Lloris plays down French infighting

Captain Hugo Lloris has leapt to the defence of his France team-mates, saying they should not be judged on reports of infighting during Euro 2012. News surfaced of dressing-room unrest following the Group D loss to Sweden, with coach Laurent Blanc later admitting things "had kicked off a bit" in the immediate aftermath of the 2-0 reverse, which left Les Bleus as runners-up behind England. The quarter-final exit at the hands of defending champions Spain sparked further reports of bust-ups, while midfielder Samir Nasri also came under the...

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EPL: French strike Giroud jois Arsenal

French international striker Olivier Giroud has joined Arsenal on a long-term contract, the Premier League club said on Tuesday. The 25-year-old completed a medical at the club on Monday and had agreed terms with his contract officially starting on July 1, Arsenal added on their website (www.arsenal.com) "The completion of the transfer is now just the subject of formal...

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Spain V France : UEFA Euro 2012 Match Report

Centurion Alonso sends Spain into Euro semi-finals Spain moved a step closer to an unprecedented treble of consecutive major international honours by beating France 2-0 in Donetsk on Saturday to reach the Euro 2012 semi-finals. Goals in each half from Xabi Alonso, on his 100th international appearance, sent the world and European champions into a semi-final with Iberian...

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Germany vs. Greece

GDANSK, Poland -- Germany's most prominent fan will be in the stands for the quarterfinal against Greece at the European Championship.Chancellor Angela Merkel, however, wins no popularity contests among the Greek contingent. So the political dimension of Friday's game only heightens what is already an intriguing match in strictly soccer terms.Germany is a three-time champion....

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Euro 2012 Ukraine goal should have counted, says UEFA's top refereeing official FIFA president Sepp Blatter calls goal-line technology 'a necessity'

WARSAW — UEFA's chief refereeing officer Pierluigi Collina on Wednesday said that a Ukraine effort ruled out against England in their final Euro 2012 Group D match for not crossing the goal line should have been given.Collina's assessment and outrage in Ukraine have once again opened the debate about the introduction of goal-line technology that world governing body FIFA...

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Reasons Why Spain Will Ease Past the French

From the match of France against Sweden, the French defense looked suspiciously weak. The very nature of the French fullbacks means they’ll look to get forward at every opportunity. But it did not worked from the past  match from Sweden.  Philippe Mexes and Adil Rami look disjointed at best when they're under pressure.Rami, in particular, looks like he needs time...

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Sweden vs. France, UEFA 2012: Sweden with High Hopes to Win

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UEFA EURO 2012 Updates | Italy advances to last 8 with 2-0 win over Ireland

POZNAN, Poland (AP) — Blowing kisses to the crowd with a joyous grin on his face, it was a different Antonio Cassano who walked off the pitch this time.Cassano, who wept uncontrollably after Italy was eliminated from the 2004 European Championship, scored the decisive goal Monday when Italy beat Ireland 2-0 Monday to reach the Euro 2012 quarterfinals."We Italians are...

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UEFA EURO 2012 | Spain vs. Coatia

UEFA has given German referee Wolfgang Stark his second top assignment at the European Championship, working the Spain vs. Croatia match on Tuesday. Some Italian commentators have suggested Spain and Croatia could orchestrate a 2-2 draw in Gdansk to ensure both advance to the quarterfinals and eliminate Italy. Stark previously won praise for refereeing the tense 1-1...

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A Stronger Sweden Prepares Versus England+-

SWEDEN Tournament Statistics (as of June 15, 2012) ENGLAND 1 Goals Scored 1 6 Attempts On Target 1 6 Attempts Off Target 2 2 Corners 4 20 Fouls Committed 7 2 Yellow Cards 2 0 Red Cards 0 PREDICTED STARTING LINEUPS ...

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