May 20, 2013

Soccer Euro 2012: Balotelli, Italy finish Germany to reach Euro 2012 final with Spain

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Holger Badstuber (R) of Germany and Mario Balotelli of Italy during the UEFA EURO 2012 semi final match between Germany and Italy at National Stadium on June 28, 2012 in Warsaw, Poland. (June 27, 2012 – Source: Alex Grimm/Getty Images Europe) WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Mario Balotelli flexed his muscles in more ways than one. [...]

Soccer Euro 2012: Spain tops Portugal in shootout to advance to finals

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Joao Pereira of Portugal pursues Cesc Fabregas of Spain during the UEFA EURO 2012 semi final match between Portugal and Spain at Donbass Arena on June 27, 2012 in Donetsk, Ukraine. (June 26, 2012 – Source: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images Europe) DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Still not pretty to watch, still just as effective. Spain again [...]

Euro 2012: Semifinal matchups between Spain and Portugal, Germany and Italy.

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Cristiano Ronaldo plays the ball during a Portugal training session ahead of UEFA Euro 2012 Semi-Final 2012 at Donbass Arena on June 26, 2012 in Donetsk, Ukraine. (June 25, 2012 – Source: Martin Rose/Getty Images Europe) KRAKOW, Poland — The four semifinalists of Euro 2012 are the four best teams in the tournament, the four [...]

Soccer: Spain and Russia face UEFA racism charges in Euro 2012

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(Reuters) – UEFA has charged the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and Russian Football Union (RFS) for racist behavior and racist chanting by their national teams’ fans during Euro 2012 matches. “UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for the improper conduct of their supporters (racist behavior, racist chanting) at the [...]

Soccer Euro 2012: Second-half flurry of goals send Germany past Greece

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Mesut Oezil of Germany looks on during the UEFA EURO 2012 group B match between Denmark and Germany at Arena Lviv on June 17, 2012 in L’viv, Ukraine. (June 16, 2012 – Source: Joern Pollex/Getty Images Europe) GDANSK, Poland (AP) — With Chancellor Angela Merkel cheering every step of the way, Germany dominated Greece – [...]

Soccer Euro 2012: Germany, Spain still favorites as Euro 2012 quarterfinals begin

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Cristiano Ronaldo (C) of Portugal celebrates with team-mates Pepe (L) and Nani after scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA EURO 2012 group B match between Portugal and Netherlands at Metalist Stadium on June 17, 2012 in Kharkov, Ukraine. (June 16, 2012 – Source: Ian Walton/Getty Images Europe) (PhatzRadio / SI Feature) — WARSAW [...]

Soccer Euro 2012: England and France make it to the quaterfinals

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Wayne Rooney and John Terry of England line up during the UEFA EURO 2012 group D match between England and Ukraine at Donbass Arena on June 19, 2012 in Donetsk, Ukraine. (June 18, 2012 – Source: Alex Livesey/Getty Images Europe) Rooney’s goal leads England to quarterfinals in Euro 2012 debut DONETSK, Ukraine (AP) — Only [...]

Soccer Euro 2012: Navas scores late to secure Spain’s Group C win / Italy to quarter with 2-0 win over Ireland

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Iker Casillas of Spain (C) talks to the team during the UEFA EURO 2012 group C match between Croatia and Spain at The Municipal Stadium on June 18, 2012 in Gdansk, Poland. (June 17, 2012 – Source: Jasper Juinen/Getty Images Europe) GDANSK, Poland (AP) — Unconvincing as it was, it was still enough for Spain. [...]

Euro 2012 Recap: Portugal holds back Netherlands / Germany disposes of Denmark to win Group B

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Cristiano Ronaldo of Portugal celebrates scoring his team’s first goal during the UEFA EURO 2012 group B match between Portugal and Netherlands at Metalist Stadium on June 17, 2012 in Kharkov, Ukraine. (June 16, 2012 – Source: Julian Finney/Getty Images Europe) KHARKIV, Ukraine (AP) — Cristiano Ronaldo’s smile and swagger were back, and so was [...]

Euro 2012: Croatia face racism charge by UEFA

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(L-R) Antonio Cassano and Mario Balotelli of Italy during a training session at Marshal Józef Pilsudski Stadium on June 15, 2012 in Krakow, Poland. (June 14, 2012 – Source: Claudio Villa/Getty Images Europe) (Reuters) – UEFA moved to act against racism at Euro 2012 when it charged Croatia’s Football Federation on Saturday for racist chants [...]