Football

Rafa Benitez has warned Spain that Italy have players other than Andrea Pirlo capable of dictating the Euro 2012 final.

Spain have found it increasingly difficult to score in open play as the tournament has progressed.

David Beckham, 37, was England's most capped outfield player with 115 appearances.

The defending champions won the first semi-final 4-2 on penalties.

Media reports said Mario Balotelli's agent Mino Raiola had reacted with fury at the depiction.

Germany coach Joachim Loew completely overhauled his forward line in the 4-2 Euro quarter-final win over Greece.

Lahm, Khedira, Klose and Reus scored for the Germans in a one-sided Euro 2012 quarter-final.

After losing the Euro quarter-final 1-0 to a Ronaldo header, Michal Bilek admitted Portugal are a far better side.

Slaven Bilic has condemned the Croatia fans guilty of racist abuse during their game against Italy.

In spite of his team being eliminated from Euros, Zlatan Ibrahimovic has pledged to continue his international career.

The Greeks felt they were denied a penalty in the 1-0 win over Russia that secured a place in the knockout stages.

Petr Jiracek scored a second-half winner to give the Czech Republic a 1-0 victory over Poland.

Portugal threw away a two goal lead, but came good in the end to stay in the hunt for a place in the last eight.

In their last official meeting, Croatia beat Italy 2-1 in their group match at the 2002 World Cup.

Germany's second group game defeats in the past two tournaments should act as a warning when they face the Dutch.

Coach Oleg Blokhin decided against the odds to play Shevchenko, whose two goals helped Ukraine beat Sweden 2-1.