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Czechs beat Poland 1-0 to make quarterfinals
All it took was one strike from Czech midfielder Petr Jiracek to bring an end to the European Championship dreams of 40 million Poles. Jiracek scored ...
EURO 2012 LIVE: Final Group A matches
Co-host Poland plays the Czech Republic, and Russia takes on Greece in the final Group A matches at the European Championship. The four teams are ...
Polish police on high alert for hooligan violence
Dozens of Polish police wearing full riot gear kept a close watch on Russian soccer fans heading to their country's European Championship game against ...
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.
England eliminates Sweden from Euros with 3-2 win
Theo Walcott finally got his chance at the European Championship, and he only needed three minutes to make it count. Walcott scored shortly after ...
France beats co-host Ukraine 2-0 in Group D
Ukraine's players were first drenched by a thunderstorm, then swamped by France's clever, passing soccer. The French ended a six-year drought for a ...
Storm delays Euro 2012 game in Ukraine
The Ukraine-France game at the European Championship was halted for nearly an hour Friday because of a fierce thunderstorm. Just five minutes into the ...
In Kiev, a protest camp outside Euro 2012 fan zone
If soccer fans aren't seeing enough action on the field in the European Championships, they can get a dose of rough-and-tumble Ukrainian politics near ...
Polish leaders want stiff penalties for hooligans
Polish leaders hope the justice system will deal more harshly with soccer hooligans during the European Championship. Poland and Russian fans clashed ...
EURO 2012 LIVE: Spain 4 Ireland 0
Defending champion Spain beat Ireland 4-0 in Group C at the European Championship on Thursday. Earlier, Italy drew 1-1 with Croatia. Here is a running ...
Torres scores 2 as Spain eliminates Ireland
Fernando Torres scored a goal in each half Thursday to give Spain a 4-0 win over Ireland and eliminate the Irish from the European Championship.
Italy held to 1-1 draw by Croatia in Group C
After all the talk about an attacking approach to football, Italy fell back to its old defensive tactics Thursday — and the price was a costly 1-1 ...
BSkyB, BT shares drop after winning Premier rights
Shares in British Sky Broadcasting and telecommunications company BT PLC have fallen sharply after the two companies paid a higher-than-expected price ...