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It was so called the bad boy of football who shocked the world with his stunning header and with the rocket alike shot past Neuer to announce the world to take him seriously. It was Mario Balotelli’s brilliance which halted ...

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 ...

No, there would be no bailout for the Greeks at the hands of the Germans this time. Any hope Greece had for a repeat of 2004 was thwarted by a totally dominating Germany at a game which rained goals in ...

It was literally eleven men against one when Czech Republic met Portugal in the first quarterfinal of Euro 2012. And that one man was Cristiano Ronaldo, who towered over anything and everything else in the Portuguese squad. He also scored ...

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 ...

Group D saw France take on Sweden and England meet co-hosts Ukraine in their final and deciding games. Sweden who were already out of the tournament after a disappointing campaign finally found their bearings and exited gracefully after destroying France ...

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 ...

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 ...