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EURO Draw Throws Up Fascinating Group Tests
Published: Friday 2 December 2011, 19.00CET
The 16 UEFA EURO 2012 contenders were placed into four hugely challenging groups by Friday's draw which pitted Poland against Greece in the opening game of the tournament.
Holders Spain will face Italy, Republic of Ireland and Croatia in Group C of UEFA EURO 2012 after Friday's final tournament draw at the Palace of Arts in Kyiv, Ukraine.
The draw also threw up a tournament-opening game for Poland against the UEFA EURO 2004 winners Greece at the National Stadium Warsaw on 8 June. Poland, pre-designated the seeded team in Group A, also have the prospect of central and eastern European derbies with the Czech Republic and Russia respectively.
For the other co-host nation, who were seeded first in Group D, there are equally enticing challenges in store in six months' time: Ukraine will take on the might of Sweden, France and England. There also promises to be no quarter given in Group B where three former European champions ? the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany ? will come up against Portugal, the runners-up in 2004, in what is the toughest-looking section.
Group A (Warsaw/Wroclaw)
Poland (co-hosts)
Greece
Russia
Czech Republic
Group B (Kharkiv/Lviv)
Netherlands
Denmark
Germany
Portugal
Group C (Gdansk/Poznan)
Spain
Italy
Republic of Ireland
Croatia
Group D (Kyiv/Donetsk)
Ukraine (co-hosts)
Sweden
France
England
Published: Friday 2 December 2011, 19.00CET
The 16 UEFA EURO 2012 contenders were placed into four hugely challenging groups by Friday's draw which pitted Poland against Greece in the opening game of the tournament.
Holders Spain will face Italy, Republic of Ireland and Croatia in Group C of UEFA EURO 2012 after Friday's final tournament draw at the Palace of Arts in Kyiv, Ukraine.
The draw also threw up a tournament-opening game for Poland against the UEFA EURO 2004 winners Greece at the National Stadium Warsaw on 8 June. Poland, pre-designated the seeded team in Group A, also have the prospect of central and eastern European derbies with the Czech Republic and Russia respectively.
For the other co-host nation, who were seeded first in Group D, there are equally enticing challenges in store in six months' time: Ukraine will take on the might of Sweden, France and England. There also promises to be no quarter given in Group B where three former European champions ? the Netherlands, Denmark and Germany ? will come up against Portugal, the runners-up in 2004, in what is the toughest-looking section.
Group A (Warsaw/Wroclaw)
Poland (co-hosts)
Greece
Russia
Czech Republic
Group B (Kharkiv/Lviv)
Netherlands
Denmark
Germany
Portugal
Group C (Gdansk/Poznan)
Spain
Italy
Republic of Ireland
Croatia
Group D (Kyiv/Donetsk)
Ukraine (co-hosts)
Sweden
France
England
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Adidas Tango 12 Unveiled as Official Ball
Published: Friday 2 December 2011, 18.22CET
The fourth incarnation of an iconic ball, the adidas Tango 12, has been unveiled as the official ball of the 2012 UEFA European Championship having been used at three past finals.
Based on an iconic design, the adidas Tango 12, the official ball for UEFA EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, was launched during Friday's draw for the final tournament in Kyiv.
Ukrainian Olympic legend Serhiy Bubka gave the ball its first public showing at the Palace of Arts, the familiar design evoking memories of tournaments of yesteryear ? the Tango River Plate (1980), Tango Mundial (1984) and Tango Europa (1988) having been used at previous UEFA European Championships.
The adidas Tango 12 ? the 11th official adidas EURO ball ? features a modern interpretation of the classic design, including a coloured outline inspired by the flags of the two host nations. Developed over a two-year period, the ball was tested by players from the grassroots to the elite across eight countries.
Speaking in Kyiv today, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said: "There are a lot of very important things that help to develop football players and of course the quality of the ball is one of them."
Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president ?ngel Mar?a Villar Llona added: "It's a great ball. It's got a special name, Tango. It's the dance of a couple and has a great connection to football."
All competing associations will receive an allocation of 30 adidas Tango 12 balls from next week for training and match use. The ball will be deployed for the first time in a competitive international when co-hosts Poland get the tournament under way in Warsaw on Friday 8 June.
Published: Friday 2 December 2011, 18.22CET
The fourth incarnation of an iconic ball, the adidas Tango 12, has been unveiled as the official ball of the 2012 UEFA European Championship having been used at three past finals.
Based on an iconic design, the adidas Tango 12, the official ball for UEFA EURO 2012 in Poland and Ukraine, was launched during Friday's draw for the final tournament in Kyiv.
