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England 0-0 Italy (aet, 2-4 on penalties): Young & Cole the villains in tense shoot-out

Roy Hodgson's side were saved by the woodwork and an offside flag in two hours of football, before suffering heartbreak in another spot-kick duel which saw the Azzurri prevail England  suffered yet more penalty heartbreak, this time at the hands of  Italy  as they succumbed to an agonising 4-2 defeat on spot kicks in a goalless Euro 2012 quarter-final in Kiev. Italy dominated the match but wasted a host of chances in normal time thanks to some brave last-ditch defending, and Roy Hodgson’s side managed to see out the extra 30 minutes before the inevitable shoot-out. Riccardo Montolivo and Ashley Young both missed penalties before Gianluigi Buffon saved from Ashley Cole, and substitute Alessandro Diamanti scored the winning penalty to send the Azzurri into the last four. England named an unchanged side from their win over Ukraine, with Hodgson keeping Danny Welbeck in the starting line-up, while Cesare Prandelli opted to start Mario Balotelli ahead of Antonio...

Super sub Walcott gives England thrilling win 3-2 Sweden

Danny Welbeck (L) celebrates with Theo Walcott and Andy Carroll England survived a 10-minute meltdown to move closer to the Euro 2012 quarter-finals when substitute Theo Walcott scored one goal and set up another to earn a thrilling 3-2 win over Sweden who were eliminated from the tournament on Friday. Walcott levelled in the 64th minute with a fierce shot and he delivered a fine cross 12 minutes from time for striker Danny Welbeck to tuck the ball in with a clever backheel and clinch England's first competitive victory over the Swedes. England forward Andy Carroll had opened the scoring with a superb header midway through the first half but Sweden struck back after halftime thanks to a Glen Johnson own goal and Olof Mellberg's header. England are joint top of Group D on four points with France who beat Ukraine 2-0 earlier on Friday. Ukraine, who play England in the last round of matches on Tuesday, are third on three points and Sweden have none. "It was my first appe...

Do or die for England & Sweden as Group D rivals face in Kiev

Both sides are in dire need of a victory to kick-start their European Championship campaign, and any other result could send them packing At the moment it is Roy Hodgson’s side who hold all the cards as the realities of potential exit after two games befall the Scandinavians, but one result could change all of that. And the match-up in Kiev will be a fascinating clash of circumstances. Whereas England came into the tournament with a complete lack of expectation not experienced in recent times, there was talk in Sweden that Erik Hamren’s men could go far, thanks mainly to having a squad noted for their togetherness and camaraderie, values many have stressed as important for potential outsiders. One game in, that has all changed. ENGLAND TO PROGRESS? 4/7 England are 4/7 to progress from Group D with Bet 365 Now it is Hamren having to answer questions about why his side are not prepared, why they are not united, and more importantly he is left knowing that every game could ...

'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...