Host countries: Poland & Ukraine
Dates: 8 June – 1 July
Teams: 16
Venue(s): 8 (in 8 host cities)
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Grupa A: Polonia, Grecia, Rusia, Cehia;
Grupa B: Olanda, Danemarca, Germania, Portugalia;
GrupaC: Spania,Irlanda,Croaţia,Italia;
Grupa D: Ucraina, Suedia, Franţa,Anglia.
Sagna breaks leg, out of Euros
France international Bacary Sagna has suffered a broken fibula during Arsenal's Premier League game with Norwich, and will miss Euro 2012.
The full-back fell awkwardly going for the ball in the first half of the match, and was stretchered off as Arsenal slumped to a 3-3 draw which hurt their hopes of securing Champions League football next term.
Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger confirmed the news after the match.
"It is broken fibula, the same leg," Wenger said, alluding to Sagna breaking the same leg early in the campaign. Sagna returned to first-team action at the end of January after a lengthy lay-off.
Wenger added: "He was kicked on it, it has not happened alone.
"When he was kicked, he has broken the leg.
"The guy closed him down and walked on him. I don't know if it was deliberate or not."
Wenger rules out Diaby for EURO 2012
Arsene Wenger has ruled out Abou Diaby for EURO 2012 due to injury.
The injury-plagued France international has missed the majority of the campaign due to ankle and hamstring problems yet appeared to be fit heading into the summer.
However, the former Auxerre man picked up a calf strain in Arsenal's 1-1 draw against Stoke City last weekend and looks unlikely to feature again this season.
Diaby has only made 4 appearances this season for the Gunners in all competitions.
Pieters ruled out of EURO 2012
Holland have been rocked by the news that Erik Pieters will miss EURO 2012.
Just hours after the defender was included in Bert van Marwijk's provisional 36-man squad for Poland and Ukraine he was rocked by the news he would miss the tournament.
The PSV full-back has been struggling with a foot injury and was informed by ankle specialist Dr. Nie van Dijk on Monday that he will not be able to play at the tournament.
"Just back from the hospital", Pieters wrote on Twitter.
"Bad news from Dr. Van Dijk. No chance for EURO 2012. Thanks for your support."
Van Marwijk moved swiftly to replace Pieters in his squad with Vitesse's Alexander Buttner, but conceded that the loss of his first choice full-back was devastating for both player and country.
"This is a blow for us", the Dutch boss told the KNVB's official website.
"But it's obviously even more disappointing for Erik."
Low names 27-man Germany squad
Joachim Low has named a 27-man Germany squad to compete for EURO 2012.
With many star players arriving late because of club commitments, Low has selected an expanded team to travel to Sardinia on Friday.
And given the opportunity to experiment, Low has selected Monchengladbach's Marc-Andre ter Stegen and Schalke's Julian Draxler.
Having only celebrated his 20th birthday last week, goalkeeper Ter Stegen earns his first call-up, as does the 18-year-old winger Draxler. Additionally, Low has recalled Ilkay Gundogan.
Low opted not to recall Patrick Helmes, Mike Hanke and Stefan Kiessling, choosing Cacau as his third striker alongside Miroslav Klose and Mario Gomez. Additionally, Marko Marin, Simon Rolfes, Christian Trasch and Dennis Aogo will miss out on the tournament.
The coach will be without many of his key players as he begin preparations later this week.
Sven Bender, Mario Gotze, Mats Hummels and Marcel Schmelzer will be with Dortmund until 12 May, when the DFB Pokal Final takes place.
As well, Real Madrid duo Mesut Ozil and Sami Khedira will not join the national team until after their final La Liga match on 13 May.
But the greatest loss Low will suffer is the absence of 8 Bayern Munchen players - including captain Philipp Lahm and deputy Bastian Schweinsteiger - who will be with their club until after 22 May, when a friendly with Holland is scheduled.
Accordingly, he has named an expanded squad, which will be trimmed to 23 on 29 May.
Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munchen), Marc-Andre ter Stegen (Monchengladbach), Tim Wiese (Hoffenheim), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover)
Defenders: Holger Badstuber (Bayern Munchen), Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munchen), Benedikt Howedes (Schalke), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munchen), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal), Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund)
Midfielders: Lars Bender (Bayer Leverkusen), Sven Bender (Borussia Dortmund), Mario Gotze (Borussia Dortmund), Ilkay Gundogan (Borussia Dortmund), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid), Toni Kroos (Bayern Munchen), Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid), Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munchen), Marco Reus (Monchengladbach), Julian Draxler (Schalke),
Strikers: Cacau (VfB Stuttgart), Mario Gomez (Bayern Munchen), Miroslav Klose (Lazio), Thomas Muller (Bayern Munchen), Lukas Podolski (Arsenal), Andre Schurrle (Bayer Leverkusen)
Blanc considering Ben Arfa for France
Ben Arfa is enjoying an excellent end to the season with Newcastle, who are pushing for a top-four finish in the Premier League.
The 25-year-old has eight caps to his name, but has not been called up to the national squad since 2011 when Blanc first took charge.
Injuries and form have meant he has not been considered in the past two-years, but he is now firmly back on the Les Bleus radar.
"I haven't just waited for the last few performances to follow Hatem," Blanc told Telefoot.
"We know he is a very talented boy. He has become callable again."
Blanc also took a little dig as Alan Pardew, after he called on Blanc to call him up.
"His coach (Alan Pardew) is very nice saying Laurent Blanc should call him for the Euros, but he hasn't always play him since the start of the season. He waited a lot to play him again."
Ruddy hoping for Euro call-up
John Ruddy is hoping he will be forced to postpone his summer wedding, with the Norwich keeper looking to force his way into England's Euro 2012 squad.
Manchester City shot-stopper Joe Hart remains the undisputed number one for club and country, but the Three Lions will take two reserves with them to Ukraine and Poland this summer.
Ruddy hopes he will be among those to receive a call from new national team coach Roy Hodgson, allowing him to cut his international teeth at a major tournament.
He has plenty to keep him occupied should no call arrive, but the former Everton keeper would be more than happy to shelve those plans.
"You don't know how much revamping is done under the new coach," Ruddy said after putting in another eye-catching display against Arsenal on Saturday.
"Maybe not so much now. Roy may stay with the tried and tested for the Euros and then mix it up for the World Cup qualifiers. But I played well at West Brom this season!
"If it happens I'll be over the moon but if it doesn't, I have a wedding to fall back on.
"I am getting married on 2nd June. In terms of a call-up, we would have to cross that bridge when we came to it. My missus is happy either way."
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Stevens: Huntelaar deserves Euro start
Schalke boss Huub Stevens has told Holland coach Bert van Marwijk he can not afford to leave Klaas Jan Huntelaar on the sidelines at Euro 2012.
Huntelaar will head into the summer in career-best form having scored a Bundesliga-best 29 goals, while he also netted 10 times in the Europa League.
The 28-year-old was also the leading goalscorer in Euro 2012 qualification with 12 goals.
With both players in rare goalscoring touch, Stevens believes his fellow Dutchman Van Marwijk must employ both and do away with his preferred 4-5-1 formation from the qualifiers.
"One has scored many goals in England and the other in Germany - these are two countries where the football played is not bad," he told Schalke's official website.
"Klaas Jan is one of the best strikers in the world inside the penalty area.
"If I was the Dutch national team coach and I have a striker of Klaas Jan at my disposal I would not waste his skills.
"That goes for Van Persie too - I'd just play them together."
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Prandelli hints at Italy Euro squad
A 30-man provisional squad is likely to be announced by Prandelli this weekend, and he has revealed to Corriere della Sera that his emphasis will be on youth.
"There will not be any surprises in the squad. Totti and Del Piero? Like I've said before, I'll only consider them in an emergency. I prefer to give younger players such as Roma's Fabio Borini a chance," he shared.
One experienced player who is likely to make the squad is AC Milan's Antonio Cassano, as the Italy boss has been impressed by his dedication to recuperate in time for the tournament. Udinese's Antonio Di Natale's scoring record for his country also makes him an option that is difficult to ignore.
