Thunderstorms, rioting and cute Irish babies: here are the 50 most iconic images of Euro 2012
Featuring no less than 25 Ireland-related pics…
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Featuring no less than 25 Ireland-related pics…
It seems like a lifetime ago now.. but relive the madness with this collection of images.
Euro 2012 was a disappointment for Ireland on the pitch, but off it, the fans were one of the tournament’s big hits. Ten of them take TheScore.ie behind the scenes of the trip of a lifetime.
Shane Long, Kevin Kilbane and Sligo Rovers all made an impact for various reasons.
“To sing the anthem or not has nothing to do with the amount of effort we give on the pitch,” the Real Madrid midfielder said.
Ryszard Grobelny is some man for the craic, it seems…
The former Marseille coach will replace Laurent Blanc, who stepped down after the end of the European Championships.
Football & music festivals… two of our favourite things.
The footballing legend also clarified recent comments he made comparing Neymar to Messi.
Surprise surprise, Spain remain the world’s top-ranked side following their win at Euro 2012.
Some the usual suspects are lampooned in the last skit of the tournament.
As the sun came up over Kiev following Sunday’s Euro 2012 final, Miguel Delaney met Spain’s history boys.
How can you not love this man?
We’ve done well for a small island nation, writes Mark Boyle from Japan, but we shouldn’t overstate our sense of exceptionalism: it doesn’t serve us well abroad.
Miguel Delaney lists the the stand-out performers as well as the biggest flops at this summer’s finals.
From Pirlo’s panenka to Bendtner’s boxers, here are the moments that we’ll always associate with Euro 2012.
Juan Mata’s final goal of the tournament sparked 15,358 tweets per second. That’s a lot.
The Liverpool star and his team-mates were celebrating Spain’s third major trophy win in a row.
The boy’s a genius, Bill. Meanwhile, ten Spanish players made it into the squad of the tournament.
The Spanish striker has pipped the four other players who scored three goals at Euro 2012.
Here’s everything you need to know this morning — apart from how to compete against a tiki-taka masterclass.
They’re dancing in the fountains of Madrid tonight.
The BBC pundit made quite the blooper while analysing this evening’s Spain-Italy clash.
After so much debate, Spain ended up only dominating. In every sense. After producing the biggest final win in a major international tournament, there can be no doubt about their status, writes Miguel Delaney
Mario Balotelli, Mario Gomez and Danny Welbeck all feature in the moments that lit up the tournament.
we went minute-by-minute as Italy stood in the way of football history.
Miguel Delaney describes the significant sense of anticipation throughout the Ukrainian capital ahead of tonight’s big game.
Miguel Delaney is in Kiev examining what makes the Euro 2012 finalists tick.
We’re asking you to tell us who you’ll be shouting for as a brilliant Euro 2012 reaches its climax tonight…
The injured Barcelona duo are with the Spain squad, seeking to complete an historic treble against Italy.
The England captain was quick to defend the Manchester United striker, who was not at his best this summer.
The Barcelona midfielder says he has no regrets over Spain’s style of play at Euro 2012.
Miguel Delaney is in Kiev finding the Italian captain quite happy to let Spain carry a favourite’s burden.
“We will play with three attackers, that’s for sure.” He’s not a man for giving stuff away, is Vicente del Bosque.
The Italian boss says, ‘Spain are not boring in any shape or form.’
L’Equipe report that the former Bordeaux boss will seek a new challenge, while Didier Deschamps could replace him.
The Spanish boss admites he is an admirer of Italy’s in-form striker.
So, we might get to host a major tournament after all?
Dunphy biographer, Jared Browne, argues that there’s more to the pundit than scathing one-liners.