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EURO 2012 MATCH 1 - GROUP A

EURO 2012 MATCH 1 - GROUP A

As a co-host of EURO 2012, Poland is an automatic qualifier and is set to begin its campaign on June 9, 2012 in Warsaw, facing Greece as its first opponent.

EURO 2012 MATCH 3 - GROUP B

EURO 2012 MATCH 3 - GROUP B

Netherlands and Denmark are facing each other again for the 31st time, this time at the EURO 2012 this June 10, 2012.

EURO 2012 MATCH 5 - GROUP C

EURO 2012 MATCH 5 - GROUP C

EURO 2012’s Group C teams will start their respective campaigns on June 11, 2012 with the national teams of Spain and Italy on the front line.

EURO 2012 MATCH 7 - GROUP D

EURO 2012 MATCH 7 - GROUP D

Group D of EURO 2012 is set to begin its opening round on June 12, 2012 with a much-awaited clash between France and England.

Monday, July 30, 2012

Jack Wilshere will not make Arsenal return 'until October'

Arsene Wenger says Jack Wilshere will not play for Arsenal before October.

The 20-year-old England midfielder missed the whole of the 2011-12 campaign with an ankle problem, and had minor knee surgery in May.


"Hopefully, we will get Wilshere back playing for October," said Wenger, before Arsenal's final match of their Asia tour in Hong Kong.

"With Abou Diaby returning, it will be like signing two new players. The squad will be strong and competitive."

Wilshere injured his right ankle last summer and had successful surgery, only to suffer a stress fracture during his rehabilitation in January.

A long-standing knee injury then flared up during his rehabilitation, meaning he also missed Euro 2012.

Wilshere hopes to resume light training in August, with his sights set on a return to action in October.

It means he is ruled out of England's opening two World Cup qualifiers against Moldova and Ukraine, which take place in early September


Friday, July 27, 2012

Joe Allen nationality error, Organisers Forced to reprint programmes

Photo Credit: http://www.rte.ie

London 2012 organisers have been forced to print new official programmes for future Great Britain football matches after listing Welshman Joe Allen as English.

Organisers have apologised for the error in the listing of the 22-year-old Swansea and Wales midfielder.

A London 2012 spokeswoman said: "There was an error in our programme and we inadvertently listed Joe Allen as English. We apologise for this mistake and new programmes are now being printed with the correction in time for Team GB's next match."

The British Olympic Association were responsible for a similar blunder last night with an email reporting Great Britain women's victory over New Zealand being titled "England women on their way".

Article Source: www.rte.ie







Thursday, July 26, 2012

Sayers to compete despite injury


British javelin star Goldie Sayers will compete at London 2012 despite suffering a torn ligament in her elbow.
She broke her own British record with her first attempt at the

London Grand Prix 
just over a week ago but suffered the injury on her fourth throw.
A scan two days later revealed the full extent of the damage.
At a training camp in Portugal the 30-year-old said the injury had “responded very well to treatment” and she had resumed training.
Sayers is speaking to former British javelin thrower Steve Backley about how to cope with the injury while competing.

61813511 goldie sayers bbc Sayers to compete despite injury
Backley won two Olympic silver medals and one bronze despite suffering from chronic knee problems.
she was forced out of action with a hip injury in July 2010 before damaging her knee nine months later.
She will be unable to have any pain-killing injections to help her compete as there are too many nerves in the surrounding area and there would be a risk of her losing feeling in her hand, making her unable to grip the javelin.
Sayers, who competed at both the 2004 and 2008 Olympics, is currently experimenting with a range of strappings to help ease the pain.

Great Britain 1-0 New Zealand


The Great Britain women’s football team kicked off the 2012 Olympics with a hard-fought victory over New Zealand at a sun-soaked Millennium Stadium in Cardiff.

Hope Powell’s GB team were making their

first appearance in the women’s Olympic football tournament
and for a while it looked as though it might turn into a frustrating afternoon for her side after they wasted a host of good chances.