Ukrainian Olympic legend Serhiy Bubka gave the ball its first public showing at the Palace of Arts, the familiar design evoking memories of tournaments of yesteryear ? the Tango River Plate (1980), Tango Mundial (1984) and Tango Europa (1988) having been used at previous UEFA European Championships.
The adidas Tango 12 ? the 11th official adidas EURO ball ? features a modern interpretation of the classic design, including a coloured outline inspired by the flags of the two host nations. Developed over a two-year period, the ball was tested by players from the grassroots to the elite across eight countries.
Speaking in Kyiv today, Spain coach Vicente del Bosque said: "There are a lot of very important things that help to develop football players and of course the quality of the ball is one of them."
Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) president ?ngel Mar?a Villar Llona added: "It's a great ball. It's got a special name, Tango. It's the dance of a couple and has a great connection to football."
All competing associations will receive an allocation of 30 adidas Tango 12 balls from next week for training and match use. The ball will be deployed for the first time in a competitive international when co-hosts Poland get the tournament under way in Warsaw on Friday 8 June.
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EURO finals schedule confirmed
The finals schedule has been confirmed with Poland starting the tournament against Greece and other opening games including Germany v Portugal, Spain v Italy and England v France.
Poland will launch the tournament on Friday 8 June at 18.00CET against Greece in Warsaw followed by the other Group A opener between Russia and the Czech Republic at 20.45CET. The next day the Netherlands face Denmark in Kharkiv and Germany take on Portugal in Lviv to begin Group B, and on 10 June Group C starts as holders Spain play Italy and the Republic of Ireland are matched with Croatia.
Ukraine are involved in the last of the opening set of fixtures, meeting Sweden in Group D in Kyiv after England tackle France in Donetsk. The group stage runs until 19 June, then, after a rest day, the quarter-finals take place over four consecutive nights. The semi-finals are on 29 June in Donetsk and the following evening in Warsaw, before Kyiv stages the 1 July decider.
Match schedule
All kick-offs CET, Ukrainian time is one hour ahead
Friday 8 June 2012
#1: POL v GRE, 18.00CET, Warsaw
#2: RUS v CZE, 20.45CET, Wroclaw
Saturday 9 June 2012
#3: NED v DEN, 18.00CET, Kharkiv
#4: GER v POR, 20.45CET, Lviv
Sunday 10 June 2012
#5: ESP v ITA, 18.00CET, Gdansk
#6: IRL v CRO, 20.45CET, Poznan
Monday 11 June 2012
#7: FRA v ENG, 18.00CET, Donetsk
#8: UKR v SWE, 20.45CET, Kyiv
Tuesday 12 June 2012
#9: GRE v CZE, 18.00CET, Wroclaw
#10: POL v RUS, 20.45CET, Warsaw
Wednesday 13 June 2012
#11: DEN v POR, 18.00CET, Lviv
#12: NED v GER, 20.45CET, Kharkiv
Thursday 14 June 2012
#13: ITA v CRO, 18.00CET, Poznan
#14: ESP v IRL, 20.45CET, Gdansk
Friday 15 June 2012
#15: SWE v ENG, 20.45CET, Kyiv
#16: UKR v FRA, 18.00CET, Donetsk
Saturday 16 June 2012
#17: CZE v POL, 20.45CET, Wroclaw
#18: GRE v RUS, 20.45CET, Warsaw
Sunday 17 June 2012
#19: POR v NED, 20.45CET, Kharkiv
#20: DEN v GER, 20.45CET, Lviv
Monday 18 June 2012
#21: CRO v ESP, 20.45CET, Gdansk
#22: ITA v IRL, 20.45CET, Poznan
Tuesday 19 June 2012
#23: ENG v UKR, 20.45CET, Donetsk
#24: SWE v FRA, 20.45CET, Kyiv
Wednesday 20 June 2012
No matches
Thursday 21 June 2012
#25: 1A v 2B, 20.45CET, Warsaw
Friday 22 June 2012
#26: 1B v 2A, 20.45CET, Gdansk
Saturday 23 June 2012
#27: 1C v 2D, 20.45CET, Donetsk
Sunday 24 June 2012
#28: 1D v 2C, 20.45CET, Kyiv
Monday 25 June 2012
No matches
Tuesday 26 June 2012
No matches
Wednesday 27 June 2012
#29: W#25 v W#27, 20.45CET, Donetsk
Thursday 28 June 2012
#30: W#26 v W#28, 20.45CET, Warsaw
Friday 29 June 2012
No matches
Saturday 30 June 2012
No matches
Sunday 1 July 2012
#31: W#29 v W#30, 20.45CET, Kyiv
The finals schedule has been confirmed with Poland starting the tournament against Greece and other opening games including Germany v Portugal, Spain v Italy and England v France.
