Defending champions Spain are on course for the Euro 2012 quarterfinals after their 4-0 thrashing of Ireland on Thursday put them top of Group C with the Irish bowing out.

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Portugal beat Denmark 3-2 in a thrilling Euro 2012 Group B clash here on Wednesday to keep alive their hopes of reaching the quarterfinals.

A stunning goal by substitute Silvestre Varela three minute

Germany are on the verge of the Euro 2012 quarter-finals following their 2-1 win over Holland on Wednesday as Mario Gomez scored twice, while the Dutch are heading for a first-round exit.

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Fourteen soccer hooligans have been convicted in fast-track trials for their role in violent clashes when Poland and Russia faced off in an emotionally charged European Championship match earlier this

Mario Mandzukic's third goal of Euro 2012 saw Croatia come from behind to draw 1-1 with Italy in their Group C match here on Thursday.

Andrea Pirlo had given the Italians the lead in the first-half

Russia moved a step closer to the quarterfinals of Euro 2012 after they held co-hosts Poland to a 1-1 draw in their Group A pool match Tuesday in Warsaw's National Stadium.

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Every day as Euro 2012 matches kick off, about 100 students gather to watch the game on a screen set up at the Mappila UP School in Areekode in Kerala's Malappuram district.

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France and England on Monday played out a 1-1 draw in their Euro 2012 opener in Donetsk, Ukraine, with three players from English Premier League champions Manchester City playing key roles.

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Ukraine's former European Player of the Year Andrei Shevchenko rolled back the years here on Monday as his second-half double inspired the Euro 2012 co-hosts to a come from behind 2-1 win over Sweden

Covering the Euro 2012 opener between Poland and Greece must have been a nightmarish experience for commentators.

We are not talking about the quality of the match here, as a finely taken opening go