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Euro 2012: Cheer up, Roy Hodgson's England are only an Andrea Pirlo or two off the pace

Des Lynam: The doomsday merchants say England are 'a million miles behind', but really they only need a couple of geniuses to win again

Euro 2012: We do not fear Spain, says Italy coach Cesare Prandelli

• 'We are mentally stronger than we were in opening game' • 54-year-old admits he will consider his future after tournament Cesare Prandelli has said that his Italy players do not fear Spain and that they will spend all their time before the final on Sunday looking at the weaknesses of...

Euro 2012: Andres Iniesta's attacking flair can win the final for Spain, insists Cesc Fabregas

Andrés Iniesta's Spain team-mates are confident he will deliver another winning final performance against Italy on Sunday.

Rangers in crisis: Celtic concerned over SPL power shift

Exclusive: tensions within the SPL spilt over at Thursday's informal meeting of the member clubs - minus Rangers.

Euro 2012: Gareth Southgate calls on England to appoint a psychologist after latest penalty shoot-out failure

England must appoint a sports psychologist to cure players of their fear of the penalty-kick, according to Gareth Southgate.

Agent - Mario is going nowhere

Mario Balotelli's agent has once again confirmed the striker will not be leaving Manchester City any time soon.

The Measure

What's hot and what's not Going up The Stella/Céline resort look When these two stand united on matters leopard, big trousers, sheer and the clutching of bags, we pay attention. Alexander Skarsgård This week's male haircon. Just the right levels of dirt and blond in his dirty blond ....

Spain and Italy do battle for glory

Spain bid to complete a unique treble, Italy to restore their scandal-hit reputation. It is a climax this tournament deserves Spain's resplendent champions stand accused of suffocating the game. In Italy, football struggles to extricate itself from its umpteenth scandal. And yet there is an...

Derry City 0-3 Drogheda Utd

Derry City are well beaten by Drogheda United in their Premier Division game at the Brandywell.