Euro 2012: Ukraine 2-1 Sweden
So when did Kiev host the Olympics? I always thought that an Olympic Stadium had to have at least held one. Not that it matters, of course, as the stadium...
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Euro 2012: England 1-1 France
For thirty-five minutes in Donetsk earlier this evening, England confounded our expectations. We knew that tonights performance was unlikely to be the prettiest in the world and that manager Roy...
The Calm Before The England Storm
If this summers European Championships have felt a little unusual so far, with the rain and the old school hooliganism and all – Fighting stewards inside a ground! How quaint!...
Euro 2012: Croatia 3-1 Republic Of Ireland
If only Robbie Keane’s singing voice had been the low point of the evening. The lyricism of the Irish language is not exactly enhanced by the Dublin accent. When you...
Euro 2012: Italy 1-1 Spain
Two of the grand masters of European football cancelled each other out this evening in Gdansk in other match which gave away almost entirely nothing about where the Henri Delaunay...
Come On You Boys In Green! A Second-Generation Irishmans Euro 2012 Perspective
It’s a difficult choice. Are Italian boss Giovanni Trapattoni’s “well-drilled” Ireland team more difficult to beat, or to watch? Such is the quality of Ireland’s Group C opponents in Euro...
Euro 2012: Germany 1-0 Portugal
It is a reflection of the curve ball that was thrown into Group B of this summers European Championships that, whilst Portugal may have left the pitch at the end...
Euro 2012: Denmark 1-0 Netherlands
Luck, we could posit, is more complex than simply being a matter of black and white. Whilst the Netherlands have a right to feel a little aggrieved that a couple...
Euro 2012: Russia 4-1 Czech Republic
There is a school of thought which suggests that part of the reason behind the global success of football lays in its occasionally ruthless depiction of the fallibility of humanity....
Euro 2012: Greece 1-1 Poland
Euro 2012 kicked off with a bang as the opening game served up something for everyone. Two goals from comedy goalkeeping errors, a controversial sending off, a cast-iron sending off,...
Euro 2012: The Runners & Riders – England
Perfidious Albion. The pantomime villains of international football. The team that everybody loves to hate. This year, however, it had been starting to look as if England might have had...
What Not To Wear, European Special – The Kits Of Euro 2012
Football kits are very much in the news in recent days, since Cardiff City’s decision to switch from their traditional blue jerseys to a red shirt depicting Owain Glyndwr sat...
Euro Moments: England
This mornings Euro Moment comes from England, and features midfielder Stewart Downing standing in a glass box. It may just be for the best that he stays in there. This...
Euro 2012: The Runners & Riders – The Republic Of Ireland
It’s almost a quarter of a century since the Republic of Ireland made their debut in international tournament football, when a first round exit in the European Championships was ameliorated...
Euro Moments: France
This mornings Euro Moment comes from France, and features former midfielder and member of the “Carré Magique” Alain Giresse standing atop a plinth. Don’t forget, you can see plenty more...
Euro Moments: Sweden
This afternoon’s Euro Moment comes from Scandinavia, where a bug-eyed goalkeeper spent the whole of his career being pursued by a giant bear. Don’t forget, you can see plenty more...
Euro 2012: The Runners & Riders – Italy
Those that do not learn from history are destined to repeat its mistakes. Italian football has been gripped by scandal before and the events of the last couple of weeks...
Euro Moments: Ukraine
This mornings cartoon for the run-up to the European Championships from Dotmund features Ukraine, and in iconic striker in the middle distance. Don’t forget, you can see plenty more Dotmund...
Euro Moments: Croatia
This mornings cartoon for the run-up to the European Championships from Dotmund features Croatia, and a player with an ever-expanding head. Don’t forget, you can see plenty more Dotmund artwork...
Injuries & Discord: Business As Usual For England
Early on Saturday evening, Roy Hodgsons plucky bunch of underdogs ground out their second single goal warm-up win, this time against Belgium. A win is a win, and anybody taking...