Croatia dealt a major blow to Ireland's hopes of reaching the Euro quarter-finals beating them 3-1 in their Group C opener here on Sunday, with Mario Mandzukic scoring a double.

Keenly aware that on

Denmark claimed the first upset of Euro 2012 by overcoming a badly misfiring Netherlands side 1-0 in their opening Group B match at Metalist Stadium here on Saturday.

Brondby forward Michael Krohn-De

A second-half header from striker Mario Gomez was enough to give Germany a 1-0 win over Portugal on Saturday in their opening Euro 2012 match.

After victories both in the quarter-finals of Euro 2008

Two Russian fans were each slapped with a two-year ban from watching football in Poland for ignoring requests by security personnel at their side's Euro 2012 opener with the Czech Republic, police sai

As hosts Poland took on Greece in the Euro 2012 opener at National Stadium in Warsaw, the mood was electric 6,800 km away, in Karukapilly Junction, Kochi, where football crazy fans greeted Europe’s me

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand fears his omission from the Euro 2012 squad may mark the end of his England career.

The 33-year-old told England manager Roy Hodgson that he will never retire

Racist abuse by Russian fans toward a Czech Republic player at a European Championship match was reported to UEFA on Saturday.

Expert spotters from the Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) networ

Pope Benedict XVI issued a message ahead of the kick-off of Euro 2012 later on Friday in Poland in which he declared football was like a school that taught people about respect for one another and how

The British Isles have been in a party mood this past week, what with the extravagant Queen’s Diamond Jubilee celebrations, an elongated last weekend and a slow but steadily growing feeling of dread

Co-hosts Poland and Euro 2004 champions Greece fought out an incident-packed 1-1 draw here on Friday in the opening game of the Euro 2012 championship in which both sides finished with just 10 men.

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