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Fernando Torres, Chelsea FC and Spain

EURO 2012 UPDATE – SPAIN NATIONAL TEAM

Spain’s top strikers Roberto Soldado and Fernando Torres both shone by winning games for their clubs as they vie for starting position in the EURO 2012 upcoming matches.

Roberto Soldado, Valencia FC and Spain

Roberto Soldado scored a hat-trick in the same week that Fernando Torres scored a double.

Torres had a part in all five goals against Leicester City. El Nino scored two, played the final pass for goals by Salomon Kalou and Raul Meireles and won the corner that led to Gary Cahill heading a winner.

Both Torres and Soldado are top choices to play for their country as Spain defends their European title in Poland and Ukraine.

Spain boss, Vicente del Bosque, had previously warned that he was in danger of being overlooked four years after scoring Spain’s winning goal in the final with Germany in Austria.

‘I’ll have to see how Torres finishes the season,’ said del Bosque.

‘It has probably been difficult moving from Liverpool to Chelsea, because playing in a team that is not doing well is never easy.’

There was good news and bad at the weekend for Fernando Torres who ended his goal-drought with a brace against Leicester City but then found out his rival for a place in Spain’s Euro 2012 squad scored a hat-trick!

Torres’ barren spell lasted 25 hours, 41 minutes and stretched a staggering 151 days – since a double for Chelsea against Genk in the Champions League.

Fernando Torres ended his long term goal drought with a brace as as the Chelsea FC moved into the FA Cup semi-finals. Last season, Torres made a £50million move from Liverpool-Anfield.

‘I needed those goals, I’d been working so hard. I found the net so it’s a good day for me, I feel happy.

‘I think maybe this season I am playing at a very good level but I was not scoring goals in this period and the job of the striker is to score goals.

‘So if you don’t do it then the people think you are playing badly but for me the main thing is the support of the people.

‘They have all been with me. The team-mates, the staff. I feel the confidence of the manager now and obviously it’s a good time for me and for Chelsea.’

“He’s a tremendous player, a fantastic guy too. A team player who we value very much. He plays hard and tries hard; he had a great game on Tuesday and the only thing missing was a goal, but I don’t really care about that as long as the team win,” said Chelsea boss Roberto Di Matteo.

Fernando Torres Scores Winning Goal For Spain in Euro 2008

Fernando José Torres Sanz – nicknamed El Nino, was born 20 March 1984, is a Spanish footballer who plays for Chelsea FC and the Spain national team as a striker. Torres became the fastest player in Liverpool history to score 50 league goals. He left Liverpool in January 2011 to join Chelsea for a record British transfer fee of £50 million, making him the most expensive Spanish player in history.

Torres scored twice at UEFA Euro 2008, including the winning goal for Spain in their 1–0 win over Germany in the Final.

Torres made his 60th appearance for Spain in a 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification victory over Turkey on 28 March 2009, becoming the youngest player to reach this milestone. He was named in Spain’s team for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in June. He scored his second hat-trick for Spain after 17 minutes into a Confederations Cup game against New Zealand on 14 June, thus recording the fastest hat-trick by a player for Spain. He played for Spain as they were defeated 2–0 by the United States in the semi-final, as well as the third-place play-off, which Spain won 3–2 against South Africa after extra time.

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Harry Redknapp

Tottenham Hotspur boss, Harry Redknapp is the popular favorite to take charge of the England National Team taking the Three Lions to World Cup 2012, following Fabio Capello’s decision to resign last month.

Redknapp is unsure about leaving the Spurs to take the job managing England.

“I have a very good job at Tottenham today and I like it. But I do not know. We will wait and see.”

“When you have a club, you are looking for a striker and you take them. When you’re coach, you must do with the players you have in your country,” he added.

“If you do not have a good scorer, you have none. And you almost never see the players. Two days every two months, it is very difficult.”

“The French team has a good team. It will be difficult for England at the Euros. The group is difficult with Sweden and Ukraine.

“I believe Laurent Blanc is doing a very good job. The 2010 World Cup was a disaster, but he has come in and done a great job.”

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Tom Cleverley, Manchester United

Euro 2012 – Man United’s Tom Cleverley Is Eager to Play For England

Tom Cleverley has been on the sidelines with an ankle injury since October.

After returning to action for Man United, healed midfielder Tom Cleverley wants to stake a claim for a berth in England’s midfield for Euro 2012 and play for England’s interim boss, Stuart Pearce.

The 22-year old made his comeback in the first leg of United’s Europa League tie against Ajax last week.

After United soundely won 2-0 in Amsterdam with his help, Cleverley is sready to figure in the return leg at Old Trafford on Thursday.

“I’m just concentrating on tomorrow night and then Sunday for my club, but hopefully if I can get into some good form between now and the end of the season then I’d be more than happy to be involved in the Euros in the summer,” Cleverley said.

“It’s really good – it’s been massively frustrating to be out for that length of time, but I’m coming back, I feel 100 percent, and I’m looking forward to the end of the season.”

Cleverley is hopeful his past experience with interim England boss Stuart Pearce will stand him in good stead when the squad is selected.

“I’m not sure – you’d have to ask him,” he said.

