1. Euro 2012 Semifinals Predictions

    Four teams are still alive at Euro 2012 , and this week, those four will become two. Fortunately for fans, both semifinals promise classic matchups. The first semifinal is an all-Iberian showdown between Spain and Portugal...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 11 months ago 20,416 reads 77 comments

  2. England Deserved Their Predictable Penalty Death to Italy at Euro 2012

    England hurts tonight. It hurts because for the sixth time in the football nation's wretched recent history, its team have been sent home from a major tournament after losing a penalty shootout...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 11 months ago 18,484 reads 145 comments

  3. Irresistible Ronaldo Puts Portugal in the Semifinals at Euro 2012

    It was 79 minutes coming, but Cristiano Ronaldo would not be denied his grandstand moment in Portugal's Euro 2012 quarterfinal win against the Czech Republic. Ronaldo had already hit the post twice...

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  4. Germany 4-2 Greece: As It Happened

    Euro 2012 Quarterfinal—PGE Arena, Gdansk, Poland . GERMANY 4-2 GREECE (Fulltime) Goals : Lahm (Germany) 39', Samaras (Greece) 55', Khedira (Germany) 61', Klose (Germany) ...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 11 months ago 10,113 reads 79 comments

  5. Euro 2012: Ranking the Quarterfinalists

    With the group stage completed, Euro 2012 is down to its final eight teams and into the knockout stages. From here, it's win or go home. Tied games will go to extra time and then, if necessary, penalty shootouts...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 11 months ago 10,619 reads 73 comments

  6. Hodgson's England Dare to Dream They Can Toil All the Way to Euro 2012 Glory

    Take that purists. England have won their group and are through to the quarterfinals of Euro 2012 . It wasn't pretty. Theirs was not the way of the tiki-taka...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 11 months ago 6,505 reads 79 comments

  7. World Football Transfer Rumors: Fact or Fiction?

    Another week, another batch of sensational transfer rumours to keep us guessing. We start with a Polish international striker who may or may not be bound for Manchester United...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 11 months ago 29,880 reads 26 comments

  8. Ukraine vs. England: Marko Devic Enters Goal-Line Technology Hall of Shame

    Euro 2012 may well be the last major tournament before goal-line technology is introduced , but that won't come as a consolation for Ukraine's Marko Devic, or the host nation's devastated fans for that matter...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 11 months ago 21,990 reads 95 comments

  9. Rooney's Redemption Looms Large as England Prepare for Ukraine at Euro 2012

    Wayne Rooney is almost unrecognisable from the troubled man who failed at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa. And we're not just talking about the superficial business of his hair transplant, either...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 11 months ago 5,298 reads 10 comments

  10. 2012-13 Premier League Fixtures: Champions Man City to Start Against Southampton

    The 2012-13 Premier League fixtures were released this morning. Champions Manchester City will begin the defence of their trophy at home to newly-promoted Southampton on August 18, while Manchester United face a trip to Everton...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 11 months ago 4,620 reads 1 comments

  11. Ronaldo Roasts Hapless Dutch as Portugal Make Their Case at Euro 2012

    Portugal are still a one-man team. But when that man is Cristiano Ronaldo , and Ronaldo plays like he did against the Netherlands, they might just have a chance at Euro 2012 ...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 11 months ago 8,209 reads 65 comments

  12. Walcott's Starring Role for England Against Sweden Was 6 Years in the Making

    In 2006, a 17-year-old whippet of a striker named Theo Walcott made the quantum leap from championship starlet to member of England's squad of 23 for the World Cup...

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  13. Andy Carroll Set for England Start in Euro 2012 Showdown Against Sweden

    Much-maligned Liverpool striker Andy Carroll appears set to start for England against Sweden at Euro 2012 . Reports (via itv...

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  14. Harry Redknapp Leaves Tottenham; Martinez, Moyes Tipped as Possible Successors

    Harry Redknapp 's Tottenham reign is over. Redknapp has left Spurs after failing to agree on a new one-year deal at the club—prompting speculation that Tottenham's owners decided he is not the man to take them forward...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 11 months ago 5,922 reads 48 comments

  15. Varela Screamer Saves Ronaldo's Blushes as Portugal Edge Denmark

    With three minutes remaining, Portugal and Denmark were locked at 2-2, and the critics' guns were locked, loaded and pointed in the direction of Cristiano Ronaldo . Ronaldo had once again misfired on the major tournament international stage...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 12 months ago 3,173 reads 24 comments

  16. Premier League Signs £3 Billion UK TV Deal with BSkyB and BT; ESPN Loses Out

    UK Premier League TV rights for 2013-'16 have been won by BSkyB and British Telecom, with ESPN left empty-handed. BSkyB won five of the seven packages available, equating to 116 live games...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 12 months ago 3,304 reads 18 comments

  17. Euro 2012: 10 Things We Learned from the First Round of Group Matches

    Euro 2012 begins its second cycle of group matches today. Each of the 16 teams have now played once and the first eight matches of the tournament have thrown up plenty to talk about...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 12 months ago 4,627 reads 8 comments

  18. Greatest Goalie in the World

    Strikers and midfielders claim most of the glory, but goalkeepers are just as important to their success of their teams...

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  19. Hodgson's Resolute England a Match for French Flair in Euro 2012 Group D Opener

    It was not quite a roar of intent from Roy Hodgson's England, but after the travails of their disastrous lead-up to Euro 2012 , a well-fought 1-1 draw with France can be viewed something of a triumph...

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  20. Thierry Henry Exclusive: New York Red Bulls Striker Talks MLS, Arsenal and More

    Thierry Henry 's glittering resume boasts 1998 World Cup and Euro 2000 success with France, two Premier League titles won at Arsenal and a Champions League triumph with Barcelona...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 12 months ago 12,725 reads 14 comments

  21. Defeat to Germany Highlights Portugal's Decline and Over-Reliance on Ronaldo

    Another major tournament, another 90-minute study in the decline of Portugal and their over-reliance on Cristiano Ronaldo ...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 12 months ago 10,024 reads 167 comments

  22. Euro 2012 Day 1 Wrap: Greece Deny Poland, Dzagoev Stars for Rampant Russia

    Euro 2012 is up and running, and we could barely have seen a more eventful first couple of matches to set light to the tournament in Poland and Ukraine...

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  23. Euro 2012 Has All the Ingredients To Be a Classic Tournament

    Euro 2012 eve. Nerves wrangle for players, coaches and fans of all 16 nations, and excitement fizzes like a shook-up soda bottle on the back seat of a barreling fighter jet...

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  24. Poland 1-1 Greece: As It Happened

    Euro 2012 , Group A—National Stadium, Warsaw POLAND 1-1 GREECE (FULLTIME) Goals: Lewandowski (Poland) 17', Salpingidis (Greece) 51' Sent off : Papastathopoulos (Greece), ...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 12 months ago 10,502 reads 35 comments

  25. Wayne Rooney, Cristiano Ronaldo and 7 Players with a Point to Prove at Euro 2012

    A nation expects. But in the case of these seven players representing their countries at Euro 2012 , expectancy doesn't even come close...

    Will Tidey Written by Will Tidey about 12 months ago 8,062 reads 29 comments