EURO 2012

Belgium’s Nicolas Colsaerts has his sights set on a Ryder Cup debut later this year, with Europe evens with bet365 to beat the USA at Medinah in September.

Colsaerts won the Volvo Match Play Championship in Spain at the weekend to move right into contention for a place in Jose Maria Olazabal’s European team.
Colsaerts told Sky Sports after beating Graeme McDowell by one hole in the Match Play final: “It’s very big, it’s always been a dream of mine as a kid to play the Ryder Cup.
“There’s …

… his side take on Chelsea on Saturday evening.

The German outfit, 4/9 with bet365 to lift the trophy in their own Allianz Arena, go into the game as slight favourites, but Ribery is wary that at 29 years of age, this might be his last chance of success in Europe‘s top club competition.
He said: “It is not every year that you get to play in a Champions League final. I am now 29 and I don’t know when my next chance will be.
“Maybe I can win the Bundesliga and DFB-Pokal again in future, but it …

…they’ve hired a new coach, revamped much of the squad and uncovered a trio of players who have found success in one of Europe‘s toughest leagues. As co-host of Euro 2012, Poland is hoping the changes make a difference when they take on Russia, … he scored 22 goals in 34 matches – third best in the league. His pace and finishing ability have attracted the interest of Europe‘s biggest clubs, and give Poland a quality scoring threat it hasn’t enjoyed in more than a decade.

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Liverpool boss Kenny Dalglish says that silverware and a return to Europe make this season a success for the Anfield club.

The Reds completed their home fixtures with a 4-1 thrashing of Champions League finalists Chelsea on Tuesday … of their 19 home league games this term, said: “We’ve got a bit of silverware back in the cupboard after six years, we’re back in Europe at the first time of asking, we were near to winning the FA Cup final. Not a bad first season (in charge for Dalglish).”
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…, are also keen to sign the Lille player but City, 6/4 to retain their crown in 2012-13, appear to be in the driving seat.
Mancini does not want to rest on his laurels after City’s sensational last-gasp win against Queens Park Rangers on Sunday, which secured the club’s first title in 44 years.
City crashed out of the Champions League group stages this term and Mancini believes he needs at least three new top-class recruits to give them a serious tilt of winning Europe‘s premier competition.

…on Wednesday where television viewers were able to cast mobile phone text ballots.

Jarzebina’s success follows that of a similar outfit in Russia, the “Buranovskiye Babushki” (Buranovo Grannies), a group of elderly village women who were chosen to represent Russia in the Eurovision Song Contest later this month.

Euro 2012 marks the first-ever edition of the quadrennial football showcase to take place in eastern Europe, with Poland hosting the tournament along with neighbouring Ukraine.

… to find the target and seal a famous win for City.
“I think Carlos is destined to score the most important goal in the history of this club,” said the City boss. “This is my belief.
“And if we beat United to the title, it would be the biggest achievement of my career because it is England, it is the best championship in Europe.”
A Manchester City win is priced at 23/20 with bet365, while a win for United is 12/5 and the draw is 12/5. You can get a free bet with bet365 on tonight’s game.

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- Concerning Ukraine, the results are really good, explained Correia. We are talking in fact about 1.4 million tickets, and only 50 000 of them are left.
- For sure, it has to do with different reasons, probably the economic situation in Europe, the cost of travelling, the cost of accommodation, he added.

Correia doesn’t worry about tickets purchasers and explains that it is not the first such case in the history.

- Usually our target is 95 percent of the tickets sold, because it’s…

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Zlatan Ibrahimović (Sweden, AC Milan)

He is told to be past his best years, but Zlatan wants to surprise everybody during EURO. Although his Sweden team is not mentioned as the main candidate to win the title of Europe’s champion, by a happy coincidence, Ibrahimović can become the top scorer. In Italian league he has been recently showing an excellent effectiveness …..

Karim Benzema (France, Real Madrid)

Another Real Madrid footballer in our rating and another serious …