Analysis

“We wanted a good, confident performance and we got the win. Great Britain have a great bench and there are impact players who can do a job. It is a tough job for Hope Powell but a nice one to have. For Steph Houghton to have the confidence to strike the ball like that was great. It had whip and pace and the goalkeeper had no chance. It was a fantastic strike. She had the belief that she was going to score.”


But the first action of the Games was settled when full-back Steph Houghton converted a free-kick midway through the second half, much to the delight of an enthusiastic crowd of 24,549 in the Welsh capital.

Powell’s team celebrated with a group huddle at the final whistle and a lap of the stadium – and they can look forward to the remainder of their Group E campaign, which continues against Cameroon on Saturday.

But it was a very different story during the opening exchanges as they were outplayed by the Football Ferns.

New Zealand,

who lost to England in the group stage of last year’s World Cup,
controlled the early battle in midfield and created a series of half-chances.

It was a worrying 15 minutes for Powell’s team but once they settled down they soon started to carve open their opponents.

The barrage of chances started when Arsenal full-back Houghton forced a save from unconvincing Kiwi keeper Jenny Bindon.

Eniola Aluko had a shot blocked, while the profligate Anita Asante struck the post with a header – a let-off that prompted Bindon to kiss the post – and failed to convert two more excellent headed opportunities.

Alex Scott shot wide after collecting a through ball from the intelligent Kelly Smith and, as the opening half turned into a story of missed opportunities, Kim Little unwisely opted to pass when the Football Ferns keeper had dived early, leaving a gaping hole at her near post.

History threatened to repeat itself after the restart, with New Zealand starting aggressively and going close through an Amber Hearn free-kick.

GB then reasserted their dominance on the contest, with Ali Riley making desperate blocks to deny Scott and half-time substitute Ellen White.

But in stark contrast with the opening half, Powell’s side eventually finished one of their numerous opportunities when Houghton’s free-kick nestled into the bottom corner.

The crowd responded with chants of “Team GB”, but they were almost silenced when a mix-up between Ifeoma Dieke and Scott presented Sarah Gregorious with a clean run at goal.

It was a glorious opening for the 24-year-old but her tame effort was saved by Karen Bardsley.

There was one further scare for Great Britain as Hearn went close with a curling strike from the edge of the area but Bardsley tipped it over the crossbar.

Article Source:  http://englishmatches.com/great-britain-1-0-new-zealand/

Tuesday, July 24, 2012

Everton accept €2.5m offer from Fenerbahçe for Joseph Yobo


Fenerbahçe have completed the transfer of Everton centre-back Joseph Yobo.

Everton have accepted the Istanbul club's €2.5 million offer following a lengthy negotiation process which dragged on over several weeks.

The Istanbul club had been unwilling to meet Everton's €3-4 million valuation of the Nigerian international and were at a deadlock with The Toffees.

Everton are reported to have agreed to lower price to bankroll a move for transfer target Steven Pienaar.

Toffees manager David Moyes has deemed Yobo surplus to requirements at Goodison Park and has been keen to offload the experienced defender.

The Nigerian International has been on loan with the Istanbul giants for the past two seasons and cemented himself as a first team regular.

Yobo has settled into life in Turkey and recently told reporters in Istanbul, "I am very happy in Turkey and at Fenerbahçe as is my family.

"I feel at home here, hopefully an agreement will be reached and I can continue playing at the club," he said.

The 31-year-old centre-back featured in 42 games last season and played an integral role in the Canaries finishing runners-up despite their turbulent year.

Yobo is expected to join Fenerbahçe in Austria for pre-season training.