Poland will launch the tournament on Friday 8 June at 18.00CET against Greece in Warsaw followed by the other Group A opener between Russia and the Czech Republic at 20.45CET. The next day the Netherlands face Denmark in Kharkiv and Germany take on Portugal in Lviv to begin Group B, and on 10 June Group C starts as holders Spain play Italy and the Republic of Ireland are matched with Croatia.
Ukraine are involved in the last of the opening set of fixtures, meeting Sweden in Group D in Kyiv after England tackle France in Donetsk. The group stage runs until 19 June, then, after a rest day, the quarter-finals take place over four consecutive nights. The semi-finals are on 29 June in Donetsk and the following evening in Warsaw, before Kyiv stages the 1 July decider.
Match schedule
All kick-offs CET, Ukrainian time is one hour ahead
Friday 8 June 2012
#1: POL v GRE, 18.00CET, Warsaw
#2: RUS v CZE, 20.45CET, Wroclaw
Saturday 9 June 2012
#3: NED v DEN, 18.00CET, Kharkiv
#4: GER v POR, 20.45CET, Lviv
Sunday 10 June 2012
#5: ESP v ITA, 18.00CET, Gdansk
#6: IRL v CRO, 20.45CET, Poznan
Monday 11 June 2012
#7: FRA v ENG, 18.00CET, Donetsk
#8: UKR v SWE, 20.45CET, Kyiv
Tuesday 12 June 2012
#9: GRE v CZE, 18.00CET, Wroclaw
#10: POL v RUS, 20.45CET, Warsaw
Wednesday 13 June 2012
#11: DEN v POR, 18.00CET, Lviv
#12: NED v GER, 20.45CET, Kharkiv
Thursday 14 June 2012
#13: ITA v CRO, 18.00CET, Poznan
#14: ESP v IRL, 20.45CET, Gdansk
Friday 15 June 2012
#15: SWE v ENG, 20.45CET, Kyiv
#16: UKR v FRA, 18.00CET, Donetsk
Saturday 16 June 2012
#17: CZE v POL, 20.45CET, Wroclaw
#18: GRE v RUS, 20.45CET, Warsaw
Sunday 17 June 2012
#19: POR v NED, 20.45CET, Kharkiv
#20: DEN v GER, 20.45CET, Lviv
Monday 18 June 2012
#21: CRO v ESP, 20.45CET, Gdansk
#22: ITA v IRL, 20.45CET, Poznan
Tuesday 19 June 2012
#23: ENG v UKR, 20.45CET, Donetsk
#24: SWE v FRA, 20.45CET, Kyiv
Wednesday 20 June 2012
No matches
Thursday 21 June 2012
#25: 1A v 2B, 20.45CET, Warsaw
Friday 22 June 2012
#26: 1B v 2A, 20.45CET, Gdansk
Saturday 23 June 2012
#27: 1C v 2D, 20.45CET, Donetsk
Sunday 24 June 2012
#28: 1D v 2C, 20.45CET, Kyiv
Monday 25 June 2012
No matches
Tuesday 26 June 2012
No matches
Wednesday 27 June 2012
#29: W#25 v W#27, 20.45CET, Donetsk
Thursday 28 June 2012
#30: W#26 v W#28, 20.45CET, Warsaw
Friday 29 June 2012
No matches
Saturday 30 June 2012
No matches
Sunday 1 July 2012
#31: W#29 v W#30, 20.45CET, Kyiv
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UEFA REDUCES ROONEY'S BAN TO TWO, CLEARED TO FACE UKRAINE ...this is a huge break for England - they are going to need Rooney to get out of Group D.
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Nobody has managed to laugh at ManUre or Citeh getting booted out of Champs League?
Allow me to be the first: hahahaha!
Allow me to be the first: hahahaha!
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Golden Oldies of the EURO
They say there is no substitute for experience and there have been times in UEFA European Championship history when this has proved the case ? the prime example being Arnold M?hren.
When the Dutch midfielder provided the cross for Marco van Basten's astonishing top-spin volley in the 1988 final against the Soviet Union, he was 37 years and 23 days old, setting a record for the oldest player to pick up a winners' medal.
Muhren was fortunate because not all players can bow out in a blaze of glory. Germany duo Lothar Matth?us and Jens Lehmann set their own records on their final international appearances but while the latter had to settle for a runners-up medal in 2008, the former suffered elimination from the group stage in 2000. UEFA.com takes a closer look at the tournament's oldest contributors.
