England Euro 2012: Growing Pains

My eleven year old son is seriously excited about Euro 2012. Over the last week I’ve watched with growing nostalgia as...

Portugal Euro 2012: Portugal fluff their lines – Germany 1-0 Portugal

Mario Gomez’s second half header made sure Germany bagged all three points in a closely-fought encounter that could have gone either...

Ireland Euro 2012: Irish Eyes on the Ball.

This week sees the kick-off of the eagerly anticipated Euro 2012 Championship in Poland and Ukraine. The excitement is palpable for...

Italy Euro 2012: Preview

Preparation If England fans are feeling down about the national team’s supposedly poor preparations they would do well to observe the...

Ireland Euro 2012: Ireland vs Croatia; a tactical preview

It’s been a bumpy start to the European Championships. Spain and England are each suffering from injury crises, the Dutch and the German’s...

Russia Euro 2012: Russia 4-1 Czech Republic: Dzagoev ensures Russians enter Euro all guns blazing.

Russia began their Euro 2012 campaign in remarkable fashion last night, emerging from a quiet first 10 minutes to run riot...

HOLLAND EURO 2012: NETHERLANDS v DENMARK PREVIEW

The opening fixture in the group of death pits two of the competitions former winners in a ‘neither-team-can-afford-to-lose’ clash. The game...

Greece Euro 2012: Greek Tragedy Act One.. Poland 1 Greece 1

For all of you who have read my opening blog  “Introduction to a Greek Tragedy”  published before Greece’s first game in...

Can we win?

We have already had two very excting games in Euro 2012, with arguably the 4 worst teams or the easiest group...

Croatia Euro 2012: Match Previews

Croatia kick off their European campaign against the Republic of Ireland on Sunday in Poznań, Poland, before facing Italy in the...