After a terrible performance at Toyota Park in Bridgeview, Illinois the Red Bulls went across the country and over the northern border to take on the red hot Vancouver Whitecaps at BC Place. This is the first visit for the club at the renovated home of the Whitecaps and the CFL’s BC Lions and it […]

The Azzurri are marching with their heads held high after defying the pre-tournament critics and escaping group C. Coach Cesare Prandelli’s tactical masterstroke against Spain demonstrated his vision. The Catenaccio styled Italy has been absent this tournament, and a new more adventurous side has emerged. The 3-5-2 played by Juventus adopted by Prandelli out of necessity […]

Portugal vs Czech Republic: 2:45pm ET TV schedule Buy Portugal and Czech Republic shirts Sixteen years ago, Czech Republic and Portugal met in the Quarterfinals of Euro ’96. Czech Republic emerged from that game with a 1-0 victory, courtesy of a Karel Poborsky goal. They would go on to finish runners-up to Germany—an Oliver Bierhoff golden goal providing the Germans […]

Plenty of Euro 2012 news headlines today! Here goes: Joe Hart throws hat in ring for England penalty duty — The Guardian Italy's Mario Balotelli told to keep his cool against England — The Guardian Greece's Katsouranis believes in miracles — UEFA.com Roy Hodgson orders extra penalty practice for England — The Guardian Daniele De […]

Only eight teams remain in the Euro 2012 tournament, and we're edging closer and closer to finding out who will be the champion of Europe. But now that the group phase is out of the way, who do you think will win the tournament? Has your opinions changed about England's chances? Are you second-guessing your […]

ESPN's Euro 2012 coverage continues to hit record-breaking numbers in the United States. Through the 24 matches in the group stage of Euro 2012, ESPN’s live English-language presentation is averaging 784,000 households and 1,002,000 viewers — up 79 percent and 82 percent, respectively, versus the group stage matches in 2008 (439,000 households and 552,000 viewers). […]

We American soccer fans know all about watching matches alone. On the west coast, we stumble through the cold pre-dawn darkness to our couches, desperate for coffee, slightly delirious, and droopy-eyed, just to catch the first broadcast match each Saturday. On the east coast, we trudge through quiet city streets, squinting at the sun, bleary-eyed, […]

Everybody hates us, but we don't care should be the new motto for the England national team. It's an apt one given the ridicule England has received from soccer snobs worldwide, particularly in England and the United States. Their lens of how soccer ought to be played is framed by how Barcelona plays soccer. […]

The group stage of Euro 2012 is over, and it's time to take a pause to see how everyone is doing on the pre-Euro 2012 predictions. If you remember, we asked you — the readers — to make your predictions about who would qualify from each group, and in which position. From the first round, […]

What would happen if you take two of your favorite video games, and then do a mashup? The answer is Warfare 3, created by the mastermind Marius Hjerpseth. The video is 5 minutes, but keep on watching as you'll see a couple of explosive scenes which I think many of you will enjoy. I don't […]

We finally have a breather from the daily dose of football we've been enjoying since Euro 2012 kicked off. But the news doesn't stop, so here are the latest Euro 2012 news headlines from the past 24 hours: Steven Gerrard warns against Italy complacency — BBC Sport Ukraine coach Oleg Blokhin tells journalist 'let's take it […]

In the world of tweets and Facebook commentary, opinion and debate is not hard to come by in modern football. Throw a #hashtag on your thoughts, and they’re there for the world to see. After England scraped through against Ukraine last night to claim top spot in Group D in Euro 2012, the twitterati was […]

Nothing ruins joyous occasion like dour tactics. They can't overshadow another call for goal line technology, but they obscure Wayne Rooney's return. They can also put a rousing performance from John Terry on the backburner. Regressing to the approach he employed versus France, Roy Hodgson again proved himself the most important man on the field, […]

Ukraine scored against England on Tuesday evening, but the goal didn't count because the officials ruled that the ball didn't cross the line. Except that it did. Slow-motion replays (and photographs) reveal that Ukraine's shot, which hit England goalkeeper Joe Hart and then flew into over the line before being scrambled away by John Terry, […]

England vs Ukraine: 2:45pm ET Sweden vs France: 2:45pm ET TV schedule Buy England and Ukraine shirts Buy Sweden and France shirts This is it. The match that almost all of us have been waiting to watch — England against Ukraine. The atmosphere will feel like a Premier League ground with vocal Ukrainian support. Hopefully Roy Hodgson's men have what it takes to qualify for […]