Spain were clearly the better side – so much so, that the tactical battle was almost non-existent. Ireland did well to get to half-time at only 0-1, but Spain wrapped the game up soon into the second half. Neither side did anything different or unusual tactically. Ireland never managed to string more then 5 passes before it...
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There are many “players to watch” at the euros and almost all of them you probably know about. I’ve tried to gather a selection of those you may not know too well or those that could turn out to be unlikely heroes and hopefully go on to have a great tournament.
1. Alan Dzagoev (Russia)
The CSKA Moscow midfielder revealed that...
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Some fun facts about Euro 2012 and I’ll start with the best one: Ireland is the only squad that doesn’t have any players from its own domestic league while England is the only squad that only has players from its own domestic league-system.
Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy, MLS) and Christian Wilhelmsson (Al-Hilal, Saudi Pro...
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The great and good of European football are gathering in Kyiv for the UEFA EURO 2012 finals draw which takes place at the city’s Palace of Arts at 18.00CET (19.00 local time) on Friday with full coverage in UEFA.com’s DrawCentre.
The Story
Reigning champions Spain defeated Germany in the 2008 final, as well as...
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