UEFA Final Match Spain vs. Italy

Spain and Italy will contest the 2012 edition of the European Championships Final after they won their respective semifinals against Portugal and Germany. While Spain needed a penalty shootout after a 0-0 draw to progress to the final in Kyiv on Sunday, Italy made for impressive viewing as they dismantled Germany, taking a 2-0 lead before a late penalty halved the ...

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Audience for UEFA EURO 2012 Quarterfinals Up 31 Percent vs. 2008

ESPN Audience for UEFA EURO 2012 Quarterfinals Up 31 Percent vs. 2008 England vs. Italy Sets UEFA European Football Championship Record for ESPN Deportes; Audience on ESPN Digital Platforms Surges Last Sunday’s UEFA EURO 2012 quarterfinal match between Italy and England, a 0-0 tie won by Italy 4-2 in a penalty-kick shootout, on ESPN was seen by an average of 2.968 million viewers, bigger than any UEFA European Football Championship match in 2012 or 2008, except the 2008 final on ABC (3.760 million for Germany vs. Spain). The four UEFA EURO 2012...

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Can Anyone Beats Spain?

Can anyone stop Spain? After winning the UEFA Euro 2008 and the 2010 World Cup, Spain looks poised to win their third straight major international tournament and cement the place in history as the greatest national team of all-time. Spain has been playing in their typical Spanish style; steady as a rock. Aside from a 4-0 thrashing they dished out to a weak Irish squad,...

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UEFA EURO 2012 Updates

The UEFA European Football Championship together with Euro 2012 consists of three stages --  the qualifying group stage, the play-off and the 16-team final tournament (Poland and Ukraine from 8th of June to 1st of July 2012. Fist Match will be Czech Republic vs. Portugal.Date: June 22, 2012 Time: 2:45 AM GMT + 8:00Place: National Stadium Warsaw, Warsaw...

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Italy strikers start doing their job

KRAKOW, Poland (AP) — Advancing to the quarterfinals isn't the only positive news for Italy. Now, the Azzurri strikers are also starting to score.Both Antonio Cassano and substitute Mario Balotelli found the target on Monday in the 2-0 win over Ireland that booked Italy a spot in the last eight of the European Championship. "That's a great sign, we needed them," Italy captain...

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UEFA EURO 2012 Updates | Italy advances to last 8 with 2-0 win over Ireland

POZNAN, Poland (AP) — Blowing kisses to the crowd with a joyous grin on his face, it was a different Antonio Cassano who walked off the pitch this time.Cassano, who wept uncontrollably after Italy was eliminated from the 2004 European Championship, scored the decisive goal Monday when Italy beat Ireland 2-0 Monday to reach the Euro 2012 quarterfinals."We Italians are...

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UEFA EURO 2012 Matches | SPAIN VS CROATIA

UEFA EURO 2012 Matches | SPAIN VS CROATIA Time: 2:45 AM GMT +8:00. UEFA has given German referee Wolfgang Stark his second top assignment at the European Championship, working the Spain vs. Croatia match on Tuesday. Some Italian commentators have suggested Spain and Croatia could orchestrate a 2-2 draw in Gdansk to ensure both advance to the quarterfinals and...

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Spain Looks Forward to Advance versus Republic of Ireland

SPAINTournament Statistics (as of June 14, 2012)REPUBLIC OF IRELAND 1Goals Scored1 9Attempts On Target5 9Attempts Off Target8 7Corners1 12Fouls Committed12 3Yellow Cards1 0Red Cards0 PREDICTED STARTING LINEUPS Spain (4-2-3-1) Casillas; Arbeloa, Ramos, Pique, Alba; Alonso, Busquets; Xavi, Iniesta, Silva; Torres Ireland (4-4-2)Given; Ward, Dunne, St Ledger, O’Shea; McGeady,...

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