Ukraine
England Miss Out - International Review
GROUP A
Portugal made hard work of it in Oporto but a goalless draw with Finland was enough to take them to the European Championship, rendering Saturday’s rearranged match between Serbia and Kazakhstan meaningless.
Poland won the group with a 2-2 draw in Serbia. Rafal Murawski and Jaroslaw Matusiak’s goals were cancelled out by two quick […]
England Fight On - International Review
GROUP A
Two goals from prolific forward Ebi Smolarek gave Poland a 2-0 win and the three points they needed to seal qualification. Despite having finished third in the World Cups of 1974 and 1982 and qualifying also in 1978, 1986, 2002 and 2006 it is the first time Poland have ever made the European […]
Shakhtar spend €38m seeking Champions League success
It has become commonplace to see two Ukrainian clubs playing in the Champions League. As last year, Dynamo Kyiv and Shakhtar Donetsk got through the qualification rounds and into the group stages. Dynamo will now face Manchester United, Roma and Sporting, while Shakhtar must negotiate AC Milan, Celtic and Benfica if they are to make […]
Poland and Ukraine rejoice as dreams come true under Platini’s watchful eye
By Olga Sellars in Ukraine
Poland and Ukraine are celebrating their victory for the right to host one of the world’s major sporting events – the 2012 European Championships.
Not many in Europe believed in these two countries - with Italy an obvious favourite of the bookmakers - but Poles and Ukrainians themselves maintained faith. Footballing authorities […]
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