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Euro 2012, Holland 1 Germany 2

13 Wednesday Jun 2012

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Kharkiv, Group B: Holland v Germany

Germany won this the clash of the Titans, and were for most this game very comfortable against a Dutch team that just lacked the bite.

A Robin Van Persie goal put them back into the game with twenty minutes to go.

Until then, two Mario Gomez goals seemed to have meant certain defeat for the Dutch team in this the Group of Death.

The Dutch tried, but they came second and will need a win against Portugal, for Germany to defeat Denmark and then they will still need a greater goal difference to get through.

Who would have thought that the team tipped by many to be tournament favourites would have lost both their games by the second week of Euro 2012.

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Euro 2012, Germany 1 Portugal 0

09 Saturday Jun 2012

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Lviv, Group B

After a first half where Portugal were clearly content to allow their exciting opponents to attack in the hope of lofting one to Christiano Ronaldo on the break, the hope was that someone would break the deadlock in the second.

For the first fifteen minutes, Portugal showed more adventure and showed that this German team are not comfortable when they on the back foot and on the receiving end.

For along while though it appeared that this highly anticipated game between two European giants was never really going to live up to the billing, until Mario Gomez headed in a Muller cross in the seventy-second minute to put the Germans ahead and for a brief few minutes it appeared that the game had come alive.

Germany continued to press with Gomez failing to toe in another Muller cross two minutes later.

Portugal came within a whisker of scoring in the closing minutes, however they did not deserve to win this game, for they have played this style of football for too long now and it hasn’t really brought them accolades from their fans or any silverware either.

All that is of course a huge shame for the player fated as one of the best on the planet but who has still to prove himself on the international stage.

As for Germany they still excite, however their opponents will feel that they are beatable, something that seemed impossible during the World Cup when this young German side first exploded onto the scene.

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EURO 2012 FIXTURES and RESULTS

06 Wednesday Jun 2012

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 EURO 2012 FIXTURES

Friday, June 8

Warsaw, Group A: Poland v Greece, 1-1

Wroclaw, Group A: Russia v Czech Republic  4-1

Saturday, June 9

Kharkiv, Group B: Holland v Denmark 0-1

Lviv, Group B: Germany v Portugal 1-0

Sunday, June 10

Gdansk, Group C: Spain v Italy 1-1

Poznan, Group C: Republic of Ireland v Croatia 1-3

Monday, June 11

Donetsk, Group D: France v England 1-1

Kiev, Group D: Ukraine v Sweden 2-1

Tuesday, June 12

Wroclaw, Group A: Greece v Czech Republic 1-2

Warsaw, Group A: Poland v Russia 1-1

Wednesday, June 13

Lviv, Group B: Denmark v Portugal 2-3

Kharkiv, Group B: Holland v Germany 1-2

Thursday, June 14

Poznan, Group C: Italy v Croatia 1-1

Gdansk, Group C: Spain v Republic of Ireland 4-0

Friday, June 15

Kiev, Group D: Sweden v England 2-3

Donetsk, Group D: Ukraine v France 0-2

Saturday, June 16

Wroclaw, Group A: Czech Republic v Poland 1-0

Warsaw, Group A: Greece v Russia 1-0

Sunday, June 17

Kharkiv, Group B: Portugal v Holland (1945)

Lviv, Group B: Denmark v Germany (1945)

Monday, June 18

Gdansk, Group C: Croatia v Spain (1945)

Poznan, Group C: Italy v Republic of Ireland (1945)

Tuesday, June 19

Donetsk, Group D: England v Ukraine (1945)

Kiev, Group D: Sweden v France (1945)

QUARTER-FINALS

Thursday, June 21

QF1: Warsaw: Winner A v Runner-up B (1945)

Friday, June 22

QF2: Gdansk: Winner B v Runner-up A (1945)

Saturday, June 23

QF3: Donetsk: Winner C v Runner-up D (1945)

Sunday, June 24

QF4: Kiev: Winner D v Runner-up C (1945)

SEMI-FINALS

Wednesday, June 27

SF1: Donetsk: Winner QF1 v Winner QF3 (1945)

Thursday, June 28

SF2: Warsaw: Winner QF2 v Winner QF4 (1945)

FINAL

Sunday, July 1

Kiev: Winner SF1 v Winner SF2 (1945)

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England 1 Belgium 0

02 Saturday Jun 2012

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Stunning Danny Welbeck goal in 38th minute of first half, the highlight of an otherwise forgettable final Euro warm-up game against a Belgium side that won’t be at this summer’s tournament.

Once again, England were well drilled, work-man like with occasional surges that looked threatening as shown by Jermaine Dafoe who in the 80th minute hit the post, and then the side netting in the 90th.

