England battled to a 1-1 draw with group favorites France today while Andrei Shevchenko rolled back the years as his second-half double inspired the Euro 2012 co-hosts to a come from behind 2-1 win over Sweden. England, playing their first competitive match under new manager Roy Hodgson, set up in their expected defensive formation, looking to […]

Real Madrid manager Jose Mourinho believes Spain boss Vicente Del Bosque’s decision to play without a striker against Italy was a mistake. Although there were moments of promise from attacking midfielders Cesc Fabregas, Andres Iniesta and David Silva, La Roja seemed to lack a threatening focal point upfront, a feature Mourinho feels cost the Spanish […]

Holders Spain, playing with six midfielders and no strikers, struggled to get into gear against a vibrant and well-organized Italy side that will be disappointed that they did not win the game. Spain coach Vicente Del Bosque shocked everyone with a lineup that had no strikers, as Fabregas played up front between David Silva and […]

The Republic of Ireland’s hope of progressing to the knockout stages of the Euros are hanging by a thread after a 3-1 defeat to Croatia. In the days earlier game, footballing powers Spain and Italy drew 1-1. Holders Spain, playing with six midfielders and no strikers, struggled to get into gear against a vibrant and well-organized Italy […]

Tottenham Hotspur boss Harry Redknapp has only one year left his current contract, and has been negotiating through the press, saying recently that he does not want to go into next season on the final year of his contract. Redknapp, despite public denials, has an uneasy relationship with his club chairman Daniel Levy. That has […]

Denmark stunned tournament favorites Holland on Saturday, winning 1-0 and throwing the “Group of Death” wide. In the group’s other match, an unimpressive Germany side beat Portugal 1-0 as Portugal failed to take advantage of their scoring opportunities late. Michael Krohn-Dehli scored against the run of play when he picked up a loose ball close […]

Euro 2012 got off to an incident-packed start on Friday with Group A favorites Russia thrashing the Czech Republic 4-1 while Greece spoiled the party for co-hosts Poland in a drawn opening match as both teams finished with 10 men. Russia captain Andrei Arshavin turned in the kind of inspired performance that Arsenal fans forgot […]

Norwich City and West Brom have filled their vacant manager spots, leaving European Champions Chelsea as the only Premier League side without a manager. In his Norwich press conference, Chris Hughton said that he is determined to keep top scorer Grant Holt at Carrow Road. Hughton stressed that Holt, who has handed in a transfer […]