Viana replaces injured Martins in Portugal squad
LISBON, Portugal ● Portugal replaced injured midfielder Carlos Martins with Braga playmaker Hugo Viana in their 23-man squad for next month’s Euro 2012, the Portuguese Football Federation (FPF) said on Wednesday. Viana, 29, is enjoying one of the best spells of his career at Braga, who finished third in the Portuguese Premier league. The FPF [...]
UAE Olympic football squad announced
DUBAI, UAE ● Mahdi Ali, coach of the UAE’s national Olympic football team, announced his preliminary 24 man squad for London 2012 at the UAE FA headquarters in Al Khawaneej on Monday. Among his selection were four senior players – over the age of 23 – three of whom, as per Olympic rules, [...]
Draxler, ter Stegen surprises in German squad
BERLIN, Germany ● Germany coach Joachim Loew on Monday named uncapped teenage midfielder Julian Draxler and goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen in his provisional squad for Euro 2012. The pair — Draxler, 18, from Schalke and 20-year-old Borussia Moenchengladbach shot-stopper ter Stegen — were the two surprises in Loew’s initial 27-man squad for the European Championship [...]
