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Hazard finally decides, set to join Chelsea

Tue, 29 May 2012 03:23:47 GMT

Eden Hazard is set to join European champions Chelsea, who appear to have beaten Premier League winners Manchester City and Manchester United in the race to sign one of football's brightest young talents.

Under-investigation Criscito leaves Italy squad

Mon, 28 May 2012 21:01:37 GMT

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has trimmed his provisional squad for the European Championship to 25 players. Prandelli will cut another two before submitting his final 23-man list to UEFA by mid-day local time on Tuesday.

Ukraine beat Estonia 4-0 in Euro warm-up

Mon, 28 May 2012 20:57:46 GMT

Ukraine warmed up for the European Championship in style on Monday, beating Estonia 4-0 in a friendly after scoring three first-half goals.

Greece drop Tziolis, Kone from Euro 2012 squad

Mon, 28 May 2012 20:53:44 GMT

Greece coach Fernando Santos dropped midfielders Alexandros Tziolis and Panagiotis Kone from his final 23-player squad for the European Championship on Monday.

Evra urges Hazard to pick Man United over City

Mon, 28 May 2012 07:20:23 GMT

Manchester United defender Patrice Evra has urged in-demand Eden Hazard to reject an offer from rivals Manchester City in favour of a move to Old Trafford.

I will be 100 percent fit for Euros: Fabregas

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:40:06 GMT

Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas insists that he will be 100 percent fit for the start of Euro 2012.

Chelsea defender Ivanovic claims Madrid interest

Mon, 28 May 2012 06:27:23 GMT

Chelsea defender Branislav Ivanovic has claimed that he is on Real Madrid's wish-list for the new season.

England midfielder Gareth Barry out of Euro 2012

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:41:32 GMT

Gareth Barry was ruled out of the European Championship on Monday because of a stomach injury, robbing England of one of their two holding midfielders less than two weeks before the start of the tournament.

Cech extends Chelsea contract until 2016

Mon, 28 May 2012 05:34:33 GMT

Czech Republic goalkeeper Petr Cech has extended his contract with Champions League winners Chelsea until 2016.

Services beat Tamil Nadu to win Santosh Trophy

Mon, 28 May 2012 04:26:03 GMT

Services on Monday clinched the 66th Santosh Trophy after beating Tamil Nadu 3-2 in a pulsating final at the Barabati Stadium in Cuttack on Monday.

Late winner takes France past Iceland in warm-up

Mon, 28 May 2012 03:58:00 GMT

Franck Ribery scored his first international goal for more than three years and Adil Rami grabbed a late winner as France rallied to beat Iceland 3-2 at home on Sunday in a European Championship warm-up match.

Willems, Narsingh make Netherlands' Euro cut

Sun, 27 May 2012 22:22:16 GMT

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk on Saturday included 18-year-old defender Jetro Willems and winger Luciano Narsingh in his final 23-man European Championship squad that has a wealth of attacking options but could be frail in defence.

Borussia Dortmund trio lead Poland Euro squad

Sun, 27 May 2012 22:12:53 GMT

The Borussia Dortmund trio of Robert Lewandowski, Jakub Blaszczykowski and Lukasz Piszczek lead the European Championship squad for co-hosts Poland.

Juventus boss Conte investigated for match-fixing

Sun, 27 May 2012 20:42:06 GMT

Italian police investigating a soccer match-fixing scandal placed Juventus trainer Antonio Conte under investigation and arrested the captain of Lazio Stefano Mauri and former Genoa midfielder Omar Milanetto, authorities said on Monday.

Spain preparations hit, Fabregas to miss 10 days

Sun, 27 May 2012 07:13:26 GMT

Barcelona midfielder Cesc Fabregas is set to miss a big chunk of Spain's preparations for Euro 2012 after being ruled out for seven to 10 days with a hamstring strain, the Spanish club said on Saturday.

Second string Czechs beat Israel 2-1 in warm-up

Sun, 27 May 2012 06:52:00 GMT

A last-minute goal by David Lafata helped the Czech Republic beat Israel 2-1 on Saturday in preparation for next month's European Championship.

Greece, Slovenia draw 1-1 in friendly

Sun, 27 May 2012 06:37:46 GMT

Midfielder Jasmin Kurtic scored on his international debut to earn Slovenia a 1-1 draw with European Championship-bound Greece on Saturday.

Poland beat Slovakia 1-0, Fabianksi out injured

Sun, 27 May 2012 06:26:29 GMT

Damien Perquis scored his first international goal on Saturday to give Poland a 1-0 win over Slovakia in the co-host's second warm-up match before the European Championship.

Ireland edge Bosnia-Herzegovina 1-0 in warm-up

Sun, 27 May 2012 05:26:30 GMT

Shane Long gave Ireland a morale-boosting 1-0 victory over Bosnia-Herzegovina ahead of the European Championship on Saturday but midfielder Keith Fahey was ruled out of the tournament through injury.

Hulk brace gives Brazil 3-1 win over Denmark

Sun, 27 May 2012 04:46:11 GMT

Hulk scored two goals in the first half to help Brazil beat Denmark 3-1 on Saturday at the start of a four-match tour ahead of the London Olympics.

Insipid Portugal held to 0-0 draw by Macedonia

Sun, 27 May 2012 04:40:38 GMT

Portugal lacked fire and flair and were held to 0-0 at home by Macedonia on Saturday in a warm-up match for the European Championship.

Netherlands lost 2-1 to Bulgaria in friendly

Sun, 27 May 2012 04:32:44 GMT

Bulgaria surprised the Netherlands 2-1 on Saturday in a friendly that showed the World Cup runners-up are struggling to find their trademark fluency ahead of the European Championship.

Spain beat Serbia 2-0 in Euro 2012 warm-up

Sun, 27 May 2012 04:19:13 GMT

Adrian Lopez scored and set up a goal on his debut as Spain beat Serbia 2-0 to get their European Championship preparations off to a winning start on Saturday.

Germany stunned by Switzerland in Euro warm-up

Sun, 27 May 2012 03:58:46 GMT

Germany suffered for resting their Bayern Munich players as Switzerland forward Eren Derdiyok scored a hat-trick in a wild 5-3 victory over the European Championship contenders in a friendly on Saturday.

Hodgson starts England reign with Norway win

Sun, 27 May 2012 03:39:28 GMT

Ashley Young gave Roy Hodgson a winning start as England coach on Saturday, clinching a 1-0 victory over Norway in the team's first European Championship warm-up match.