Sunday, July 1, 2012

Euro 2012

  • KIEV, Ukraine — Just like clockwork, Spains tiki taka passing game tore Italy apart. The World Cup champions controlled the play Sunday in the European Championship final, as they usually do.
  • (Huffington Post)
  • KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Its the final day of Euro 2012, with Italy and Spain going head to head for the cup. Follow the best of the action, photos and pre-match buildup here. Want to have your say? Contact (at)phillipsian and (at)simonhaydon via Twitter.
  • (YAHOO!)
  • KIEV, Ukraine — Just like clockwork, Spain's "tiki taka" passing game tore Italy apart. The World Cup champions controlled the play Sunday in the European Championship final, as they usually do.
  • (Washington Post)
  • About 250 million people will tune in Sunday to watch Italy and Spain duke it out in the Euro 2012 final in Kiev. As always with European soccer, this battle has laid bare more than just skills on the field.
  • (NPR News)
  • The two girls in the coffee shop have it down to a fine art. And they execute the gentle little sting with smiles as bright as the sun glinting off the golden domes of Kievs many cathedrals.
  • (The Guardian)
  • KIEV, Ukraine -- The sweetest moment of Euro 2012 didnt fit the script.
  • (CNN Sports Illustrated)
  • Spain has not exactly dazzled opponents with its attack at Euro 2012, but that does not mean that Italy will outscore La Roja in the final. Besides a 4-0 thrashing of a poor Ireland side, the Spaniards have not produced many goals.
  • (Bleacherreport.com)
  • KIEV, Ukraine (AP) -- Spain forward Fernando Torres has won the Golden Boot as top scorer at the European Championship - getting three goals in just 189 minutes played.
  • (CNN Sports Illustrated)
  • 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)

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