Football

With its back to the wall, the Netherlands has to beat Germany on Wednesday to have a chance of advancing from Group B.

"The side that played the most football was France," France coach Laurent Blanc said after the 1-1 draw.

Tuesday's highly-charged match falls on Russia Day and Russian fans plan to march from central Warsaw to the stadium.

The Greeks need a lot of luck to repeat their heroics of the 2004 edition.

Man United have stepped up their interest in Borussia Dortmund star Shinji Kagawa after missing out on Eden Hazard.

Barry tore a muscle in his lower abdomen in England's 1-0 friendly win over Norway on Saturday.

Tito Vilanova's step up from assistant to Barcelona coach for next season is a sign of continuity rather than the end of an era, said the outgoing Pep Guardiola.

Germany suffered for resting their Bayern Munich players as they lost 5-3 to Switzerland in a friendly.

"He had a very constructive meeting. They made an offer and he has agreed to consider it," Dave Whelan confirmed.

Barcelona take on Athletic Bilbao in the Copa del Rey final which will also be Guardiola's last match in charge.

The QPR midfielder was sent off and has now been found guilty of repeated violent conduct in the last match of the Premier League season at Manchester City.

The 49-year-old Portuguese coach led Madrid to their first Spanish league title in four years this season.

Chelsea became the first London side to win Europe's top club competition in its 57-year history.

A psychic pig is set to take over where Paul the Octopus left off at the 2010 WC by predicting the results of Euro 2012 matches.

Ferdinand, was not included in Roy Hodgson's 23-man squad, but Chelsea captain John Terry was.

The Barcelona superstar scored an incredible 50 league goals over the campaign.