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FRESH Euro 2012

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How Man United Target Cesc Fabregas Became The World's Greatest Utility Player

Manchester United have targeted former Arsenal star Cesc Fabregas. Here's how the Spanish maestro has transformed himself into a player that has the versatility to improve any team.

1 Comment Sam Drew

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Chelsea Target Andre Schurrle & Five European Wonderkids in Waiting

Chelsea's spending spree looks set to continue with a bid for Andre Schurrle, here's the lowdown on the German forward and some other attacking options from around Europe...

10 Comments Joe Tyler

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Jonathan Wilson On World Football And Writing: Brazil, EURO 2012 And The Blizzard

In the second part of our interview, popular football writer and author discusses Brazilian football, Poland and Ukraine's co-hosting of EURO 2012, The Blizzard magazine and more...

Sam Drew

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Ex-Arsenal Skipper Fabregas And The Brazil 1970 & Spain 2012 Mash-Up Xl

What happens when you combine Brazil from the 1970's and Spain's Euro 2012 conquering squad?

2 Ben McAleer

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Liverpool: Why Fabio Borini Is A Better Bet Than Carroll For Rodgers' Revolution

Italy striker Fabio Borini may have just signed a new deal at Roma, but the 21-year-old would be perfect at Anfield. New boss Brendan Rodgers knows Borini well from Swansea, and here's why a possible transfer would be great for the Reds...

4 Alex Woo

RECENT Euro 2012

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English Football's Identity Crisis

Now the dust has settled on England's Euro 2012 exit, here's a look at the future for the national side and if the Three Lions will ever scale th...

Adam Summerton

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Watch Handbags+: Are Spain The Greatest Ever?

Catch the latest Handbags+ live on Google+ from 1pm. Up for discussion will be yesterday’s final, and we will reflect upon a tournament of many...

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Will Ex-Liverpool Star Xabi Alonso Still Be Playing For Spain In 2014?

Xabi Alonso was one of Spain's "unsung" heroes at Euro 2012, a key ingredient to their success. But will he be around to grace our screens at the...

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How Can Spain Not Put Chelsea's Juan Mata In Their Team?

Juan Mata is one of the Premier League's top players, yet he was restricted to just minutes at Euro 2012. Is Mata that much worse than Iniesta & ...

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How Did Chelsea's Fernando Torres Win The Golden Boot As A Sub?

The FA Cup, the Champions League and now the European Championships and it's golden boot too. Just how did Torres achieve so much with such little game time?

2 Comments Sabotage

Euro 2012: Was Manchester City's Balotelli The Biggest Baby On The Pitch?

The Italian striker wasn't the same force we saw in the semi-final. Did Balotelli bottle it? We answer this, and m...

2 Comments Sabotage

EURO 2012 Final: Spain's Pulsating Beauty Proves They're The G.O.A.T

Derided as boring in some quarters and panned for not using a striker, Spain destroyed Italy 4-0 in Kiev last night...

Joe Hall

Cesare Prandelli's Handling Of Manchester City's Balotelli Makes Him The Manager Of The Tournament

Cesare Prandelli overcame injuries, fatigue, betting scandals and Mario Balotelli's ego to take his Italy side to t...

3 Comments Sam Drew

Cesare Prandelli Must Be Celebrated For His Efforts In The Midst Of Off-Field Turmoil

Despite Italy's eventual loss, Cesare Prandelli can leave Ukraine with his head held high for managing to galvanize...

Richard Whittle

MORE Euro 2012

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Former Liverpool Great Xabi Alonso And The Best XI Of Euro 2012

UEFA have named theirs, Garth Crooks has revealed his, so here is our Euro 2012 team of the tournament. And unbelievably Daniele De Rossi didn't ...

3 James Dickenson

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Italy vs Spain: Will This Be The Finest Final In Recent Memory?

Euro 2012 rounds off tonight with the tiki-taka of Spain taking on the counter attacking guile and class of Italy. It's Buffon vs Fabregas. It's ...

Five in Midfield

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Euro 2012 Handbags: Italy vs Germany Analysis

After Italy's apparently surprise win over Germany, our Handbags crew put their heads together to discuss what went right for Italy, what went wr...

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Manchester City's Mario Balotelli Is The Breakout Star Of Euro 2012

Every major international tournament has at least one young breakout star to make his mark on the international stage. At Euro 2012 it's been Man...

