Euro 2012
# euro-2012 - Friday 20 July, 2012
Update: Trap omits senior quartet for Serbia friendly
There’s no call-up for Robbie Keane, Damien Duff, Shay Given and Richard Dunne, while Kevin Foley has turned down a call-up.
# euro-2012 - Thursday 19 July, 2012
Here’s your ‘Mayor of Poznan having a pint in Dublin’ pic of the day
Ryszard Grobelny is some man for the craic, it seems…
# euro-2012 - Wednesday 18 July, 2012
# euro-2012 - Monday 16 July, 2012
Capello appointed Russia manager
The Italian will take over from Dick Advocaat but has yet to sign a contract, the Russian Football Union said today.
# euro-2012 - Saturday 14 July, 2012
Hollande compares footballers to French soldiers
The French President also believes money has little to do with the national team’s problems.
Mayor of Poznan coming to Dublin to meet with soccer fans…
… he’ll also be opening a special Euro 2012 photo exhibition, and we have a sneak peek.
# euro-2012 - Friday 13 July, 2012
# euro-2012 - Monday 9 July, 2012
Is Poznan cheating on us? Zagreb got the ‘thank you’ posters too
Poznan! We thought we had something special going on…
# euro-2012 - Sunday 8 July, 2012
Deschamps set to be named as the new France manager
The former Marseille coach will replace Laurent Blanc, who stepped down after the end of the European Championships.
# euro-2012 - Thursday 5 July, 2012
# euro-2012 - Wednesday 4 July, 2012
1970 Brazil team ‘better’ than Spain – Pele
The footballing legend also clarified recent comments he made comparing Neymar to Messi.
Euro disaster sees Ireland fall to 26th in the world
Surprise surprise, Spain remain the world’s top-ranked side following their win at Euro 2012.
# euro-2012 - Tuesday 3 July, 2012
VIDEO: The last Aprés Match of Euro 2012
Some the usual suspects are lampooned in the last skit of the tournament.
WATCH: The BBC’s Thriller-themed closing Euro 2012 credit sequence
‘It’s after midnight…’
Night of history: behind the scenes on Spain’s moment of crowning glory
As the sun came up over Kiev following Sunday’s Euro 2012 final, Miguel Delaney met Spain’s history boys.
‘Respect for Italy’: Casillas shows true class by asking officials to blow final whistle early
How can you not love this man?
Column: Yes, Ireland is special but fewer care than we think
We’ve done well for a small island nation, writes Mark Boyle from Japan, but we shouldn’t overstate our sense of exceptionalism: it doesn’t serve us well abroad.
# euro-2012 - Monday 2 July, 2012
It’s official: Leon Best completes move to Blackburn
The striker leaves Newcastle United having made 42 appearances for the club.
Poll: Was Andres Iniesta the best player at Euro 2012?
Did UEFA get it right?
Twitter reveals record number of tweets during Euro 2012 final
Juan Mata’s final goal of the tournament sparked 15,358 tweets per second. That’s a lot.
VIDEO: Safety first: Pepe Reina runs through in-flight safety routine
The Liverpool star and his team-mates were celebrating Spain’s third major trophy win in a row.
Iniesta named as Player of the Tournament at Euro 2012
The boy’s a genius, Bill. Meanwhile, ten Spanish players made it into the squad of the tournament.
Not a bad season after all: Torres scoops Golden Boot award
The Spanish striker has pipped the four other players who scored three goals at Euro 2012.
The Morning Score: Monday
Here’s everything you need to know this morning — apart from how to compete against a tiki-taka masterclass.
# euro-2012 - Sunday 1 July, 2012
Crisis? What crisis? Spain rejoices in Euro win
They’re dancing in the fountains of Madrid tonight.
Euro 2012 analysis: undeniably the greatest of all time
After so much debate, Spain ended up only dominating. In every sense. After producing the biggest final win in a major international tournament, there can be no doubt about their status, writes Miguel Delaney
VIDEO: here are our 10 favourite goals of Euro 2012
Mario Balotelli, Mario Gomez and Danny Welbeck all feature in the moments that lit up the tournament.
As It Happened: Spain v Italy, Euro 2012 final
we went minute-by-minute as Italy stood in the way of football history.
Letter from Kiev: Great expectations as city awaits climactic showdown
Miguel Delaney describes the significant sense of anticipation throughout the Ukrainian capital ahead of tonight’s big game.
Preview: Modern Italians stand in way of historic Spanish win
Miguel Delaney is in Kiev examining what makes the Euro 2012 finalists tick.
Open Thread: Who do you want to win tonight’s Euro 2012 final?
We’re asking you to tell us who you’ll be shouting for as a brilliant Euro 2012 reaches its climax tonight…
Puyol and Villa fly in to support Spanish team-mates in Kiev
The injured Barcelona duo are with the Spain squad, seeking to complete an historic treble against Italy.
Gerrard: Don’t blame Rooney for Euro 2012 exit
The England captain was quick to defend the Manchester United striker, who was not at his best this summer.
‘We meet again’ – 5 previous Spain v Italy encounters
Two of the continent’s heavyweights will write another chapter in their football history tonight in Kiev. They have some previous.
# euro-2012 - Saturday 30 June, 2012
Après Match: Who’ll get the nod for the final?
It’s the old guard v the young pretenders. The A team take on the B team. The masters face their apprentices.
‘Boring? We’re making history’ – Xavi
The Barcelona midfielder says he has no regrets over Spain’s style of play at Euro 2012.
The Evening Fix: Saturday
Things we learned, loved and shared today.



























































VIDEO: Alan Shearer makes an almighty Freudian slip
The BBC pundit made quite the blooper while analysing this evening’s Spain-Italy clash.
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