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Stalemate hurts St Etienne’s Euro hopes

Stalemate hurts St Etienne’s Euro hopes

May. 4 |   Saint-Etienne's Gabonese forward Pierre-Eme Aubameyang (L) vies with Bordeaux's Senegalese defender Lamiane Sane during the French L1 football match Saint-Etienne (ASSE) vs Bordeaux (FCGB) on May 3, 2013 at the Geoffroy-Guichard stadium...

Chelsea’s Cech expects Euro battle to go to the wire

Chelsea’s Cech expects Euro battle to go to the wire

Apr. 27 | Basel's Fabian Schaer scores with a penalty against Chelsea's goalkeeper Petr Cech during the UEFA Europa League semi final first leg soccer match between Switzerland's FC Basel 1893 and Britain's Chelsea FC at the St. Jakob-Park stadium...

Statbox: Italy v Ireland

Jun. 16 | WARSAW: Facts and figures ahead of the Euro 2012 Group C match between Italy and Ireland at the City Stadium in Poznan on Monday (1845 GMT):  * While Italy are expected to win, their recent record against the Irish does not give cause for that much optimism....

Statbox: Croatia v Spain

Jun. 16 | WARSAW: Facts and figures ahead of the Euro 2012 Group C match between Croatia and Spain at the PGE Arena in Gdansk on Monday (1845 GMT):  * Croatia and Spain have never met in a competitive game. Croatia’s only win in four friendlies was back...

Bilyaletdinov, Bystrov dropped from Russia’s Euro 2012 squad

May. 12 | MOSCOW, May 11 (Reuters) – Russia coach Dick Advocaat dropped experienced midfielders Diniyar Bilyaletdinov and Vladimir Bystrov from his 26-man preliminary squad for Euro 2012. Bilyaletdinov, 27, joined Spartak Moscow in January following a disappointing...

Croatians face uphill battle to reach last eight

May. 2 | Croatia may have been just seconds away from the last four at Euro 2008, but their chances of emulating that success this summer in Poland and Ukraine look remote. The Croatians face tough Euro 2012 group stage opposition in holders and world chamnpions...

Nasri earns nervy France Euro 2012 berth

Nasri earns nervy France Euro 2012 berth

Oct. 12 |  PARIS, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Samir Nasri’s second-half penalty sent a nervy France into the Euro 2012 finals after a 1-1 home draw against Bosnia who had to settle for a playoff place following their Group D decider on Tuesday.  The hosts...

Late goals send Greece to Euro 2012 finals

Late goals send Greece to Euro 2012 finals

Oct. 12 |  TBILISI, Oct 11 (Reuters) – Striker Angelos Charisteas scored a late winner on his international return to send Greece to the Euro 2012 finals as Group F winners after a hard-earned 2-1 victory over Georgia on Tuesday.  Greece scored twice in...

Battle for Euro 2012 spots goes down to wire

Oct. 7 |  LONDON, Oct 7 (Reuters) – The fight for the six remaining automatic berths and eight playoff places for Euro 2012 intensifies on Friday when the penultimate round of qualifying matches kicks off.  Several teams are still in the chase for a guaranteed...