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Euro 2012 Focus: The Final - Spain vs Italy

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Euro 2012 Focus: The Final - Spain vs Italy So, it's decided. Spain will face Italy in the final Euro 2012 after many believed that Germany were shoe-ins to progress past the Azzurri. Much of the credit should go to Cesare Prandelli for the Italian's surprise appearance in Sunday's showdown, with the former Fiorentina boss taking a team who h...

Euro 2012 Focus: Germany vs Italy

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Euro 2012 Focus: Germany vs Italy Joint favourites Germany face England's conquerors Italy in the second semi-final of Euro 2012 on Thursday night, with Löw’s side having been heavily backed since the tournament began having won all of their games so far. In comparison, Italy have only actually won once in normal time of ...

Euro 2012 Focus: Portugal vs Spain

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Euro 2012 Focus: Portugal vs Spain The first semi-final at Euro 2012 pits the reigning European and World champions, Spain, against archrivals Portugal (Match Preview). Cristiano Ronaldo has lit up the competition recently, with the rest of his team largely relying on his talents, while Spain have made it this far without being consi...

Euro 2012 Focus: England vs Italy - Drawing Comparisons

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Euro 2012 Focus: England vs Italy - Drawing Comparisons With the quarter-finals having been decided, and Portugal already progressing to the final four at the expense of the Czech Republic, most have tipped England's tie with Italy as potentially the tightest of the lot. With that in mind we take a closer a look at where the game could be won and lost an...

Euro 2012 Focus: Missed Opportunities

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Euro 2012 Focus: Missed Opportunities With the group stages soon coming to a close what lessons can be learned by the teams to have crashed out of the Euros so far? Well in the simplest possible form, and as if it needed to be said, taking your chances is imperative.The shock departures in Group A and B have seen Russia and the Netherla...

Euro 2012 Focus: A Headed Start

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Euro 2012 Focus: A Headed Start It's fair to say that thus far Euro 2012 has not disappointed on the pitch, with England's battling display against France perhaps forcing the least entertaining game of the tournament so far. Up to now there have been no goalless draws and 39 goals scored over 14 games, equating to an impressive av...

Euro 2012 Focus: Netherlands vs Germany

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Euro 2012 Focus: Netherlands vs Germany Tonight's massive game between the Netherlands and Germany hardly needed extra intensity but given the fact that the latter could dump Holland out of the tournament prematurely, it should be a real thriller. There is certainly no love lost between the two great European footballing nations and while...

Match Analysis: Bolton & Villarreal Relegated

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Match Analysis: Bolton & Villarreal Relegated With only Ligue 1 left open for business this Sunday, last weekend saw the crucial relegation issues decided across three of Europe’s top five leagues. WhoScored takes a look at two of the sides to drop down a division, with Bolton’s draw at Stoke and Villarreal’s home defeat by At...

Match Focus: Champions League Final

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Match Focus: Champions League Final The Champions League final is nearly upon us, with both Chelsea and Bayern to a lesser extent defying the odds in the last round to make it all the way. With the game pre-arranged to be staged at the Allianz Arena, Roberto Di Matteo's side go into the match as underdogs once again, which is perhaps ...

Euro 2012 Focus: England Squad Selection

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Euro 2012 Focus: England Squad Selection Today Roy Hodgson announced his first ever England squad, which just happened to be the one that would travel to Euro 2012, to a nation that, for once, aren't expecting a great deal. The fact that a slightly pessimistic fanbase may well play into the hands of Hodgson, who himself has had only the pa...