Italy, Spain, Netherlands seal Euro 2012 berths
FLORENCE, Italy – Giampaolo Pazzini scored five minutes from time as Italy booked a spot in the Euro 2012 finals on Tuesday, when reigning World Cup and Euro champion Spain also sealed a berth. The Netherlands also qualified for the finals, because after a 2-0 win over Finland the Dutch have, in the unlikely case [...]
Germany qualifies, Holland put 11 behind San Marino
MUNICH, Germany — Former champions Germany were given an early chance for celebration on Friday after becoming the first team to qualify for the 2012 European Championship finals. A 6-2 hammering of neighbours Austria means Joachim Loew’s Germany side have now taken their tally in Group A to an unassailable 24 points after winning all [...]
Rooney shows England the way
SOFIA, Bulagaria – Wayne Rooney hit the goal trail once more as England took a significant stride towards Euro 2012 with an impressive 3-0 hammering of Bulgaria in Sofia. A decade after that memorable 5-1 win over Germany in Munich, Fabio Capello’s men could not quite come up with a repeat performance. Nevertheless, their hosts [...]
Injured Schweinsteiger to miss Germany qualifiers
BERLIN, Germany — Germany star Bastian Schweinsteiger will play no part in a friendly against Uruguay on May 29 or in two Euro 2012 qualifiers next month because of injury, the German football federation (DFB) said Friday. The 26-year-old Bayern Munich midfielder, one of the stars of Germany’s strong 2010 World Cup performance, broke a [...]
