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'They have tortured people to force confessions out of them’ - Meet the Ukraine police Amnesty are battling to control

The human rights organisation have raised concerns about the brutality reported in the country ahead of Euro 2012, with police still stuck in their old Soviet ways Croatia, Czech Rep., Denmark, England, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Portugal, Russia, Spain, Sweden, Ukraine, euro 2012, watch euro 2012 Their job is to ‘protect and serve’; to defend the civil liberties of their people and punish those who threaten the security, rights and freedom of both their own citizens and visitors to their nation. It is in the company of the police that the public are meant to feel at their safest. However, as Ukraine gears up to co-host Euro 2012, there are increasing fears that the very people employed to ensure safety could prove to be the biggest threat to football fans arriving to cheer on their teams. Human rights organisation Amnesty International has demanded urgent reforms of the Ukrainian police force due to a concerning trend of criminali...

Fan rep: Ticket sales poor for English Euro 2012 games in Donetsk

Sales of tickets for English football fans for their side's Euro 2012 games in Donetsk against France and Ukraine went poorly, a senior official of a fan representation organization was on Tuesday quoted as saying in a report.  "The tickets haven’t sold very well. I think, for the games against France and Ukraine here in Donetsk, the English FA have only sold about two thousand tickets for English fans," said Kevin Miles, Director of International Relations for England’s FSF (Football Supporters Federation).  watch Uefa Euro 2012 Remaining Donetsk tickets reserved for English fans - estimated by the Interfax news agency at some 4,000 seats - have been returned to Europe's body UEFA, Miles said, in comments posted by the Ukrainian football club Shakhtar Donetsk. Ukrainian media have cited long flights, poor local service standards and sky-high room prices as key barriers for international fans wanting to travel to Donetsk, an industrial city some 580 kilometres south-...

Casillas breaks international wins record with Spain's victory over South Korea

The iconic captain is celebrating yet another milestone in his career after becoming the player with the highest number of international triumphs watch euro 2012 live online Real Madrid  goalkeeper  Iker Casillas  has set a new record in international football following  Spain 's 4-1 victory over  South Korea  in a friendly match. In what was his 130th appearance for Spain, Casillas won his 95th match for the national team, breaking the record for the highest number of international victories that had been set by France's Lilian Thuram and matched by Egypt's Ahmed Hassan. The 31-year-old custodian was introduced in the second half and did not concede a goal, while watching Alvaro Negredo score La Roja's fourth goal of the night. Casillas, who also recorded his 74th clean sheet with the national side, has also become the fourth-highest-capped goalkeeper in football, behind Saudi Arabia's Mohamed Al-Deayea (178), Italy's Thomas Ravelli (1...

Ronaldo: I am glad that Portugal are not favourites for Euro 2012

The 27-year-old attacker believes that the Seleccao have the quality to make it to the knock-out stages and is relieved that his side are not considered favourites Real Madrid  star  Cristiano Ronaldo  has said that he believes  Portugal's  can make it out of the so-called 'Group of Death'. The Seleccao have been drawn together with Germany, Netherlands and Denmark, but Ronaldo is relieved that his side are not favoured to make it past the group stage as such a tag would only invite more pressure. "We know we are in a very tough group, the group of death," he told  bwin.com . "We have some some very difficult games coming up, but I am confident we will go beyond the group stage. "I know that we are not favourites and I am glad for that. "I am not expecting many surprises at the Euros, because Spain are very strong and there are also other sides who are very strong, too." Portugal will kick off their Euro campaign against Germany on June...

Guardiola: I won't have to come back in six months as Vilanova will do well

IT was thought that the Blaugrana might hire the former Spain international's mentor, Marcelo Bielsa, to replace him at the helm, but they have instead gone for his right-hand man Outgoing  Barcelona  boss  Pep Guardiola  has given his backing to his successor, Tito Vilanova, joking that there is no chance that he will have to return to Camp Nou in six months' time. When the former Spain international announced in April that he would stepping down at the end of the season, it was initially thought that Athletic Bilbao boss Marcelo Bielsa would be named as his replacement. However, the Blaugrana instead turned to current assistant coach Vilanova, and Guardiola believes that the club have made a shrewd choice. "Tito will do well," the 41-year-old told reporters at a press conference on Thursday. "I won't have to go back in six months or anything. "In November I had dinner with [sporting director Andoni] Zubizarreta and was asked if I thought...

Athletic Bilbao vs FC Barcelona

Athletic Bilbao - Barcelona Preview: Catalans seek Copa del Rey success in Guardiola's final match The Blaugrana are out to salvage a disappointing end to their season by lifting the Copa del Rey, while the Basques look to rebound from their bitter defeat in the Europa League   PROBABLE LINEUPS ATHLETIC BILBAO Iraizoz Iraola, Martinez, Amorebieta, Aurtenetxe De Marcos, Iturraspe, Herrera Susaeta, Llorente, Muniain BARCELONA Pinto Montoya, Pique, Mascherano, Adriano   Xavi, Busquets, Iniesta Fabregas, Messi, Alexis Athletic Bilbao have no injury concerns heading into Friday's cup final with Barcelona at the Vicente Calderon. Midfielder Ander Iturraspe is expected to start despite missing training earlier in the week with a virus. Barca boss Pep Guardiola will have to make a number of changes in defence with Dani Alves, Carles Puyol, Eric Abidal and Andreu Fontas all out, while striker David Villa will not recover from his broken leg in time. Young defend...

Euro Cup 2012 finals timetable and Schedule and Fixtures

Euro Cup 2012 Groups EURO 2012 GROUPS  GROUP A:   Poland, Greece, Russia, CZECH Republic GROUP B:   Netherlands, Germany,  Portugal,  Denmark GROUP C:   Spain, Republic of Ireland, Italy, Croatia GROUP D:   England, France, Sweden, Ukraine MATCHES TODAY Euro Cup 2012 Fixtures 8 June 2012 Poland v Greece Warsaw 19:00 8 June 2012 Russia v Czech Republic Wroclaw 21:45 9 June 2012 Netherlands vs Denmark Kharkiv 19:00 9 June 2012 Germany v Portugal Lviv 21:45 10 June 2012 Spain v Italy Gdansk 19:00 10 June 2012 Rep of Ireland vs Croatia  Poznan 21:45 11 June 2012 France v England Dontesk 19:00 11 June 2012 Ukraine v Sweden Kiev 21:45 12 June 2012 Greece v Czech Republic Wroclaw 19:00 12 June 2012 Poland v Russia Warsaw 21:45 13 June 2012 Denmark v Portugal Lviv 19:00 13 June 2012 Netherlands vs Germany Kharkiv 21:45 14 June 2012 Italy v Croatia Poznan 19:00...