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Euro 2012 in Ukraine and Poland – what to expect from the host venues

With Euro 2012 just round the corner, the footballing world will have their eyes on Ukraine and Poland this summer. With Europe’s leading nations competing in June and July, fans and supporters from across the continent and further afield will descend upon the eastern European nations. However, despite the hosts having some sway in the…

Euro 2012 Gear

Euro 2012 – the 14th European Championship for teams sanctioned by the UEFA – is scheduled to be played between 8th June and 1st July 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. Spain are the current holders of the cup – they defeated Germany in the final in Austria / Switzerland version of the tournament in 2008….

Euro 2012 – Team-by-Team Preview and Schedule

With the 16 teams competing in Euro 2012 now selected and the qualifying process complete, all eyes look to Poland and Ukraine as time ticks down.

USA 2-2 Poland – Video Highlights (10 Oct 10)

Bob Bradley’s men failed to parish a Polish side which came up with fairly decent goals to match USA’s goals everytime they took the lead. Villarreal forward Jozy Altidore scored in the 13th minute to give the Americans an early advantage but it was to be leveled at the 30-minute-mark when FC Koln midfielder Adam…

USA to experiment with Poles

After USA somewhat established themselves as a football power in the 2010 World Cup, Poland will become their first experiment in order to test their new strategies after ridding themselves of the mistakes in South Africa.

Europe – The Final Countdown (2012)

Five referees. Wage caps. The 6+5 rule. Michel Platini may be on a mission to over-complicate just about everything in European football, but on some subjects nobody can accuse him of neglecting the essentials. Take his visit to Kyiv in early July 2008. The UEFA president emerged visibly frustrated from a series of meetings to…

Euro 2012 Qualifiers

The draw for the Euro 2012 qualifying stages was held today in Warsaw and the resulting groups left us with few possibilities of upsets. England missed out on qualification last time around but have a relatively easy group to negotiate with the likes of Wales, Montenegro and Bulgaria standing in their way. Switzerland round up…

A Massive World Cup Qualification Preview

Watch World Cup qualifiers live here. International press conferences at the best of times tend to be mundane, by the numbers affairs filled with platitudes by the key figures within the national side. Not much changes when it comes to conferences prior to World Cup qualifiers, or even the finals itself, but within the words…

Highlights of World Cup 2010 Qualification: March 28 – April 2, 2009

Watch live World Cup qualifiers here. With the conclusion of FIFA World Cup 2010 qualifiers yesterday we move one step closer to determining which thirty-one other countries will be joining host South Africa to contest for the globe’s biggest sporting honor. A slew of matches across the world at all time zones really reinforces that…

Ukraine 2012 Bid in Serious Trouble?

Ukraine’s Euro 2012 bid is in jeopardy following serious economic and governmental woes. It’s something that may not be on the minds of many international soccer fans right now given the organizational headache that is South Africa 2010, but Ukraine, one of the hosts for Euro 2012, is in serious financial and political trouble, according…