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Column: Van Persie makes millions seem cheap
Actor Tom Cruise was in the crowd, but Robin van Persie was the top gun. He supplied the Hollywood ending on a day of thunder for English soccer ...
Messi, Ronaldo, Wambach up for FIFA awards
Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo and Andres Iniesta are the finalists for FIFA's world player of the year award. They were picked from a list of 23 ...
Column: Spanish masters turn soccer into art
Even in slow-motion replays, Spain still seemed to play at 1 million miles an hour. The Italians? Well, they looked as though they'd been locked ...
Column: Balotelli challenging minds with his feet
The ignoramus who scrawled "non sei un vero italiano, sei un africano nero" — "You are not a true Italian, you are a black African" — on a wall near ...
Italy celebrates a magical night against Germany
It was Italy's night against the Germans, on and off the field. Premier Mario Monti and striker Mario Balotelli gave a much-needed boost to a country ...
Stingy Spain worried about Italy, Balotelli
Stingy as it may be, Spain's defenders are still a little worried about their rematch with Italy and Mario Balotelli in the European Championship ...
EURO 2012 LIVE: Germany 1 Italy 2
Mario Balotelli scored twice as Italy beat Germany 2-1 on Thursday to advance to the Euro 2012 final against Spain. Here's the best of the action.
UEFA charges Spain, Russia over fans' racist abuse
UEFA charged the Spanish and Russian football associations on Tuesday for racist chants by fans at the European Championship. The charges follow ...
Column: A mournful lament for a fabulous Euro 2012
With Germans wowing like Brazilians, the attack-minded Italians shedding their defensive skins and the Spanish hogging the ball to suffocate opponents ...
Italy beats England on penalties at Euro 2012, 4-2
After two hours of clever, often dominating but in the end fruitless play, Italy found the answer against England. Penalty kicks. Alessandro Diamanti ...
EURO 2012 LIVE: Italy beats England on pens
Italy beat England 4-2 on penalties after the match ended 0-0 after extra-time. The Italians will now play Germany. Here's the best of the action.
EURO 2012 LIVE: Spain vs. France
It's Spain versus France for a place in the European Championship semifinals on Saturday — the most anticipated match of the tournament so far.
Croatia charged for racially abusing Balotelli
UEFA has charged the Croatian football association with racism after receiving reports that fans made monkey chants at Italy forward Mario Balotelli.