Record breaking Spain won a third consecutive tournament with a record breaking 4-0 scoreline in Kiev against a luckless Italy side who went down to ten men after just an hour due to injuries. David Silva opened the scoring for a superb Spain side, smashing a succession of European Championships records along the way, and […]
Mario Balotelli
Balotelli’s double strike stuns Germany and sends Italy into the final of Euro 2012
GERMANY 1, ITALY 2 A first half double from Mario Balotelli stunned an expectant Germany and sent Italy into the final of Euro 2012 despite a second half fightback and what turned out to be an added time consolation penalty converted by Mesut Ozil. The Germans have now failed to beat Italy in eight attempts […]
UEFA open disciplinary proceedings against Croatia for racist chanting
UEFA have opened disciplinary proceedings against the Croatian Football Federation for racist chanting, firework throwing and display of racist banners in the crowd during their match against Italy on Thursday. A statement issued by UEFA read: “Uefa has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Croatian Football Federation for the setting-off and throwing of fireworks, and the […]
Holland players racially abused in Krakow
The Guardian reports that black players in the Holland, including City’s Nigel de Jong, were racially abused while training at Stadion Miejski – the home stadium of Wisla Krakow. While it is not a Euro 2012 stadium, the Dutch squad are using it for training purposes and there were 25,000 spectators there to watch them […]
Balotelli escapes further ban
Mario Balotelli escaped a possible further six match ban after City’s eventful game at the Emirates Stadium after referee Martin Atkinson confirmed in his match report that he had seen Balotelli’s foul on Arsenal’s Alex Song but took no action during the game. City manager Roberto Mancini admitted he was at the end of his […]