"Cassano has shown that he loves the national shirt and he did all that he could to recover full fitness as soon as possible. He put pressure on the medics so that he could return to give us a helping hand." Prandelli said.
"I disagree with anyone who argues that Toto Di Natale doesn't deserve to be in the squad. He has scored almost 100 goals in three years and can be very helpful for us."
At the start of the year, there was talk of Manchester City's Mario Balotelli being dropped from the national team as a result of his unsavoury behaviour both on and off the pitch. However, Prandelli appears to be willing to take a chance on the forward.
"Balotelli can't afford to make any more mistakes, but I'm confident that he won't. We need to give players with talent an extra chance and there's no doubt that he's a special talent."
Italy have been drawn together with Croatia, Republic of Ireland and defending champions Spain in the group stages of Euro 2012.
Bilic to step down after EURO 2012
Slaven Bilic has announced he will step down as coach of Croatia's national team after EURO 2012.
The 43-year-old confirmed the news at a press conference today to unveil a provisional 27-man squad for the tournament in Poland and Ukraine.
Bilic took charge of Croatia in July 2006 and led the team to the quarter-finals at EURO 2008, although they failed to qualify for the World Cup 2 years later.
However, the former West Ham and Everton defender has now decided this summer's European Championship will be his swansong.
"This will be my last championship in charge", he said.
"I've given my best and I thank you all, but the hardest job is still ahead of me."
"I wish my successor all the happiness in the world and hope to leave him some continuity."
Bilic was unwilling to discuss reports linking him with the managerial post at Lokomotiv Moscow.
"I'm sure you never comment on speculation or rumours so I will not comment on the story of Lokomotiv Moscow. When something happens, I will announce it."
Bilic's immediate concern is EURO 2012, where Croatia will face defending champions Spain, Italy and Republic of Ireland in the group stages.
The most surprising absentees from his squad were Bolton striker Ivan Klasnic and SV Hamburg forward Mladen Petric, and Bilic admits it was not an easy decision to omit the pair.
"It was difficult not to call up Petric and Klasnic, but it's part of the job", he said.
"I called them both as they deserved to hear the decision directly from me."
"Unfortunately for these two, the greatest competition for places is in attack and there was simply no room for them."
Croatia's campaign begins against the Irish on 10 June. The squad will be trimmed down to 23 players before 28 May.
Croatia's provisional squad:
Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (Rostov), Danijel Subasic (AS Monaco), Ivan Kelava (Dinamo Zagreb), Goran Blazevic (Hajduk Split)
Defenders: Domogoj Vida (Dinamo Zagreb), Vedran Corluka (Bayer Leverkusen), Josip Simunic (Dinamo Zagreb), Dejan Lovren (Olympique Lyon), Sime Vrsaljko (Dinamo Zagreb), Gordon Schildenfeld (Eintracht Frankfurt), Ivan Strinic (Dnipro), Danijel Pranjic (Bayern Munchen), Jurica Buljat (Maccabi Haifa)
Midfielders: Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk), Tomislav Dujmovic (Real Zaragoza), Ognjen Vukojevic (Dynamo Kiev), Ivan Rakitic (FC Sevilla), Luka Modric (Tottenham), Ivan Perisic (Borussia Dortmund), Niko Kranjcar (Tottenham), Milan Badelj (Dinamo Zagreb), Ivo Ilicevic (SV Hamburg)
Forwards: Ivica Olic (VfL Wolfsburg), Nikica Jelavic (Everton), Mario Mandzukic (VfL Wolfsburg), Nikola Kalinic (Dnipro), Eduardo da Silva (Shakhtar Donetsk)
EURO final ball unveiled
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Pedro, lăsat pe afară de Del Bosque
Selecționerul naționalei Spaniei, Vicente Del Bosque, a indicat faptul că Pedro, extrema celor de la FC Barcleona, are șanse mari să nu facă parte din lotul ibericilor la Euro 2012.
Jucătorul de 24 de ani a avut un sezon mai slab, presărat de accidentări, care l-au împiedicat să-și atingă cea mai bună formă.