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New Barcelona Signing Jordi Alba Will Be The Key Man In Euro 2012 Final

Jordi Alba has outshone some of the biggest names in Spain's side at Euro 2012. We preview the Euros final and predict a big performance from Barcelona’s Alba.

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Liverpool Target Luuk De Jong And 22 Other Under-23s To Make Holland Great Again

Don't give up on Holland's Oranje just yet. The Netherlands is still a hotbed of young football talent such as Live...

Adam Summerton

Portugal v Spain: A Re-run Of Manchester United's Demolition Of Arsenal In 2009?

The last time Ronaldo and Fabregas met in a semi-final was in 2009, in the Champions League for United and Arsenal....

4 Comments Joe Hall

England Away: How I Became Blinded By Hope In Kiev

A first-hand account of how cold cynicism was replaced by giddy optimism for one England fan during a whirlwind, 24...

3 Comments Joe Hall

Watch Handbags+ Post Match Analysis Of England's Euro 2012 Exit

England slipped out of the Euro 2012 trapdoor last night after an exasperating penalty shootout defeat to Italy. Bu...

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MORE Euro 2012

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Arsenal's Jack Wilshere Is England's Future Captain And Talisman

With England fans wondering if the national side will ever compete against the best teams in the world, here's a reminder that in Arsenal's Jack ...

4 Jack Hyom

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Chelsea’s Terry And Manchester City’s Lescott Deserve Praise As England Crash Out

England may have crashed out of Euro 2012 tonight, but Roy's boys fought to the bitter end with Italy and the dreaded penalty shoot-out. Key to t...

17 Ben McAleer

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Liverpool's Carroll Should Have Started In Place Of Manchester United's Unfit Rooney For England

The last England Euro 2012 Handbags+ show is sadly here. Catch up with the Sabotage Times cast as they debated The Three Lions exit, suggesting M...

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Watch Handbags+ Fan Show: England v Italy Euro 2012 Analysis

Catch the latest Handbags+ show live on Google+ at 1pm. The Sabotage crew dissect England's quarter-final exit at the hands of Italy and what nex...

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England v Italy: The Strengths, Weaknesses And Haircuts Of The Azzurri

Tonight's quarter-final will be attritional, nervy and possibly brilliant. Here's everything you need to know about...

1 Comment Tom Brooks

Arsenal's Lee Dixon Furious At Newcastle's Alan Shearer Butting In

Tensions are running high at the Match Of The Day studio, watch this video to the end and see old Arsenal vs Newcas...

5 Comments Sabotage

England vs Italy: How The Azzurri Learnt To Love The Three Lions

England and Italy may not have a celebrated rivalry like other national sides do, but considering the domestic rela...

3 Comments David Higman

Spain Should Ignore The Bitter Critics - They're Still The Best

Familiarity breeds contempt and after four years of Spanish dominance the knives are out, which is nonsense from wh...

2 Comments James Calder

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Euro 2012: Germany Switch It Up, But Remain Relaxed In Victory

The decision to rest Muller, Gomez and Podolski against Greece was by seen by some as a sign of disrespect - however replacements Schurrle, Klose and Reus only served to show the unreal wealth of talent that Germany have at their disposal.

Harry Dillon

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Fashion & Style

The 2012 Shoeuropean Championships

Aside from all this football nonsense, let's have a look at something that really matters, like what each country is putting on their feet.

12 Michael Richardson

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Manchester United's Howard Webb And Other Reasons The Euros Are Brilliant

It could still go horribly downhill from here on in, but UEFA EURO 2012 has been an expectation-topping blast so far, with not a cagey 0-0 draw in sight.

4 James Calder

Euro 2012: Real Madrid's Ronaldo Proves He's Catching Barcelona's Messi

After critics pointed to his international performances to show that Ronaldo is still in Messi's shadow, he's start...

6 Comments Sam Drew

Chelsea and England's John Terry Doesn't Deserve The Hate

After a classic JT 'life on the line' performance in defence for England against Ukraine, is it time to stop hating...

24 Comments James Dickenson

Arsenal's Wojciech Szczesny And The Worst XI Of The Euro 2012 Group Stages

A collection of the worse players and the biggest let downs of the Euro 2012 group stages.

63 Comments Jack Machin

Manchester City's James Milner Should Play On The Left For England

The latest Handbags + has arrived. Unlike the mainstream news, our panel is pleased with Hodgson's group-topping te...

4 Comments Sabotage

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