Euro 2012

• KIEV, Ukraine - Sunday's European Championship final between defending champion Spain and Italy features two teams who have dominated possession through slick passing and disciplined defending at the tournament.
(New York Daily News)
• (CNN)-- Laurent Blanc stood down as coach of the French national team Saturday in the wake of their quarterfinal exit at Euro 2012.
(CNN)
• Euro 2012 reaches its climax on Sunday, when holders Spain take on Italy in the final. But as the tournament draws to a close, success is not just being measured in terms of who is crowned champion.
(YAHOO!)
• KIEV, Ukraine (AP) — While Xavi Hernandez hasnt made a major impact at the European Championship, Spains playmaking midfielder knows he still has Sundays final against Italy to change that.
(San Francisco Gate)
• KIEV, Ukraine -- The sweetest moment of Euro 2012 didnt fit the script.
(CNN Sports Illustrated)
• The Associated Press – Thu, Jun 28, 2012 4:52 PM EDT WARSAW, Poland (AP) -- Mario Balotelli scored twice as Italy beat Germany 2-1 on Thursday to advance to the Euro 2012 final against Spain. Heres the best of the action. All times are Polish.
(YAHOO!)
• Cristiano Ronaldo might have been left out of the semifinal shoot-out drama with Spain but he is "confident" that his performances for Portugal at Euro 2012 will win him the Fifa Ballon D'Or.
(New York Daily News)
• We are surprised and irritated, Joerg Schoenenborn, the Euro 2012 chief editor of German broadcaster ARD, told Saturdays Sueddeutschen Zeitung newspaper.
(FOXSports.com)
• WARSAW — The final game of Euro 2012 cannot be a story where nice guys finish last. One of them, of course must finish second; the other will win.
(New York Times)