Pedro nu a fost inclus în lot nici la amicalul din luna februarie, cu Venezuela, scor 5-0 pentru Spania, iar Del Bosque nu îi garantează locul pentru Euro.
“A încercat să dea tot ce e mai bun. Dar sezonul său a fost inconstant iar noi avem un număr maxim de 23 de locuri. Nu putem lua mai mulți jucători”, a spus tehnicianul spaniol.
Un alt mare semn de întrebare pentru spanioli este David Villa, vârful Barcelonei, care a ratat majoritatea acestui sezon după grava accidentare din luna decembrie, când a suferit o fractură la picior.
“Sunt îngrijorat, pentru că nu știu care este situația exactă. Jucătorul muncește din greu la antrenamente, dar evoluția sa nu este cea pe care o așteptăm” a mai spus Del Bosque.
Englezul Smalling nu va fi prezent
Fundașul echipei Angliei și al celor de la Manchester United, Chris Smalling, nu va putea participa la Euro 2012 din Polonia și Ucraina după ce s-a accidentat la inghinali.
Fostul jucător al celor de la Fulham avea șanse mari să prindă lotul Angliei, după evoluțiile excelente pe care le-a avut pe posturile de fundaș dreapta și fundaș central la United.
Jucătorul de 22 de ani va lipsi de pe teren câteva luni, potrivit anunțului făcut chiar de antrenorul diavolilor, Alex Ferguson.
Smalling are trei selecții pentru naționala Albionului, debutând în 2011, într-un meci cu Bulgaria.
Selecționerul Roy Hodgson va anunțat lotul Angliei pentru Campionatul European la 16 mai, posibili înlocuitori pentru Smalling fiind Phil Jagielka, Gary Cahill, Phil Jones sau Joleon Lescott.
Advocaat announces Russia squad
Dick Advocaat has named his provisional 26-man squad for the upcoming European Championships.
The squad features a number of names that were instrumental in Russia's run to the EURO 2008 semi-finals, such as Andrey Arshavin, Roman Shirokov, Yuri Zhirkov, Igor Semshov and Aleksander Anyukov.
But experienced midfield pair Diniyar Bilyaletdinov and Vladimir Bystrov have been left out of the squad.
Another surprise was Advocaat's selection of Sporting Lisbon's Marat Izmailov for the first time in his tenure, thanks to the 29-year-old's tremendous club form since his return from a persistent knee injury.
It will be Izmailov's first involvement with the Russia team since 2006.
Advocaat has already announced he will step down as Russia coach after the tournament.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeyev (CSKA Moscow), Vyacheslav Malafeyev (Zenit Sankt Petersburg), Anton Shunin (Dynamo Moscow)
Defenders: Alexander Anyukov (Zenit Sankt Petersburg), Alexei Berezutsky (CSKA Moscow), Vasily Berezutsky (CSKA Moscow), Sergei Ignashevich (CSKA Moscow), Roman Sharonov (Rubin Kazan), Roman Shishkin (Lokomotiv Moscow), Vladimir Granat (Dynamo Moscow)
Midfielders: Igor Denisov (Zenit Sankt Petersburg), Roman Shirokov (Zenit Sankt Petersburg), Konstantin Zyryanov (Zenit Sankt Petersburg), Yuri Zhirkov (Anzhi Makhachkala), Alan Dzagoyev (CSKA Moscow), Igor Semshov (Dynamo Moscow), Denis Glushakov (Lokomotiv Moscow), Magomed Ozdoyev (Lokomotiv Moscow), Marat Izmailov (Sporting Lisbon), Dmitry Kombarov (Spartak Moscow)
Forwards: Andrei Arshavin (Zenit Sankt Petersburg), Alexander Kerzhakov (Zenit Sankt Petersburg), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Lokomotiv Moscow), Artem Dzyuba (Spartak Moscow), Alexander Kokorin (Dynamo Moscow), Pavel Pogrebnyak (Fulham)
Neville joins Hodgson at England
New England coach Roy Hodgson has sprung a major surprise by appointing Gary Neville to his coaching team.