Article Source: http://www.turkish-football.com/news_read.php?id=3238

Monday, July 23, 2012

Majestic Italy exceeds expectations - Review Again


Four years ago, Italy went out at this stage of the competition to Spain after a shootout and there were fears that Sunday would be déjà vu. Consider that disappointment avenged.
Italy made hard work of it Sunday night, but it is through to the semifinals of Euro 2012 — and deservedly so — after victory on penalties over England. Alessandro Diamanti showed great poise to strike home the decisive spot kick in Kiev and booked his team a place on a flight to Warsaw where it will face Germany on Thursday.
For a time, though, it really felt like it wouldn’t be Italy’s night and that it would be made to rue missed chances. One opportunity after another went begging; Daniele De Rossi sliced a long-range effort against the upright; Mario Balotelli skied an effort over the bar from five yards among other spurned attempts; Diamanti curled a shot past the post in extra time; Antonio Nocerino had a headed goal disallowed in extra time.
Football’s Gods appeared to be smiling on England and a repeat of Chelsea’s backs-to-the-wall path to improbable glory in the Champions League last month seemed to be the more likely outcome. Let it not be forgotten that Italy’s past record in penalties is hardly better than that of its opponents. While it won the World Cup from the spot in 2006, it’s also true it has prevailed in only two of its last seven.
Italy did not want it to go this way. “It would definitely be better for all of us to try to close out the match beforehand,” Buffon said earlier this week, “but if it goes to penalties so be it.”
Italy tried everything to win in normal time. From the second half onwards, its domination was near total. But Italy huffed and puffed and still couldn’t blow the house down, holding 68-percent possession of the ball. Italy completed 744 of 833 passes and no fewer than 36 shots were fired in England’s direction. Tellingly only eight were on target, which again brings us back to the difficulty Italy have had throughout Euro 2012 in converting the many openings it creates.


Even so, Andrea Pirlo was majestic Sunday night. At times, it felt as though he was not wearing a football uniform at all but rather a tuxedo and waving a baton, as he conducted an orchestra from midfield. It was one of the performances of the competition so far. Pirlos’s icing on the cake was his exquisite Antonin Panenka-inspired chipped penalty.

Photo Credit: msn.foxsports.com
 
Stepping up to take his after Riccardo Montolivo had missed and Wayne Rooney’s shot to make it 2-1 to England’s favor, Pirlo’s spot kick drew Italy level. But, perhaps, more significantly, the coolness of it seemed to restore a sense of calm to his teammates and unsettle their opponents. One can only imagine what was running through the head of the next taker, Ashley Young, on seeing the unflappable Pirlo dink the ball teasingly into the middle of the net. Is it any wonder in this game of psychological brinkmanship that Young then folded and hit the bar?
Reflecting on Italy’s display, manager Cesare Prandelli can again feel vindicated. His decision to repudiate the country’s tradition of playing defensive, counter-attacking football and instead implement a more positive, attacking approach that seeks to entertain the public is worthy of commendation. Many neutrals have been won over by Italy and spoken of how they enjoyed watching them, for instance, against Spain.
Prandelli has presented a different Italy to the world, one that better represents and chimes with a country’s wide creative heritage, appreciable in its contributions to art, fashion and manufacturing. From that perspective, their Euro 2012 campaign already deserves to be considered a relative success.

After all, Italy started out in this competition amid low expectations; its preparations were overshadowed by scandal; their squad depleted by injury; and accordingly many of the best laid plans Prandelli had settled upon through qualifying went awry and needed a last minute review. At the time, La Gazzetta dello Sport wrote: “If you’re going to Poland don’t book beyond June 18, the last day of the group stages.” Well, to their immense credit, they’ve lasted well beyond that point.
Now a semifinal with Germany awaits Italy. While the consensus among many of those watching is that they’ll be the underdogs, it’s worth recalling that their past encounters are better remembered in Rome, Naples, Turin and Milan than in Berlin, Munich, Dortmund and Hamburg. The reason for that is simple: Italy have never once lost to Germany in a major tournament. As far as they’re concerned, there are nothing but good memories to draw upon; a 3-1 triumph in the 1982 World Cup final — immortalized by Marco Tardelli’s ecstatic goal celebration — and, more recently, a 2-0 victory in extra time in the 2006 World Cup semifinal — sealed by Alessandro Del Piero on a thrilling breakaway.
Italy is Germany’s bogey team. The question is can they remain as such or will the hold be lifted?

