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Greece 1-0 Russia: Captain Karagounis clinches qualification to send Advocaat's side home

The Ethniki soaked up plenty of pressure throughout the match and exploited one defensive lapse from the Russians that ended up costing them their place in the tournament There were echoes of Greece's Euro 2004-winning campaign as they advanced to the quarter-finals with a pragmatic display that ended in a 1-0 win over Russia, who suffered elimination as Czech Republic defeated co-hosts Poland in Group A's other game. Despite being under pressure for large parts of the game the Greeks took the lead in first-half stoppage time as Giorgios Karagounis punished some sloppy defending. They remained resolute in defence throughout the second half to secure a famous victory. The Ethniki came into the game knowing they needed a win to ensure qualification and they were the first to pull a save from the opposing keeper. Karagounis' near-post delivery was flicked on target by Kostas Katsouranis but a fully-stretched Vyacheslav Malafeev clawed the ball away. Russia respond...

Warsaw police under pressure to protect Russian fans

Warsaw police pledged to protect tens of thousands of fans expected in the Polish capital on Saturday and to avoid a repeat of the violence that marred the Euro 2012 match between Poland and Russia this week, leading to almost 200 detentions. Russia play Greece in Warsaw on Saturday evening and 20,000 Russians and 4,000 Greeks have tickets to the stadium. At the same time Poland face the Czech Republic in Wroclaw and Warsaw's 100,000-capacity fan zone is expected to be full. Police are under pressure to halt violence immediately, after being criticised for acting too slowly when Polish hooligans set upon a group of Russian fans marching to the stadium on Tuesday, and when another group tried to break into the fan zone. The skirmishes were an embarrassment for the Euro 2012 co-hosts, prompting talks between the Polish and Russian leaders and an apology by Warsaw authorities to foreign fans.  Russian President Vladimir Putin told Poland's Prime Minister Donald Tusk during a phon...

Uefa open disciplinary proceedings against Russia over fan conduct

Europe's governing body confirm actions of Russian supporters will be looked into following reports of racism, violence and displays of illicit banners Uefa has confirmed tonight that they have begun disciplinary proceedings against the  Football Union of Russia  after a number of disturbances in their opening Euro 2012 fixture against  Czech Republic . Dick Advocaat's side's comprehensive 4-1 victory was marred by allegations of racism and violence both during and after the game in Wroclaw. During the game, there were reports from Football Against Racism in Europe (FARE) that Czech defender Theodor Gebre Selassie was subject to racist chanting, while there were also allegations that fireworks were thrown and offensive banners were displayed in the crowd. FARE chief executive Piara Powar told Press Association Sport: "Our observer reported descriptions of that nature. It was directed at the Czech Republic's only black player." And, fo...

Russia 4-1 Czech Republic: Deadly Dzagoev inspires late blitz

The CSKA star hit a goal in each half as Dick Advocaat's charges ran out worthy winners in Wroclaw, inflicting a punishing blow on their Group A rivals An outstanding attacking display from  Russia  had as its highlight two wonderfully-taken goals from Alan Dzagoev, as they cruised to a 4-1 win over the Czech Republic in Group A to kick off their Euro 2012 campaign in impressive fashion. Dzagoev and Roman Shirokov netted before half time to put the eastern Europeans in a commanding position, although they could have led by more if not for wasteful finishing.  Vaclav Pilar then gave the Czechs a shout of getting something from the game with his strike, but Russia saved the best for last as Dzagoev and Roman Pavlyuchenko both scored in the last 15 minutes to seal an emphatic opening victory.  The game started in a scrappy, hectic fashion, with both sides conceding numerous fouls in the first 10 minutes. It was the Czechs, however, who appeared to be...

'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...