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Victorious Spain to return to heroes' welcome

Spain's footballers were on Monday expected to make a glorious home-coming, after successfully defending their European championship title and making history as the first team to record back-to-back wins in the competition.

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Balotelli double downs Germany as Italy march on

EURO 2012: Striker Mario Balotelli struck twice to seal Italy's 2-1 semi-final win over Germany on Thursday to leave the Germans' Euro 2012 ambitions in tatters while the Azzurri march on to the final.

'No regrets' for Bento as Portugal fall to Spain

EURO 2012: Portugal coach Paulo Bento said he had no regrets after seeing his side lose 4-2 on penalties to defending champions Spain in the Euro 2012semi-finals.

Montolivo ready to upset Mum for Italian cause

Riccardo Montolivo will risk upsetting his German mother on Thursday by helping Italy beat Germany in their Euro 2012 semi-final.

Nasri latest to join 'Les Miserables' French cast

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Monday 25 June 2012, 10:27AM

EURO 2012: Samir Nasri's scene stealing departure from Euro 2012added to the rich history of French footballers not doing things by halves when they want to express their disaffection with their lot.

Italy round off semi-finalists, England pay penalty

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Monday 25 June 2012, 10:24AM

EURO 2012: Italy rounded off the quartet of Euro 2012semi-finalists on Sunday as England once again exited a major finals in a penalty shootout.

No France concern over Nasri, Ribery injuries

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Thursday 21 June 2012, 04:16PM

Samir Nasri and Franck Ribery should both be fit to face Spain in the Euro 2012 quarter-finals despite missing training on Wednesday, according to France assistant coach Alain Boghossian.

Spanish media relieved after win over Croatians

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Tuesday 19 June 2012, 09:08AM

Spanish media reacted with relief late Monday in their online editions after the defending champions edged through to the quarter-finals of Euro 2012with a 1-0 tightrope-walk over Croatia.

Torres double ends Ireland Euro dream

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Friday 15 June 2012, 09:27AM

EURO 2012: A double by Fernando Torres inspired defending champions Spain to a 4-0 thrashing of Ireland on Thursday in their Euro 2012Group C match and ended Irish hopes of qualifying for the quarter-finals.

Poland fan chucks TV out window after Russia score

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Thursday 14 June 2012, 12:37PM

EURO 2012: A Polish football fan was so devastated when Russia scored against Poland at Tuesday's Euro 2012 match that he threw his television set out his third-storey window, police said Wednesday.

Dutch lacked defensive courage fumes Van Marwijk

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Thursday 14 June 2012, 12:32PM

EURO 2012: Holland coach Bert van Marwijk accused his defence of not showing enough courage as the Oranje lost 2-1 to Germany and slumped to their second straight defeat at Euro 2012.

Gerrard salutes 'unbreakable' England

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Tuesday 12 June 2012, 09:44AM

Steven Gerrard hailed England's "unbreakable" defence after managing to frustrate France to earn a crucial 1-1 draw in their Euro 2012 opener.

UEFA hoping for a good news Euro

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Monday 11 June 2012, 06:06PM

European football is looking for a successful Euro 2012in Poland and Ukraine after damaging match-fixing revelations in Italy, debt-ridden Spanish clubs and the spectre of racism in grounds across the continent.

Spain setback in Euro title bid

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Monday 11 June 2012, 09:45AM

FOOTBALL: Spain's bid to become the first team to win back-to-back European titles got off to a bad start on Sunday, after they were forced to come from behind to draw 1-1 with crisis-hit Italy in Gdansk, Poland.

Irish come up short against Croatia

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Monday 11 June 2012, 09:44AM

FOOTBALL: Croatia dealt a major blow to Ireland's hopes of reaching the Euro quarter-finals beating them 3-1 in their Group C opener here on Sunday, with Mario Mandzukic scoring a double.

Euro 2012 and the rocky road to Warsaw

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Friday 8 June 2012, 11:31AM

FOOTBALL: Euro 2012 kicks off today (8 June) in Poland and Ukraine, just over five years since European football's governing body UEFA made the surprise choice of naming the two east European countries as joint hosts.

Russia look to mount strong defence against Czechs

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Thursday 7 June 2012, 05:40PM

FOOTBALL: Russia will be looking to their defence to put on an improved display when they take on the Czech Republic in their opening Group A match tomorrow (June 8).

Testicle-biting dogs for England hooligans

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Thursday 7 June 2012, 05:24PM

FOOTBALL: From testicle-biting police dogs to sonic cannons capable of inducing involuntary urination, Polish anti-hooligan squads have an array of weapons ready for potential trouble-makers at Euro 2012.

Kick off the Euros with The Phuket News

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Thursday 7 June 2012, 04:55PM

PHUKET: All of the games, all of the stadiums and all of the teams in the island’s best English language newspaper out today, all for just 20 baht.

Defoe leaves England squad after death of father

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Thursday 7 June 2012, 04:36PM

FOOTBALL: England striker Jermain Defoe has flown home from the squad's Euro 2012 training camp in Krakow following the death of his father, the Football Association confirmed Thursday.

Greeks out to bring some rare Euro cheer

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Thursday 7 June 2012, 04:31PM

FOOTBALL: Greece are aiming to give their hard-pressed compatriots back home a rare moment of cheer here on Friday when they take on co-hosts Poland in the opening match of Euro 2012.

England's Phil Jagielka relishing return to his ancestral homeland

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Thursday 31 May 2012, 03:51PM

FOOTBALL: Phil Jagielka admits he could have been turning out for Poland at Euro 2012 but says he would never have turned down the chance to represent England at a major tournament.

Ukraine's sex industry bets on Euro 2012

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Thursday 31 May 2012, 03:38PM

FOOTBALL: Ukraine’s sex industry is banking on pulling in clients and cash during Euro 2012 but campaigners paint stark warnings given that the championship co-host has the highest rate of HIV infection in Eastern Europe.

Euro 2012 organisers hit back over racism fears

Phuket Sport / Euro 2012

Tuesday 29 May 2012, 09:52PM

FOOTBALL: Euro 2012 organisers on Tuesday hit back at claims that Poland and Ukraine were unsafe for travelling football fans, amid fears from competing nations, current and former players about far-right racism and violence.

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