The former Manchester United defender has signed a 4-year contract, which allows him to continue as a pundit for Sky Sports.
Neville will join Hodgson's team immediately and will be with the England squad next week as they begin preparations for EURO 2012.
Neville confirmed his retirement from the game in February 2010, having played 602 times for United and made 85 England appearances.
A member of that famed "Class of 92", he was widely acclaimed as the best right-back of his generation.
He was viewed as likely management material but instead took a pundits' role, for which he has received widespread praise and also did a column for The Mail on Sunday, which will continue outside of major tournaments.
Remy's EURO doubt
Olympique Marseille striker Loic Remy faces a race to be fit in time for EURO 2012 after picking up a thigh injury that is expected to keep him sidelined for up to a month.
The 25-year-old had to be substituted after 50 minutes of Marseille's 3-0 win against Auxerre on Sunday and, following tests today, he has been ruled out until the first week of June at the earliest.
"His unavailability should last 3 to 4 weeks", read a statement from the club.
Capped 17 times by Les Bleus, Remy will have to wait to see if he is included in Laurent Blanc's provisional list of France-based players for EURO 2012, which is due to be announced tomorrow.
France open their Group D campaign against England on 11 June, before facing Ukraine 4 days later and Sweden on 19 June.
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Bento unveils Portugal's EURO squad
Paulo Bento has included uncapped Sporting Braga duo Custodio Castro and Miguel Lopes in his squad for next month's European Championships.
Midfielder Custodio, 28-year-old and 25-year-old defender Lopes are part of a 23-man squad announced by Bento, which also includes 20-year-old Benfica striker Nelson Oliveira, who has made just one appearance for the senior team.
The squad also includes plenty of familiar names such as Real Madrid trio Cristiano Ronaldo, Pepe and Fabio Coentrao, Manchester United winger Luis Nani and Chelsea midfielder Raul Meireles.
Portugal, who have never won the European Championships, face a tough test to make it through the opening phase in Ukraine and Poland having been drawn alongside Holland, Germany and Denmark in Group B.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Rui Patricio (Sporting Lisbon), Eduardo (Benfica), Beto (CFR Cluj)
Defenders: Bruno Alves (Zenit Sankt Petersburg), Fabio Coentrao (Real Madrid), Joao Pereira (Sporting Lisbon), Pepe (Real Madrid), Ricardo Costa (Valencia), Miguel Lopes (Braga), Rolando (FC Porto)
Midfielders: Joao Moutinho (FC Porto), Miguel Veloso (Genoa), Carlos Martins (Granada), Raul Meireles (Chelsea), Luis Nani (Man United), Ruben Micael (Real Zaragoza), Ricardo Quaresma (Besiktas), Custodio (Sporting Braga), Silvestre Varela (FC Porto)
Strikers: Cristiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid), Hugo Almeida (Besiktas), Helder Postiga (Real Zaragoza), Nelson Oliveira (Benfica)
Olsson makes Sweden's EURO squad
Jonas Olsson is looking forward to locking horns with his former West Bromwich manager Roy Hodgson at EURO 2012 after being included in Sweden's squad.
Olsson is set to take part in his first international tournament next month after being named in Sweden coach Erik Hamren's 23-man group and he will come up against at least one familiar face in the group stages with Hodgson the new England coach.
Hamren has also included Johan Elmander in his squad after receiving positive news about the experienced striker's fitness. Elmander suffered a foot injury playing for Galatasaray at the weekend but tests suggest the former Bolton player could be fit in time for the European Championships.
However, John Guidetti has been omitted as his rehabilitation following an infection will take longer. The 20-year-old Guidetti has been in fine goalscoring form for Feyenoord this season, where he has been on loan from Manchester City.
