EURO 2021

In the second match of Group B, Germans, the current European vice champions and one of the main candidates to the champions’ title will play the national team of Portugal, led by Paulo Bento. It will be an exceptionally fascinating duel. The Portuguese will be facing a collective with strong players on every position, starting with the gate defended by Manuel Neuer, through defense team consisting of Bayern Munich and Borussia Dortmund players, to the attack, where the duet Mario Gomez – Miroslav Klose will inspire terror among Portuguese. The […]

Zozulica app lets fans cheer with their phones during the Euro 2012 Soccer Championship. Remember the Vuvuzela? Meet it’s sister, the Zozulica. A traditional Ukrainian flute that will be this years noisemaker in the stadiums. And of course there’s an app for that. The Zozulica is a little clay whistle, shaped like a cuckoo. As we speak, the unofficial mascot is being produced in large quantities by factories in Ukraine and Poland. For those that wish to save their breath or don’t want to carry around a flute in their […]

New England captain Steven Gerrard believes revitalised striker Andy Carroll can terrorise opposing defences during Euro 2012 if he repeats the end-of-season-form shown at Liverpool. Carroll has been thrust to the forefront of England’s attacking options with Wayne Rooney suspended for the first two games, Darren Bent out through injury and Danny Welbeck struggling to be fit. He has failed to live up to his £35 million price tag since moving from Newcastle 16 months ago but will now lead the England attack in tomorrow’s friendly with Norway in Oslo. […]

Almost half (48%) of Poland’s population trust that the Polish national team will be able to advance to the next stage and play in quarterfinals, while only a few respondents (3%) hope for the championship – results from the latest survey carried out by CBOS. According to the CBOS survey, the Poles are careful optimists in evaluation of chances of our national football team at Euro 2012. Over ¼ of respondents (29%) are pessimistically disposed and anticipate that the Polish team won’t be able to win the group. Almost half […]

Rio Ferdinand, former England’s national team captain, defender of Manchester United, wasn’t nominated to the European football championships in Poland and Ukraine roster. On Wednesday, the head coach Roy Hodgson announced the names of 23 squad players. According to British Isles media speculations, Hodgson should have selected for Euro 2012 roster only one player from the pair John Terry (Chelsea London) – Rio Ferdinand (Manchester United). The reason should have been a conflict between both players, an aftermath of events from October 23, 2011. During a league match, defender of […]

The squad of Sweden consisting of 23 footballers nominated by the head coach Erik Hamren to participate in European football championships in Poland and Ukraine includes also the striker Johan Elmander, who plays for the Turkish club Galatasaray and was injured during a league match. The footballer got a right foot injury while playing on Saturday in the Turkish premier league against Fenerbahce Istanbul (0:0). An x-ray examination carried out immediately after the accident showed that the 30-year old Elmander fractured a metatarsal. Detailed medical examination was conducted after footballer’s […]

Paolo Bento announced on Monday evening during a press conference in Obidos Portugal’s European football championships roster consisting of 23 players. The lineup does not significantly differ from that nominated by the coach to take part at the match with Poland in February. Just as before the match in the National Stadium in Warsaw, the team lacks the injured striker Danny and the defenders Ricardo Carvalho and Bosingwa, who were excluded from the team last year after a conflict with the coach. The footballers nominated by Bento are mostly foreign […]

Look how they will look national teams Euro 2012 shirts.