Oldest player to win:
Arnold M?hren (37 years and 23 days)
The 1988 final in Munich will forever be remembered for Van Basten's volley but few know the significance of M?hren's appearance. The former AFC Ajax, FC Twente, Ipswich Town FC and Manchester United FC midfielder delivered the ball for Van Basten to give the Dutch a two-goal lead and he remains the oldest member of any winning team. "Only when we came back to Holland did we realise the madness, the sheer joy and the celebrations that were going on," he recalled. "We missed all that in Germany. The boat trip in Amsterdam was a high point, I couldn't believe what I saw."
Oldest player to appear:
Lothar Matth?us (39 years and 91 days)
Matth?us's appearance against Portugal at UEFA EURO 2000 made him the oldest player to have featured at a European Championship and also marked his 150th cap for Germany on his final appearance. The former VfL Borussia M?nchengladbach, FC Bayern M?nchen and FC Internazionale Milano midfielder surpassed the record set by Denmark coach Morten Olsen, who was 38 years and 308 days old when he featured in a 2-0 defeat by Italy in 1988. The Dane was 37 days older than England goalkeeper Peter Shilton had been when he made his 100th international appearance against the Netherlands in the same tournament two days earlier.
Oldest player in a final:
Jens Lehmann (38 years and 232 days)
Having enjoyed a successful career with FC Schalke 04, Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal FC, Lehmann was on course to bow out of international football on a high in 2008, only to be denied a winners' medal by Spain. The goalkeeper was an ever-present in Germany's run to the final, keeping two clean sheets on the way, but could not prevent Fernando Torres sealing Spain's first major title in 44 years in Vienna. It will have been a mere consolation for the German to learn that he set a record that night as the oldest player to have appeared in a European Championship final.
Oldest player to score:
Ivica Vastic (38 years and 257 days)
The former SK Sturm Graz and FK Austria Wien man came off the bench with 26 minutes remaining against Poland in a UEFA EURO 2008 group stage match and kept his cool in added time to salvage a draw for Austria from the penalty spot. It was his 14th goal on his 50th appearance at international level and one that made him the oldest player to have scored at a final tournament.
They say there is no substitute for experience and there have been times in UEFA European Championship history when this has proved the case ? the prime example being Arnold M?hren.
When the Dutch midfielder provided the cross for Marco van Basten's astonishing top-spin volley in the 1988 final against the Soviet Union, he was 37 years and 23 days old, setting a record for the oldest player to pick up a winners' medal.
Muhren was fortunate because not all players can bow out in a blaze of glory. Germany duo Lothar Matth?us and Jens Lehmann set their own records on their final international appearances but while the latter had to settle for a runners-up medal in 2008, the former suffered elimination from the group stage in 2000. UEFA.com takes a closer look at the tournament's oldest contributors.
Oldest player to win:
Arnold M?hren (37 years and 23 days)
The 1988 final in Munich will forever be remembered for Van Basten's volley but few know the significance of M?hren's appearance. The former AFC Ajax, FC Twente, Ipswich Town FC and Manchester United FC midfielder delivered the ball for Van Basten to give the Dutch a two-goal lead and he remains the oldest member of any winning team. "Only when we came back to Holland did we realise the madness, the sheer joy and the celebrations that were going on," he recalled. "We missed all that in Germany. The boat trip in Amsterdam was a high point, I couldn't believe what I saw."
Oldest player to appear:
Lothar Matth?us (39 years and 91 days)
Matth?us's appearance against Portugal at UEFA EURO 2000 made him the oldest player to have featured at a European Championship and also marked his 150th cap for Germany on his final appearance. The former VfL Borussia M?nchengladbach, FC Bayern M?nchen and FC Internazionale Milano midfielder surpassed the record set by Denmark coach Morten Olsen, who was 38 years and 308 days old when he featured in a 2-0 defeat by Italy in 1988. The Dane was 37 days older than England goalkeeper Peter Shilton had been when he made his 100th international appearance against the Netherlands in the same tournament two days earlier.
Oldest player in a final:
Jens Lehmann (38 years and 232 days)
Having enjoyed a successful career with FC Schalke 04, Borussia Dortmund and Arsenal FC, Lehmann was on course to bow out of international football on a high in 2008, only to be denied a winners' medal by Spain. The goalkeeper was an ever-present in Germany's run to the final, keeping two clean sheets on the way, but could not prevent Fernando Torres sealing Spain's first major title in 44 years in Vienna. It will have been a mere consolation for the German to learn that he set a record that night as the oldest player to have appeared in a European Championship final.
Oldest player to score:
Ivica Vastic (38 years and 257 days)
The former SK Sturm Graz and FK Austria Wien man came off the bench with 26 minutes remaining against Poland in a UEFA EURO 2008 group stage match and kept his cool in added time to salvage a draw for Austria from the penalty spot. It was his 14th goal on his 50th appearance at international level and one that made him the oldest player to have scored at a final tournament.
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