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And… There would be no new champions of Europe! When the final whistle sounded in Kyiv which marked the end of a colorful and successful tournament at the end of 90 minutes, Spain entered the record books, history and hearts ...

And we have our first finalists! Reigning European and World Champion Spain have reached the final of Euro 2012 to face the winners of the Germany vs Italy second Semi Final. In a stop-and-go game which irritated both players and ...

Despite all the hoopla, the much-hyped third quarterfinal between Spain and France turned out to be a damp squib even as Xabi Alonzo celebrated his 100th cap for his country in style. He struck twice for Spain to overcome France ...

The European Championships have now entered their final stages, after a historic group match stage which saw some major upsets, great goals and thrilling moments, with almost all games being major entertainers. This was the first ever time in EURO ...

The final games of Group C turned ut exactly as punters predicted them to be, with Spain going through to the quarterfinals after ousted Croatia 1 – 0 through a late goal from Jesus Navaz, and Italy outplayed the already-ousted ...

(Note/Update: This post was written on account on traditional footballing rules which take Goal Difference as the first tiebreaker in case of equal points in a group, which is how it is usually done. But today I came to know ...

The “first round” of the league phase of Euro 2012 to decide the new European Champions is over, with all teams having played one group match each. The results have thrown all predictions off-track, with only one team, Germany, having ...

This was the best game in this tournament so far. Reigning champions Spain and former champions Italy held each other to a draw with a goal apiece to gain a point each in Group C. The game was fast, abrasive, ...

It’s Madrid of a different kind. The city which is known for storing the European Cups has added another one last night when Athletico Madrid steam rolled the Athletic Bilbao 3-0 to win the prestigious Europa League. The all Spanish ...