Sweden begin their EURO 2012 campaign against hosts Ukraine, then take on England and before finishing a clash against France.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Par Hansson (Helsingborg), Andreas Isaksson (PSV Eindhoven), Johan Wiland (FC Copenhagen)
Defenders: Mikael Antonsson (Bologna), Andreas Granqvist (Genoa), Mikael Lustig (Celtic), Olof Mellberg (Olympiacos), Jonas Olsson (West Bromwich), Martin Olsson (Blackburn), Behrang Safari (Anderlecht)
Midfielders: Emir Bajrami (FC Twente), Rasmus Elm (AZ Alkmaar), Samuel Holmen (Istanbul BB), Kim Kallstrom (Olympique Lyon), Sebastian Larsson (Sunderland), Anders Svensson (Elfsborg), Pontus Wernbloom (CSKA Moscow), Christian Wilhelmsson (Al Hilal)
Forwards: Johan Elmander (Galatasaray), Tobias Hysen (IFK Goteborg), Zlatan Ibrahimovic (AC Milan), Markus Rosenberg (Werder Bremen), Ola Toivonen (PSV Eindhoven)
Del Bosque includes surprise selections
Vicente Del Bosque has made a number of surprise inclusions in his preliminary 21-man squad for EURO 2012.
Included in the squad are Benat Etxebarria from Real Betis, Isco of Malaga and Javi Garcia of Benfica, however many of these players can expect to be dropped after players from Chelsea, FC Barcelona and Athletic Bilbao have played in their upcoming finals.
Chelsea will play in the Champions League Final on 19 May while FC Barcelona take on Bilbao in the Copa del Rey Final on 26 May.
Del Bosque will name his definitive list on 27 May.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Iker Casillas (Real Madrid), Jose Reina (Liverpool), David de Gea (Manchester United)
Defenders: Juanfran (Atletico Madrid), Alvaro Arbeloa (Real Madrid), Sergio Ramos (Real Madrid), Alvaro Dominguez (Atletico Madrid), Raul Albiol (Real Madrid), Jordi Alba (Valencia), Nacho Monreal (Malaga)
Midfielders: Xabi Alonso (Real Madrid), Santi Cazorla (Malaga), Jesus Navas (FC Sevilla), Benat (Real Betis), Javi Garcia (Benfica), Bruno (Villarreal), David Silva (Manchester City)
Forwards: Alvaro Negredo (Sevilla), Roberto Soldado (Valencia), Isco (Malaga), Adrian Lopez (Atletico Madrid)
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Blanc unveils France squad
Tottenham Hotspur defender Younes Kaboul will miss out on a place in France's EURO 2012 squad due to injury, coach Laurent Blanc has revealed.
Kaboul suffered a recurrence of an old knee problem in Sunday's Premier League win against Fulham and follows Arsenal defender Bacary Sagna - who suffered a broken leg against Norwich City earlier this month - in being ruled out of Blanc's preliminary selection.
Montpellier defender Mapou Yanga-Mbiwa, who has been central to his side's surprise Ligue 1 title bid, has been rewarded with a maiden call-up, while there was also a slot for Olympique Marseille's Loic Remy despite the striker suffering a thigh injury at the weekend that is set to sideline him for 3 to 4 weeks.
Blanc has to trim his squad to a final 23 by 29 May, 2 days after a warm-up match against Iceland, while further friendlies are scheduled against Serbia on 31 May and Estonia on 5 June.
Squad:
Goalkeepers: Carrasso (Girondins Bordeaux), Lloris (Olympique Lyon), Mandanda (Olympique Marseille)
Defenders: Debuchy (Lille), Reveillere (Olympique Lyon), Clichy (Man City), Evra (Man United), Koscielny (Arsenal), Mexes (AC Milan), Rami (Valencia), Yanga-Mbiwa (Montpellier)
Midfielders: Diarra (Olympique Marseille), Gourcuff (Olympique Lyon), M'Vila (Arsenal), Martin (Sochaux), Matuidi (Paris Saint-Germain), Cabaye (Newcastle), Malouda (Chelsea), Nasri (Man City), Valbuena (Olympique Marseille), Ben Arfa (Newcastle), Ribery (Bayern Munchen)
Strikers: Giroud (Montpellier), Benzema (Real Madrid), Remy (Olympique Marseille), Jeremy Menez (Paris Saint-Germain)
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