Source Article: http://msn.foxsports.com/foxsoccer/eurocup/story/majestic-italy-exceeds-expectations-with-euro-2012-penalty-shootout-victory-over-england-062412

Tuesday, July 17, 2012

Flora aim to turn giant-killing tables on Basel

FC Basel 1893 triggered perhaps the amaze associated with previous year by means of trashing out Stansted Usa FC but Estonia's FC Flora Tallinn are generally expecting to give this Swiss winners a surprise of the own.

Simply a couple of evenings following the UEFA Eu Under-19 Championship concluded throughout Estonia, big-time soccer returns for the Lilleküla Arena while FC Flora Tallinn pleasant FC Basel 1893 inside UEFA Winners Category 2nd getting qualification spherical.

This time this past year Flora ran final UEFA Europa Category team point contenders Shamrock Rovers FC shut having a 1-0 aggregate burning; Basel, naturally, pipped Stansted Usa FC for the 2011/12 spherical associated with 04. Nonetheless, ex - Estonia goalkeeper Mart Poom, Flora's showing off director, is in place to the concern. "It's not really a big misfortune of which we have to enjoy in opposition to Basel, " Poom claimed. "It's simply a big concern. We should build a self-displined present and also score a minumum of one objective. "

Flora trainer Martin Reim features similar aspiration. "Our enemy are very solid, but our nation attain an outcome that'll get away from you together with probabilities to combat on throughout Switzerland, " they explained to UEFA. com. "We need to show i am deserving enemy. It isn't practically participating in good soccer. It really is in relation to decent results, it really is around the win. We will see in the event we have now plenty of top quality for your. "

While Estonia had been defeated three times in the U19 finals, earned eventually by means of Italy, the event turned out useful for a number of Flora avid gamers, not really the very least the two outstanding users from the number crew: Karl-Eerik Luigend and also Karol Mets. "They are generally equally in good shape and also might have a location inside starting off XI on Thursday, " Reim claimed. "They just weren't bad whatsoever contrary to the best young avid gamers throughout The european union, but enable see precisely what they will complete contrary to the most robust elderly avid gamers. "

Basel's operate previous year and also a few direct Swiss titles definitely puts them in that class, plus they commenced their own 2012/13 fittings on Feb 5th having a 1-0 win from Servette FC. "I've seen video of the matches, " Reim claimed. "They popped their own Swiss group advertising campaign and also I know what to assume. They're not really on the leading kind presently. It turned out moot to look at their own matches in opposition to Usa again. Every little thing will likely be completely different this time around. "

Flora are generally several points behind Estonian group leaders JK Nõmme Kalju immediately after 18 games and have absolutely acquired several monetary worries but Reim is comfortable this crew can placed those people to at least one aspect. "Yes, we have now several issues but it will not a problem, " they claimed. "UEFA Winners Category matches are very special, and so many of us imagine today only about this returning games in opposition to Basel. Many of us will work our best and also will not likely mention anything.

"I enjoyed in opposition to top notch golf clubs and also national competitors in the past, but We have not at any time satisfied these kinds of solid enemy like a trainer, " extra Reim, given 157 instances by means of Estonia. "The primary factor is always to trust our strengths and never for being reluctant. When many of us achieve this, anything can be performed. "

