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Jul 3, 320 days ago

Spain Celebrates Euro 2012 Win With Big Party In Madrid, The Pepe Reina and Torres Show & Bonus Photos

Spain Celebrates Euro 2012 Win With Big Party In Madrid, The Pepe Reina and Torres Show & Bonus Photos

As they have traditionally done over the span of the last four years, La Seleccion held a big welcome party in Cibeles square upon arrival from Kiev yesterday after visiting the royal palace (Zarzuela). The ‘fiesta’ was held at the …

Jul 2, 322 days ago

Euro 2012: Spain Wins Epic Title After ‘Italian Job’ Goalfest Of Torres, Alba, Silva And Mata & Bonus Photos!

Euro 2012: Spain Wins Epic Title After ‘Italian Job’ Goalfest Of Torres, Alba, Silva And Mata & Bonus Photos!

Tonight marks “Un día histórico“ for Spain, who became the first team in history to successfully defend their Euro 2012 title. Their 4-0 victory defied expectations and predictions as the Italians found themselves struggling to come up with an answer …

Jul 1, 322 days ago

Euro 2012 Final Preview : Spain’s Treble Quest, Balotelli’s Record, Andrea Pirlo’s Ukrainian Bread and Italian Wags

Euro 2012 Final Preview : Spain’s Treble Quest, Balotelli’s Record, Andrea Pirlo’s Ukrainian Bread and Italian Wags

Final
Spain vs Italy
Kiev – 1945 

It is with immense sadness that we write our last Euro 2012 preview for you guys, but as written all over Cesc Fabregas’s face at yesterday training session, it’s about bloody time for that FINAL! Spain packed their bags …

Jul 1, 322 days ago

Euro 2012 Final : Spanish And Italian Futbolitas Share Predictions, Send Their Light And Strength!

Euro 2012 Final : Spanish And Italian Futbolitas Share Predictions, Send Their Light And Strength!

Euro 2012 Final – Spain vs Italy (Kiev, Sunday : 1945)

The Euro 2012 is finally upon us and what better way to celebrate it than with our Spanish and Italian Futbolitas – Christina (Madrid) and Verdiana (Milan) – respectively? They …

Jun 30, 323 days ago

Euro 2012: Jordi Alba Officially A Barcelona Player, Sara Carbonero Flies Home, David Villa In Ibiza

Euro 2012: Jordi Alba Officially A Barcelona Player, Sara Carbonero Flies Home, David Villa In Ibiza

Spain’s new star of Euro 2012 (one we’re mighty proud of!) Jordi Alba, has finalised his to …

Jun 29, 324 days ago

Euro 2012 Fan Photo Special : Italy, Germany, Portugal and Spain

Euro 2012 Fan Photo Special : Italy, Germany, Portugal and Spain

Football is best described as a game of emotions – and we’ve definitely seen some of them on show at the Euro 2012. From tears in Germany to euphoria in Madrid, exasperation in Lisbon to anticipation in Milan (they made …

Jun 28, 325 days ago

Euro 2012 Insight: Italy Eliminate Germany In ‘Kryptonite’ Meeting As Balotelli Redeems Himself

Euro 2012 Insight: Italy Eliminate Germany In ‘Kryptonite’ Meeting As Balotelli Redeems Himself

UEFA Euro 2012 Semi-Final
Italy 2 Germany 1
Football can be a funny, funny game. One moment you think you’ve got it all figured out, and the next, it slaps you in the face and says : “GOTCHA!”
In Germany’s case, after being …

Jun 28, 325 days ago

Euro 2012 : Germany Watch ‘Spiderman’ Ahead Of Italy Semi-Final, Andrea Pirlo Says Ozil ‘Biggest Threat’

Euro 2012 : Germany Watch ‘Spiderman’ Ahead Of Italy Semi-Final, Andrea Pirlo Says Ozil ‘Biggest Threat’

Germany vs Italy
Semi Final 2 | Warsaw
19:45

The German national team spent Tuesday afternoon watching ‘The Amazing Spiderman‘ in 3D at a special screening in the team hotel in Gdansk. Tim Wiese, Sami Khedira, Mesut Ozil, Andre Schuerrle, Marco Reus, …

Jun 26, 327 days ago

POTD : German National Team’s Cyclists Strike Again!

POTD : German National Team’s Cyclists Strike Again!

Cycling has grown into an inevitable daily routine for Germany’s Benedikt Hoewedes, Mats Hummels and Lars Bender (as well as Lukas Podolski …

Jun 26, 327 days ago

Euro 2012 : Spanish Team Departs For Donetsk, Ronaldo And Pepe Win Battle Of The Stats & Sara Carbonero

Euro 2012 : Spanish Team Departs For Donetsk, Ronaldo And Pepe Win Battle Of The Stats & Sara Carbonero

Spain vs Portugal
Semi-Final 1
Donetsk, Ukraine | 20:45

The Spanish team started their journey a few hours ago from their base camp in Gdansk, Poland today to Ukraine (a a 1.5 hour flight) ahead of that exciting semi-final clash against their Iberian …

Jun 25, 328 days ago

Euro 2012 :Germany’s Mesut Ozil Grabs Coffee, Sami Khedira’s Childhood and Thomas Mueller, Podolski’s Lazy Sunday

