Tag: Ukraine

England Shoot Blanks In Kiev

Posted by | Sep 10, 2013 | |

Repeat the mantra after me. It’s a results-based business. It’s a results-based business. Roy Hodgson must be thanking his lucky stars that this is the case this evening after England misplaced, mistimed and...

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Euro 2012: Group D – The Final Day

Posted by | Jun 20, 2012 | |

The phrase “you make your own luck” is an overused one and it is perfectly possible to argue that luck, by its very nature, is random. There can be little doubt, however, that England rode theirs in Donetsk last...

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Euro 2012: England 3-2 Sweden

Posted by | Jun 16, 2012 | |

There was a point yesterday when it seemed as if history was deemed to repeat itself yet again. As Olof Mellbergs second goal-ward shot on goal made Joe Harts net swell for the second time in ten minutes, the feeling that...

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Euro 2012: Ukraine 2-1 Sweden

Posted by | Jun 12, 2012 | |

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 in question will be Shevchenko Stadium from now on, after two Andriy...

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