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 […]
As expected Parma have announced that they have sold the sporting rights of Italian striker Sebastian Giovinco to his former club Juventus for a reported €11m. The Italy international was part-owned by Juve and had been strongly linked with a return to the Turin giants this summer. Giovinco started his career at Juventus but has […]
With a goal in each half, first by Cassano, and then the substitute Balotelli, and no repeat of the farce in 2004, saw Italy qualify for the quarter-finals after finishing in second place in their group. The victory ended a five-match winless streak for Italy, which began the tournament with 1-1 draws against Spain and […]
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 […]
Cesare Prandelli is expected to make four changes to his Italy side for today’s game against the Republic of Ireland as he reverts back to a more traditional 4-3-1-2 formation. Most of Prandelli’s changes will come at the back as Ignazio Abate is expected to replace Christian Maggio on the right, while Federico Balzaretticomes will come in for Emanuele Giaccherini on the left. […]