Euro 2012 :Germany’s Mesut Ozil Grabs Coffee, Sami Khedira’s Childhood and Thomas Mueller, Podolski’s Lazy Sunday

 
Guten Morgen! Germany’s Mesut Ozil grabbed a cuppa of kaffee before his press duties in Gdansk, Poland this morning and basically brought it with him to the table in front of the media. When you’re about to be pelted …

Jun 24, 329 days ago

Oh Pirlo! Germany’s Next – Italy Through To Semi-Finals After Beating England On Penalty Kicks

Oh Pirlo! Germany’s Next – Italy Through To Semi-Finals After Beating England On Penalty Kicks

From Andrea Pirlo’s ridiculously cheeky penalty kick (Mio dio, WHAT a tease!) to England’s spirited performance (gotta give it to the lads for fighting to the very end), tonight’s quarter-final between England and Italy had it all – even if …

Jun 24, 329 days ago

Euro 2012 : Italy’s Fun Experiments, Mario Balotelli’s Peter Pan Talk And England Cling On To Luck

Euro 2012 : Italy’s Fun Experiments, Mario Balotelli’s Peter Pan Talk And England Cling On To Luck

England vs Italy
Quarterfinal 4
Kiev, Ukraine | 20:45

Italy’s pride and joy - Mario Balotelli - has compared himself to Peter Pan (“I could be Peter Pan – I do things my own way, with freedom, but I’m more of a man than Peter …

Jun 24, 329 days ago

Euro Futbolitas : Italy and England Futbolita Discuss Quarter-Final Predictions, Antonio Cassano and Wayne Rooney

Euro Futbolitas : Italy and England Futbolita Discuss Quarter-Final Predictions, Antonio Cassano and Wayne Rooney

Italian and English Futbolitas Verdiana and Laura share their thoughts and predictions before tonight’s Euro 2012 Quarterfinal encounter between England and France!
HOME SUPPORT 
ITALIAN FUTBOLITA VERDIANA : “Italian people are very excited about the Euro …

Jun 24, 330 days ago

Euro 2012 : Xabi Alonso Picks Up 100th Cap and Two Goals As Spain Set Up All-Iberian Semi-Final Date With Portugal

Euro 2012 : Xabi Alonso Picks Up 100th Cap and Two Goals As Spain Set Up All-Iberian Semi-Final Date With Portugal

If there was an early Sunday Senor award for this week, it would go to Xabi Alonso for achieving his 100th cap and scoring two goals against France tonight to send La Furia Roja to the Euro semi-finals. A fantastic cross from Jordi Alba - who …

Jun 23, 330 days ago

Euro 2012: France-Spain Preview feat. The Fernando Torres ‘Bus Driver’, Bowling Clan & French Wags

Euro 2012: France-Spain Preview feat. The Fernando Torres ‘Bus Driver’, Bowling Clan & French Wags

Spain vs France
Quarterfinal 3
Donetsk | 20:45

Spain have had a rather oddball experience in the last few days – bus drivers who come out of nowhere to hug them (specifically Fernando Torres), impromptu bowling excursions, family visits to the beach (well, …

Jun 23, 330 days ago

Euro Futbolitas: Spanish And French Futbolitas Discuss Sabotage Plans, Predictions and Emotions Ahead Of Quarter-Finals

Euro Futbolitas: Spanish And French Futbolitas Discuss Sabotage Plans, Predictions and Emotions Ahead Of Quarter-Finals

Christina and N’Bellia, our Spanish and French Futbolitas, share their thoughts ahead of tonight’s Euro 2012 Quarterfinal encounter between France and Spain. From Moulin Rouge dancers to reading Moby Dick with Franck Ribery, there’s no stopping these Futbolitas!

SPANISH CRITICISM VS …

Jun 22, 331 days ago

Germany Thump Greeks To Make It To Euro 2012 Semis, Angela Merkel Proves To Be ‘Lucky Charm’

Germany Thump Greeks To Make It To Euro 2012 Semis, Angela Merkel Proves To Be ‘Lucky Charm’

Glückwünsche! After a 4-2 win over Greece tonight, the Germans are through to the semi-finals of Euro 2012, although admittedly, they were a shadow of themselves in the first half. Lackluster finishing, passing (Ozil’s fish diet clearly doesn’t hide his …

Jun 22, 331 days ago

Euro 2012: Germany’s Thomas Mueller Plays ‘Chef For The Day’ and Greece Game A Show Of Political Differences

Euro 2012: Germany’s Thomas Mueller Plays ‘Chef For The Day’ and Greece Game A Show Of Political Differences

Germany vs Greece
Quarterfinal 2
Gdansk | 20:45

It rained at the PDE arena in Gdansk yesterday, which made it rather tricky for both the Germans and the Greeks to conduct their obligatory open training sessions. Luckily, for Thomas Mueller, the weather …

Jun 22, 331 days ago

Euro Futbolita : Meet Football’s Other Shakira, Laura From London!

Euro Futbolita : Meet Football’s Other Shakira, Laura From London!

She’s blonde, Colombian, loves football and even sings! If Laura Carvajalino reminds you of a certain Shakira, (“I get that a lot!”) we don’t blame you. Laura, who currently resides in London, was born in Colombia to a Spanish father …