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The Portugal coach says he is stunned by the Ballon d'Or candidate's progress in recent years, while hitting out at the timing of Wednesday night's friendly Portugal  coach  Paulo Bento  has admitted that he did not foresee  Cristiano Ronaldo 's meteoric rise to the top ahead of his side's friendly with  Panama  on Wednesday. The Real Madrid attacker is considered one of the frontrunners to win the 2012 Ballon d'Or, after helping Real Madrid to the Liga title and leading Portugal to the semi-finals of Euro 2012. "A few years ago we saw that he was a great talent," he told  Marca . "However, perhaps we did not see him becoming what he is now for both his club and his national team. He is extraordinary." Bento went on to bemoan the current schedule of international matches and claimed that the footballing authorities are more concerned about making money. "To me it seems like common sense to have a match with 11 substitution...

 Portugal in fine shape for Czech challenge, Portugal are in good shape and ready to take on the Czech Republic in their bid to reach the semi-finals of Euro 2012, coach Paulo Bento said Wednesday. Portugal had a day less to recover for the quarter-final match than their opponents but Bento dismissed fears this would put his side at a disadvantage in Warsaw's National Stadium on Thursday. "We had four days (to recover) and the Czechs had one day more. I don't think this difference will have a great influence," he said. "A team that played against Germany, Holland and Denmark will not have any problems with mental recovery. The physical recovery has been good, we are in a good physical condition." Bento, whose side came back from a 1-0 defeat to Germany to beat Denmark 3-2 and the Netherlands 2-1, said he would not change his strategy or tactics to deal with the Czechs, but was mindful that an error in a knockout game could now have more importance. ...

The Bayern Munich striker stole all three points for the tournament favorites with a second-half header, in a closely-fought encounter that could have gone either way Germany  kicked off their Euro 2012 campaign in efficient fashion, grinding out a narrow 1-0 win over  Portugal  at the Lviv Arena on Saturday. Mario Gomez's pinpoint header on 72 minutes sent the beaten 2008 finalists to a crucial three points, and joint-top of Group B with Denmark after their tournament opener.  The match was certainly not one for the purists, with clear-cut chances hard to come by. Both sides gave a disciplined, if not dynamic performance on the field, with the tension becoming unbearable at times in the stands. After much pre-tournament speculation as to who would spearhead the attack for Germany, coach Joachim Low gave Gomez the nod ahead of Miroslav Klose as the lone striker. The Bayern Munich man looked to repay his manager’s faith early on, sending a guided...

The creative winger had nothing but praise for his fellow countryman going into the Euros, but insisted that the Seleccao have other quality players at their disposal Manchester United  attacker  Nani  has heaped praise on  Real Madrid  star  Cristiano Ronaldo , describing his Portugal team-mate as the best player in the world. The 2008 Fifa World Player of the Year is expected to lead the line for the Seleccao after a dream season at Real Madrid in which he scored a staggering 60 goals in all competitions. Nani conceded that Ronaldo plays a crucial role in Portugal's set-up, but stressed that there is more to the national team than the 27-year-old. "Even though many people do not accept it, Portugal do not depend on Cristiano Ronaldo," Nani told  watch-kora.ae.ma   "He is a great player, for me the number one, but he does not win the games on his own. "Our opponents will be more attentive with Cristiano and that could help the rest of us,...

Spain will start their Euro title defence as the top ranked team in the football world while Germany and Portugal lost ground in the latest FIFA rankings issued on Wednesday.    The European and world champions Spain take 1,456 points into the June 8-July 1 tournament in Poland and Ukraine.    Uruguay moved into second place with 1,292 points at the expense of Germany, now third on 1,288.    The Netherlands, Brazil, England, Argentina, Croatia, Denmark and Portugal complete the top 10, with the Portuguese sliding down five places after modest results in their last tune-up games. The co-hosts are the lowest-ranked Euro finalists with Ukraine 52nd and Poland 62nd in the FIFA list.

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...

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...