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The month-long footballing extravaganza that was the UEFA Euro 2012 of Poland – Ukraine has come to an end, with Spain emerging victorious once again, attaining glory in Red and Gold, something no other team has ever achieved in the ...

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 ...

The last semifinalists of Euro 2012 is Italy. The Azzuri defeated the English after 120 minutes of scintillating football and 6 kicks from the penalty spot, the first goal-less draw in the tournament and the first game to be decided ...

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 ...

Everyone expected massacres in the “Group of Death” B, but it turned out that in the end it was suicide that occurred instead of massacre. The Netherlands self destructed with Portugal packing them 2 – 1 on the earliest available ...

They said that it was all cut-and-dry in Group A. But what “they” didn’t know was that UEFA’s upside down rules would play spoilsport. Russia who started their campaign with a scintillating 4 – 1 win against the Czech Republic ...

(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 ...

Finally! England got a victory which was emphatic not just because Andy Carroll scored, but also because they held up against a tremendous onslaught by a valiant Sweden who fought till the very last minute, coming back from behind to ...

Having won a shock victory against Sweden in their opening match, Ukraine came into the game against France with expectations riding high. France on the other hand were sure to give no quarter to claim those priceless three points which ...