Former Manchester United striker Eric Cantona has courted controversy by suggesting that Spain's 2010 World Cup victory was a product of the influence of Barcelona players on the team. The legendary French footballer was speaking ahead of the Laureus Sports Awards, which take place in Shanghai on Wednesday. His comments will rile up emotions between sections of people […]

Barcelona and Spain midfielder Xavi Hernandez has announced his retirement from international football. The 34-year-old alerted the media to his decision during a press conference this morning. "I've taken the decision to leave the national team. My time there has finished," he said. "From now on I'm another fan of the Spain team. I'm grateful to […]

[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cxn2NNqDcuo] adiCams flew to Kiev on 1st July to create a very special film of the final day. Featuring the Spain players and fans watching the game in the spectacular Kiev Fanzone, super slow-motion cameras and cutting edge drone-mounted cameras operating high above the city make this piece stand out. There is nothing better than […]

Spain reigned supreme on the pitch, but which nation stole the sartorial show? Euro 2012 was a tame tourney for football kits when compared to some of the shock shirts of years past, but still had its fair share of gems which we will see again soon when World Cup 2014 qualifying begins this fall. […]

European soccer is growing by leaps and bounds in the United States. According to ESPN, Sunday's Euro 2012 Final between Italy and Spain set a record as the most-watched European Football Championship game in United States history. The match was seen by an average audience of 4.068 million viewers in 2.699 million average television households, based […]

Goals in football are as few and precious as the days of summer. The sizzlers of Euro 2012 rank up there with the most sumptuous scores in the grand history of this great game. Here are five worthy candidates for top goal of the tournament. Andrea Pirlo: Raging against the twilight of a brilliant career, […]

Now that Euro 2012 is over, many of us in the United States will miss ESPN's excellent coverage of the tournament. Other than the opinions of the pundits who often polarize viewers (and so they should, since they have strong opinions), it's hard to fault ESPN's coverage, which I thought was spectacular from beginning to […]

With just hours to go until the Euro 2012 final begins, flashbacks to past encounters between the Azzurri and La Furia Roja are coming to mind. Classic football matches, those that have shaped both national times significantly. Do you remember earlier in the tournament, the opening fixture for both sides? We saw the 3-5-2 of […]

Euro 2012 has flown by so quickly, with so much quality on display except for a few quarter-finals that dragged on. Nevertheless, we're now here at the final. And the breaking news is that Vicente Del Bosque is going to name three strikers to start for Spain. We may now be in for a very […]

Back in Euro 2008, the style of play Spain engineered attracted awe and acclaim from pundits and fans all over the world. Their form of free-flowing passes was beautiful to watch as they broke down overwhelmed opponents. As Spain won the title off a goal by Fernando Torres in the final against Germany, the sky […]

The news from UEFA's Michel Platini this morning is that the Euro 2020 tournament could be played across the European continent instead of within a host country. With Europe being such a relatively small continent and budget airfare being so inexpensive for fans to follow their team, I love the idea — which is rare […]