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Croatia coach Bilic urges UEFA to punish racists

Bilic’s comments came a day after UEFA charged Croatia with “improper conduct” of supporters, including “racist chants, racist symbols” during its …
Associated Press

Ukrainian cleric dubs obsessed fans ‘monkeys’

“The Church does not bless the frenzy and psychosis that a person falls into when they watch these games,” Filaret, head of the Ukrainian Orthodox …
Reuters

Badly shaken Dutch now look to 2014 World Cup

Instead, the Netherlands must start afresh after tumbling out of the European Championship following three straight losses. A 2-1 defeat by Portugal …
Associated Press

Portugal thriving without a playmaker

For the first time since they re-emerged as a force in international football at Euro 96, Portugal are playing without a recognised playmaker. What …
Reuters

Ireland to wear black armbands against Italy

The match falls on the exact date of the attack and is especially poignant as it happened while the victims were watching Ireland play Italy in the …
Associated Press

Official: Kyiv fan zone to be expanded for Euro 2012 semifinals, finals

He said some 100,000 people watched the Ukraine-Sweden match on June 11 in Kyiv fan zone. On usual days, when other teams play, some 30,000-40,000 …
Interfax-Ukraine

France aiming for top spot with win over Sweden

The match represents the possible dawn of a new era for France — which has not reached a tournament quarterfinal since the 2006 World Cup — and the …
Associated Press

Weatherman: No repeat of storms for England-Ukraine match

Ukraine, co-hosts of Euro 2012 with Poland, face England in the eastern city of Donetsk in a match they have to win to qualify for the …
Reuters

Doctor: Shevchenko is ’50/50′ for England match

Leonid Mironov, speaking on Studiya 1+1 channel, said that the tissue was still swollen in Shevchenko’s troublesome knee which took two blows in the …
Reuters

Euro 2012 blog: Day 10 lessons

Portugal 2 – Holland 1 Germany 2 – Denmark 1 Final group standings: Germany, Portugal, Denmark, Netherlands (teams advancing in bold). – Portugal is …
Matt Pentz

Official: Donbas Arena confirms its high reputation

 On June 15, a downpour interrupted the match between Ukraine and France, but the game was resumed after an hour, as soon as water was removed by the …
Interfax-Ukraine

Euro 2012 blog: Day 9 lessons

Greece 1 – Russia 0 Czech Republic 1 – Poland 0 Final group standings: Czech Republic, Greece, Russia, Poland (teams in bold advance) – Greece pull …
Matt Pentz

Euro 2012 blog: Day 8 lessons

France 2 – Ukraine 0 England 3 – Sweden 2 – They’re favorites for a reason. Sweden and Ukraine came into the tournament with legitimate chances of …
Matt Pentz

Theo Walcott’s bid for England starting place against Ukraine in doubt due to injury in training

The winger is suffering from a tight hamstring – a problem which affected him at the end of the season and has limited his training – jeopardising …
Interns

UK ambassador personally accompanies England fans at Euro 2012 matches in Ukraine

The embassy must do everything it can to make sure that our football fans in Ukraine have no problems. These can always arise, especially, when …
Interns

Czech captain Rosicky doubt for Euro quarterfinals

Rosicky picked up the injury during Tuesday’s 2-1 win against Greece and hasn’t trained since. He was ruled out hours before Saturday’s game in …
Associated Press

Greece must keep a cool head for quarter-final

Greece coach Fernando Santos said their erratic start – a 1-1 draw with Poland and a 2-1 loss to the Czech Republic in Group A – before their victory …
Interns

Croatia’s lions don’t fear Spain, says captain Srna

“We have 23 lions in the squad,” Srna told a news conference before training at the Gdansk Stadium on June 17. “We have no complex, no fear of Spain, …
Reuters
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