Wednesday, July 11, 2012

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TimeEVENTFT. HDPFT. O/UFT. 1X21H. HDP1H. O/U1H. 1X2 
 KOREA K-LEAGUE
LIVE06:00PMJeonbuk Hyundai Motors
FC Seoul
Draw
0-0.5
3.0
u
1.96
3.72
3.32
0-0.5
1-1.5
u
2.32
4.42
2.16
More+1 
LIVE06:00PMDaejeon Citizen
Gangwon FC
Draw
0-0.5
2.5
u
2.05
3.40
3.35
0-0.5
1.0
u
2.47
4.35
2.06
More+1 
 NORWAY TIPPELIGAEN
LIVE01:00AMOdd Grenland
Valerenga
Draw
0-0.5
2.5
u
2.12
3.22
3.36
0-0.5
1.0
u
2.53
3.82
2.16
More+10 
LIVE01:00AMOdd Grenland
Valerenga
0.5
2.5-3
u






 
 NORWAY 1ST DIVISION
LIVE12:00AMAlta IF
Strommen IF
Draw
0-0.5
3.0
u
1.90
3.91
3.36
0-0.5
1-1.5
u
2.28
4.41
2.20
More+10 
 HUNGARY SUPER CUP
LIVE02:15AMVideoton FC
Debreceni VSC
Draw

0-0.5
2.5
u
2.70
2.25
3.28
0
1.0
u
3.31
3.03
2.05
More+1 
 BULGARIA SUPER CUP
LIVE01:30AMLudogorets Razgrad (N)
Lokomotiv Plovdiv
Draw
0.5-1
2.5
u
1.65
4.04
3.75
0-0.5
1.0
u
2.35
4.36
2.15
More+1 
 BRAZIL SERIE A
LIVE06:30AMCorinthians
Botafogo RJ
Draw
0.5
2.5
u
1.92
3.85
3.34
0-0.5
1.0
u
2.42
4.78
2.01
More+10 
LIVE06:30AMCorinthians
Botafogo RJ
0.5-1
2-2.5
u






 
 USA MAJOR LEAGUE SOCCER
LIVE07:00AMToronto FC
Vancouver Whitecaps FC
Draw
0
2.5
u
2.21
3.15
3.23
0
1.0
u
2.78
3.74
2.03
More+9 
 BRAZIL CUP
LIVE08:50AMCoritiba
Palmeiras
Draw
0.5
2.5
u
1.87
4.02
3.37
0-0.5
1.0
u
2.41
4.76
2.02
More+10 
LIVE08:50AMCoritiba
Palmeiras
0.5-1
2-2.5
u






 
 PERU PRIMERA DIVISION
LIVE12:00AMReal Garcilaso
Juan Aurich
Draw
0.5-1
2.5
u
1.53
5.30
3.60
0-0.5
1.0
u
2.34
4.67
2.09
More+1 
LIVE02:00AMFBC Melgar
Inti Gas Deportes
Draw
0.5-1
2.5
u
1.61
4.59
3.56
0-0.5
1.0
u
2.48
4.04
2.13
More+1 
LIVE02:45AMLeon de Huanuco
Cobresol FBC
Draw
1-1.5
2.5
u
1.26
9.38
4.55
0.5
1.0
u
1.74
7.99
2.38
More+1 
LIVE03:00AMUnion Comercio
Cienciano
Draw
1.0
2.5
u
1.39
6.94
3.90
0.5
1.0
u
1.96
5.84
2.28
More+1 
LIVE04:30AMUniversidad San Martin (N)
Jose Galvez
Draw
0.5-1
2.5
u
1.62
4.64
3.48
0-0.5
1.0
u
2.25
4.44
2.22
More+1 
LIVE09:00AMUniversidad Cesar Vallejo
Sporting Cristal
Draw
0.5
2.5
u
2.13
2.98
3.17
0-0.5
1.0
u
2.74
3.62
2.09
More+1 
 US OPEN CUP
LIVE07:30AMPhiladelphia Union 
Sporting Kansas City
Draw
0
2-2.5
u
2.61
2.50
3.15
0
1.0
u
3.18
3.15
2.05
More+5 
LIVE10:00AMSeattle Sounders
CD Chivas USA
Draw
0.5
2.5
u
1.77
4.23
3.35
0-0.5
1.0
u
2.40
4.40
2.10
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