 2012 despite widespread criticism of their performance in the 1-0 win over Croatia on Monday. This was not a vintage Spanish performance in any sense of the world. Croatia were on the front foot for long spells of the game […]
Bayern Munich have jumped into the Pep Guardiola sweepstakes after Bayern general manager Christian Nerlinger is reported to have held talks with Guardiola’s agent. Guardiola is arguably the best manager in the world after guiding Barcelonia to 13 tiles in four years including three La Liga titles and two Champions League triumphs. Guardiola is on […]
Before Euro 2012 began, the common consensus was that Spain and Italy would progress to the knockout stages from Group C, with Spain winning the group and Italy finishing second. That is what happened, but neither Spain or Italy were convincing in their third group match and Croatia has to consider itself really unlucky to […]