Spain went through to the final of Euro 2012 after a dramatic penalty shootout saw Spain’s Sergio Ramos chip the ‘keeper and Portuguese misses leaving Cristiano Ronaldo marooned and unable to take their fifth penalty. Barcelona’s Cesc Fabregas scored the penalty that took Spain to the final after coolly hitting his effort in off the […]
Police investigate racist abuse of Ashley Young and Ashley Cole following England exit on penalties against Italy
Police have launched an investigation into allegations of online racial abuse of England players Ashley Young and Ashley Cole who both missed penalties during the shootout at the end of the England v Italy Quarter Final in Kiev on Sunday. Manchester United winger Ashley Young struck the crossbar with his effort while Ashley Cole’s stuttering […]
England’s penalty agony: Some notes
England exited Euro 2012 on penalties after misses by Ashley Young and Ashley Cole allowed the Italians to deservedly progress to a semi-final against Germany. Roy Hodgson’s side were unchanged from their winning game against Ukraine and had a good spell early in the first half of this contest but fatigue set in and the […]
Germany Semi waiting for England or Italy
Germany booked their place in the Euro 2012 Semis with a comfortable 4-2 win over Greece despite being pegged back to 1-1 early in the second half after former Manchester City striker Giorgios Samaras levelled the game. German coach Joachim Loew saw fit to rest several players in the expectation that the Greeks would be […]
Rooney back with a bang
UKRAINE 0, ENGLAND 1 Wayne Rooney created positive headlines on his long-awaited return to action as he steered England into the quarter finals of Euro 2012. The striker, back after a two-match international ban, made up for lost time scoring the matchwinning goal against hosts Ukraine in his first appearance in the tournament. Most importantly, […]