Belgium did threaten at the end, but were clearly going threw the motions in a game that was really a warm-up for England who will face France on June 11.

As Roy Hodgson gets more confident and settled in his role, the approach he has taken to this side will hold them in good stead in Euro 2012 where they will confound their doubters and do well.

Norway 0 England 1

26 Saturday May 2012

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Ashley Young scores in the 9th minute in Euro warm-up game against a Norway side that hasn’t qualified for the 2012 tournament. England are compact and organised, nothing thrilling, in Roy Hodgson’s first game in charge.

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BREAKING NEWS – Chelsea are European Champions

19 Saturday May 2012

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Penalties –  3 – 4

FT Bayern Munich 1 – 1 Chelsea

       Muller 83                    Drogba 88

Bayern dominated the first half, but did not make it count squandering a hatful of chances, with Arjen Robben and Thomas Muller missing the mark far too often.

The pattern continued in the second.

When Thomas Muller finally made it count eight minutes before time, it looked like it was all over for Roberto di Matteo’s men. However, Drogba appeared out of nowhere two minutes before time to head in an equaliser and it was game on.

Chelsea got back in for the next five mnutes, which included three minutes of extra time, and when Drogba sent a free kick into the crowd the game finished 1-1 after normal time.

Three minutes into extra time though, a Drogba foul on Franck Ribery opened the way for a Arjen Robben penalty which was sensationally saved by Petr Cech.

From now onwards, it appeared that the omens were good for Chelsea and that Bayern would rue all those squandered chances, which included that miss by Robben, as well a great one early in the second half of extra time.

Bayern continued to attack, but they just couldn’t get the ball into the back of the net as the game went into a penalty shoot out with that man Drogba sealing the deal.

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This is Chelsea’s Moment

19 Saturday May 2012

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TEMPLATE COMMENTARY

Nothing about Roberto Di Matteo’s side and how it has managed to get into the Champions League final to meet Bayern Munich has been convincing.

Not the performances, which include a very fortunate defeat of a Barcelona side whose manager was clearly tired of looking at the endless stream of silverware coming his way.

Nor the appearance of his players whose best days are clearly behind them –  that includes the once great Drogba as well those players that have for some reason made it into the England squad for the summer’s European Championships.

So, it would take a brave man to bet against a German side that boasts  amongst others, the latest Dutch superstar, one Arjen Robben in its ranks.

But Chelsea, have got a momentum, similar to the way Liverpool and Manchester United before them had going for them.

Call it the ‘It’ factor, call it what you like – they have team spirit that will mean they will overcome this Bayern Munich side in Munich to become European Club Champions.

The performance will not please their billionaire owner Roman Abramovich, however that will be an argument for another day – for this is Chelsea’s moment.

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⚽️ Kenny Dalglish is fired 🥅 🏟

16 Wednesday May 2012

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“After a careful and deliberative review of the season, the club came to the decision that a change was appropriate.

“Results in the Premier League have been disappointing and we believe to build on the progress that has already been made, we need to make a change.”

With that statement,Kenny Dalglish was no longer manager of Liverpool FC.

Dalglish said his departure had been handled in a “honourable, respectful and dignified way”.

Wigan manager Roberto Martinez and former Reds boss Rafael Benitez are early favourites to fill the vacant position.

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BREAKING NEWS – Manchester City are Premier League Champions

13 Sunday May 2012

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Man City 3 QPR 2

Sunderland 0 Man United 1

After scoring two goals in the last five minutes, Manchester City win on superior goal difference to take the title for the first time since 1968.

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FA Press Conference unveiling Roy Hodgson as England Manager

01 Tuesday May 2012

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TEMPLATE REPORT

FA Chairman David Bernstein confirmed that only one club was approached for the position of England manager and that the decision to appoint Roy Hodgson was based on his experience and how he had performed with the resources available at club level, as well as international level, which the FA believes means that he will make the transition from Club manager to England coach.

Bernstein mentioned Stuart Pearce, but did not refer to the public’s choice of Harry Redknapp.

He did say that there was a shortlist of more than two people, and that West Bromwich had asked for Hodgson to remain their coach for the last two games of the Premier League.

He said that the FA had decided on Hodgson a month ago and would not discuss any other name for the position.

Adding that he was only the only England manager to come to the position with international and tournament football experience.

Roy Hodgson said he has moved forward from the unhappy time he had as coach of Liverpool.

When asked about his decision to play in apartheid South Africa forty years ago, he said he had made that decision on football reasons and that he detested the regime.

Hodgson said that he had received a voice mail message from Harry Redknapp congratulating him on his appointment and hoped they would remain friends and not rivals.

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