Euro 2012
Laurent Koscielny at last appreciated, but will leave the headlines for others against Spain
Vicente Del Bosque is a man who doesn’t mix his words. He sits proudly, almost aggressively as the coach, the leader, the boss of Spain – the European and World Champions.
They face France later, for a place in the last four of Euro 2012. It’s a crunch clash, but despite the heat and exhaustion of [...]
By Jamie Sanderson | Football | Saturday, 23 June 2012 at 11:41 am
Euro 2012: Why goal-line technology will ruin my fun
It’s pathetic of me, I know, but as someone with deep-rooted authority issues, I’d miss the chance to rant at useless, jumped-up, self-important, jobsworth match officials.
By Mike Ward | Football, Sport | Friday, 22 June 2012 at 3:36 pm
England’s chances of winning Euro 2012 now at 9.7%
With England navigating their way past tricky opposition and to the top of Group D, their chances of success in Poland and Ukraine have increased significantly.
By Simon Rice | Football, Sport | Thursday, 21 June 2012 at 4:00 am
Do not underestimate the potential impact of the ‘Debt Derby’ between Germany and Greece
Angela Merkel has often made a point of accentuating her love for the beautiful game.
By Kit Holden | Football, Sport | Thursday, 21 June 2012 at 4:00 am
Euro 2012: The agony of being a Poland fan
Every time Poland qualified, Poles would get carried away and start talking about the possibility of a “medal”, much like people do with England. Then 2012 came along.
By Jan Dorosz | Football, Sport | Wednesday, 20 June 2012 at 5:43 pm
Sepp Blatter’s assertion that goal-line technology is a ‘necessity’ is anti-football
The beauty of football – unlike any other sport – is it’s accessibility for all. One only needs a ball and one can play football. Jumpers for goal posts as they say.
By Simon Rice | Football, Sport | Wednesday, 20 June 2012 at 1:47 pm
Get ready for England v Ukraine – the Wayne Rooney way
England striker Wayne Rooney has revealed his pre-match playlist. The most bizarre inclusion of all must be Eric Clapton’s Tears In Heaven.
By Simon Rice | Football, Sport | Tuesday, 19 June 2012 at 5:02 pm
Euro 2012 versus ‘Game of Thrones’: When football and fantasy collide
Perhaps I’ve been watching far too much medieval fantasy but I couldn’t help noticing the similarities between the BBC’s promotional advert for Euro 2012 and the title sequence of HBO’s Game of Thrones.
By Neela Debnath | Arts, Notebook | Tuesday, 19 June 2012 at 11:00 am
Euro 2012: Has Adrian Chiles struck a blow for honesty?
Instead of insulting our intelligence, as has been the habit of TV sports presenters for as long as I can remember, by avoiding any reference to a rival channel’s imminent live coverage of another crucial key match, Chiles openly acknowledged that we’d all be switching over to England v Sweden.
By Mike Ward | Football, Sport | Monday, 18 June 2012 at 2:18 pm
In a league of its own: sport and human rights
As London gets ready to host the Olympic Games and the Paralympics, it is not just sports stories that have been grabbing the headlines. Controversies are abounding, ranging from the politics of squad selection to the relevance of drugs bans, via missiles on the rooftops and the exclusive traffic lanes.
By Martin Polley | Notebook, Olympics, Opinion, Sport | Monday, 18 June 2012 at 3:00 am
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