Euro 2012

• WARSAW (Reuters) - Germanys bid to reach the Euro 2012 final by beating Italy for the first time in 17 years on Thursday looks strong with Joachim Loews young side on song while Cesare Prandellis team have injury doubts.
(Reuters UK)
• WARSAW, Poland—In the second quarterfinal at Euro 2012, Germany plays Greece on Friday. Heres the best of the action and match-day excitement. All times are local to Poland.
(San Jose Mercury News)
• WARSAW, Poland (AP) — Spain beat Portugal 4-2 in a penalty shootout on Wednesday to reach the final of Euro 2012. The match ended 0-0 after extra-time. The Spanish will now play the winner of Germany vs. Italy. Heres the best of todays action.
(US News and World Report)
• (CNN)-- Italys soccer players can heal the suffering caused by the countrys match-fixing scandal by winning Euro 2012, says AC Milan star Alexandre Pato.
(CNN)
• His winning penalty against Portugal in the Euro 2012 semi-final shootout on Wednesday added to a collection that includes setting up the winner in the 2010 World Cup final.
(Cool Fabregas makes difference again for Spain - Reuters India)
• It's been an action-packed tournament, to soccer fans' delight, with more than two dozen matches played in Poland and the Ukraine during the European 2012 Soccer Championship.
(Boston Globe)
• Euro 2012 has boosted the battle against racism in Eastern European football, thanks in part to a strong stand on high-profile incidents, defender-turned-campaigner Paul Elliott said on Wednesday.
(New York Daily News)
• DONETSK (Reuters) - Spain rode their luck to reach their third major final in a row and Portugal were the better team for long periods, coach Vicente del Bosque said after a 4-2 win on penalties in their Euro 2012 semi-final on Wednesday.
(We rode our luck in the shootout, says Del Bosque - Reuters India)
• WASHINGTON, June 27, 2012 - UEFA Euro 2012 continues to pull in big ratings for the ESPN networks. American soccer fans are loving this event and ESPN's rating are up 31 percent compared to the tournament in 2008.
(Washington Times)