EURO 2012

… it was a masterstroke from Roy Hodgson.
“He is well respected. His biggest strength will be his honesty. Whatever he says on TV he would be prepared to say to a player’s face in the changing room.”
England have been drawn in Group D for the finals, where they will face France, Sweden and co-hosts Ukraine, while their path to the latter stages appears to be tough.
In the last eight, if they qualify, they will take on either the winners or the runners-up from Group C, which features holders …

… 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 still a long way to … better after this – but there’s a long way to go.”
McDowell was the man who sealed European glory at Celtic Manor two years ago, winning the final singles clash against Hunter Mahan to spark wild celebrations in Wales.

…Donald Tusk’s government has been acting and solving problems concerning championships organization well and in the opinion of less than two fifth (38%) of responders, the government isn’t able to manage difficulties it faces in this field.

The survey was conducted by CBOS from 12th to 18th of April and included a representative group of randomly chose adult inhabitants of Poland.

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…, whose side are 15/8 with bet365 to lift the trophy, hopes that home advantage will add to the pressure on Bayern Munich in Saturday’s Champions League final.

The German giants are 4/5 to deny the Blues a first success in the competition, with many pundits feeling that playing in their own Allianz Arena will …s difficult to say whether it will or not.”
Bayern and Chelsea have only met on two previous occasions, with the Blues edging home 6-5 on aggregate in an action-packed quarter-final tie.

… 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 is harder to win the Champions League.”
Bayern go into the game shorn of the services of banned trio David Alaba, …

Manchester City, 1/9 with bet365 to be crowned champions, need to make one final ‘big effort’ to clinch the Premier League title according to boss Roberto Mancini.

A fine 2-0 victory at Newcastle United leaves City needing to win at home to QPR to clinch a first top-flight crown since 1968, but Mancini is wary of thinking the job is done, with Manchester United level on points after a 2-0 win at home to Swansea.
Mancini warned: “It is not finished. It is important that we get three points …

Liverpool have confirmed Charlie Adam will miss the remainder of the season due to a knee injury, ruling him out of the FA Cup final against Chelsea.

The Reds, who are 5/4 with bet365 to lift the trophy on 5th May, have already been without the 26-year-old for two months after he picked up the injury during the 3-2 loss to QPR at Loftus Road.
The news has come as a blow to Liverpool manager Kenny Dalglish, who had hoped to call on the player for the last few games of the season.
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… solely on trying to get the better of FA Cup final opponents Liverpool on Saturday at Wembley.

The Blues, who … Newcastle on Wednesday was not the ideal preparation for the final and the upcoming Champions League final against Bayern Munich could prove to be a distraction.
However, Blues midfielder Mikel thinks …”We have to make sure we win the FA Cup final on Saturday and make sure that we don’t let …’t play as per usual. We now have a cup final on Saturday, so we should look forward to that.”

… Leeds Rhinos, while Brown’s Giants will play Warrington Wolves at neutral venues in the semi-finals.
Leeds are 9/2 with bet365 to win the competition this season, while Huddersfield can be backed at 11/2.
“It is an exciting draw whoever you get in the semi-finals, as all of the teams in the hat at this stage of the competition are immensely …St Helens at the end of this season.
The Giants booked their place in the semi-finals with a comfortable win over Super League strugglers London Broncos.

… Ian Holloway is overjoyed to be returning to Wembley after his side defeated Birmingham in their Championship play-off semi-final.

The Seasiders, who are 11/8 with bet365 to go back up to the Premier League at the first attempt… now have one foot back in the top flight, but will have to get past West Ham in the final on 19th May.
The Blackpool boss is thrilled to be heading to Wembley again and hopes the final will herald a new era for the club.
“I want to build from the top to the bottom….