Euro 2012 : European & International Football

Euro 2012 News: Totti comeback talk gains momentum in Italy

Tue, 24 Jan 2012 10:04:17 +0000

After making Serie A history at the weekend, a clamour is growing for Francesco Totti to be handed a place in Italy's Euro 2012 squad...

Euro 2012 Betting: Soldado ready to ride to Spain's rescue

Mon, 19 Dec 2011 11:06:48 +0000

Days after a serious injury cast doubt over David Villa's Euro 2012 participation, Ben Lyttleton saw Roberto Soldado offer further indications that he could be Spain's saviour...

Euro 2012 News: Serious Villa injury a big worry for favourites

Thu, 15 Dec 2011 14:26:37 +0000

Early estimates suggest that David Villa could be out for at least six months after suffering a fractured tibia in Barcelona's 4-0 World Club Championship semi-final victory over Al Sadd.

Euro 2012 Odds: Post-draw best bets and analysis

Sat, 03 Dec 2011 11:32:16 +0000

European football expert Ben Lyttleton assesses each of the four groups and picks the best value bets following Friday's draw

Euro 2012 Betting: England gain support after dodging Spain

Fri, 02 Dec 2011 18:26:23 +0000

The Euro 2012 draw was fairly kind to England but Germany, Netherlands, Portugal and Denmark all face the scrap of their lives just to escape Group B....

Portugal v Bosnia: Ronaldo can inspire home team to easy win

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 11:13:19 +0000

Portugal head into this game as favourites having beaten Bosnia in a World Cup play-off two years ago

Croatia v Turkey: Hiddink's men set to exit with a whimper

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 09:53:47 +0000

They are 3-0 down after the first leg and there is little to suggest Turkey will get anything out of this

Euro 2012 Betting: Czechs to get through after high-scoring thriller

Tue, 15 Nov 2011 07:43:42 +0000

James Eastham is expecting an open and attacking encounter when Montenegro take on the Czech Republic in their Euro 2012 play-off second leg in Podgorica on Tuesday night.

Euro 2012 Play-Offs Odds: Revenge still on for Bosnia

Sun, 13 Nov 2011 09:37:24 +0000

The three other ties look done and dusted but, for Bosnia, hope remains that they can upset the team that knocked them out of qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, says Ben Lyttleton

Euro 2012 Play-Off Results: Ireland thrash Estonia

Fri, 11 Nov 2011 20:55:28 +0000

The Republic of Ireland and Croatia take a huge step towards next summer's Euro 2012 Finals, whilst the Czech Republic and Portugal do enough to make them strong favourites to qualify also.

Euro 2012 Play-Offs Betting: Turkey v Croatia

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:58:45 +0000

Two Euro 2008 semi-finalists lock horns for a place at Euro 2012 in what should be a pretty passionate affair. One which Turkey should ultimately win, says Dave Farrar.

Euro 2012 Play-Offs Betting: Bosnia v Portugal

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 16:45:17 +0000

Manchester City's Edin Dzeko and the much sought-after Hoffenheim striker Vedad Ibisevic will be doing their best to give Bosnia a lead going into the second leg but Portugal have players to trump those two and far more experience, says Dave Farrar.

Euro 2012 Play-Offs Betting: Drama, controversy... but will we see goals?

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 06:57:10 +0000

There's a lot at stake when the likes of Portugal, Croatia and the Republic of Ireland contest the play-offs for Euro 2012 over the next week. But can we expect attacking football and goals or cagey, low-scoring affairs, asks Matthew Walton.

Euro 2012 News: Chelsea stars unsettle Portugal and Czech Republic

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 16:26:16 +0000

Petr Cech and Jose Bosingwa have had a major impact on their nation's play-off preparations, for vastly different reasons...

Euro 2012 Betting: Balotelli to take centre stage for Italy

Tue, 08 Nov 2011 12:11:25 +0000

Long-term layoffs for Giuseppe Rossi and Antonio Cassano present Mario Balotelli with an opportunity to prove himself as Italy's main man...