“All I can do is play to my best ability when picked. I know Stuart Pearce well from the under-21s and he’s a good manager, so hopefully I’ll be involved.”

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Harry Redknapp, Tottenham Hotspur

Harry Redknapp Open to Euro 2012 Part-time Role

Stuart Pearce will manage England on a one-off basis in a February 29 friendly against the Netherlands, following last week’s shocking resignation of Fabio Capello.

Harry Redknapp seems to be the overwhelming favourite to succeed Capello – however he said that managing Spurs and England both full time would be “impossible”.

Redknapp says he would be able to juggle the two jobs on a short-term basis.

“Part-time? In the short term I think it’s possible for the European Championship,” said Redknapp.

“In the long term, it’s not possible to manage a club team and manage a national team. It’s difficult enough to manage in the Premier League without having to worry about managing the England team as well.

“You want to be watching England players play, you want to be watching the opposition. I think whoever they give the job to could only do the one job.

“Maybe for the Euros, it’s not such a problem, but once the Euros are finished and the new season starts in England, the manager has to be a Premier League manager — if it’s someone who manages in the Premier League — or the England manager.

“To do the two jobs, it would be impossible.”

FA chiefs met last week to compile a shortlist for the England vacancy, and said they could make a short-term appointment for the Euros before awarding the job on a long-term basis for the 2014 World Cup campaign.

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Fabio Capello

After 65-year-old Fabio Capello quit as England National Team coach due to talks with the FA over their decision to strip John Terry of the captaincy, Capello commented, “I didn’t run away, I left because there was a misunderstanding.”

“I felt great but sometimes you decide to leave.”

Capello insists he is not taking on a new role anywhere.

“In Italy, no. Absolutely not. Now I want to relax,” he said.

England’s next match is a friendly against the Netherlands on Feb. 29.

England players and other team managers had comments regarding Capello quitting …

Wayne Rooney – “Gutted Capello has quit. Good guy and top coach. Got to be english to replace him. Harry redknapp for me.”

Jack Wilshere – “Shocked about news on Fabio Capello… gutted to be honest, gave me my first cap and believed in me. He has shown great belief and trust in me so I can only thank him….massive influence on my career so far. Sad to see him go.”

Rio Ferdinand – “I think we need an English manager now, we don’t need anything else lost in translation….Harry Redknapp would be my choice by a distance.

Joey Barton – “No captain and no manager. 4 months from a major championship. What’s going on…….”

Michael Owen – “Don’t know if was just me but it never felt right in the first place knowing the England Manager was heading off after the Euros regardless.”

Glen Johnson – “Sad news to see Capello step down. Good man and a good manager.”

Kyle Walker – “Gutted to see Capello go, he put trust in me and gave me my first cap, just want to say a big thanks.”

Martin O’Neill – “If there is anybody to succeed Fabio Capello it is Harry Redknapp. (Redknapp) has earned the right to do so and I think Harry Redknapp will be the next England manager and he deserves to be so.”

Neil Warnock – “I’m delighted. I only saw them failing at the Euros with him. There’s nobody else other than Harry Redknapp [to replace him]. It’s a long time since England had a man everybody agrees with and who can get the best out of the team. He brings humour to the dressing room and that has been missing in Fabio’s time. It’s possible for Harry to do it part-time until then but that depends on Tottenham. [Euro 2012] with Harry will be something to look forward to.”

Alan Pardew – “Firstly as an Englishman, I am proud to be in that sort of frame, but it’s not for me and I will make that quite clear. I am not even in the running as far as I am concerned.”

Roberto Martinez – “We are all aware of what happened in the World Cup and everyone tries to highlight that, but the reality is the England team has shown an incredible progression since Fabio Capello arrived. In the qualifying games to the World Cup and the Euros you have seen a team that is capable of doing big things in big tournaments and I am sure Fabio Capello is going to get the credit he deserves once he is not in the job any longer.”

Antonio Conte – “I am saddened. I have great respect and admiration for Capello, a coach that has achieved important things. It’s a grave loss for England.”

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Euro 2012 – Fabio Capello Resigns As England Manager

After Fabio Capello won 28 matches, lost six and drew eight in his four year tenure with England – he has resigned as England manager, throwing the national team’s plans for the European Championship into turmoil.

Capello quit as England boss following a dispute over captain John Terry.

“We have accepted Fabio’s resignation, agreeing this is the right decision,” FA Chairman David Bernstein said. “We would like to thank Fabio for his work with the England team and wish him every success in the future.”

Bernstein publicly undermined Capello last week when he said he had not consulted Capello before demoting Terry from team captain. Terry is facing a criminal trial for allegedly racially abusing QPR defender Anton Ferdinand during a game in October.

Capello criticized the decision on Italian television, stating it was “absolutely” the wrong move.

Tottenham manager Harry Redknapp, who has long been considered Capello’s potential replacement, was cleared by a British jury of tax evasion charges today.

England’s next match is a friendly against the Netherlands on Feb. 29.

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Paul Scholes, Man Utd and England

Euro 2012 Update

Paul Scholes is feeling fit and reportedly is considering playing for England in Euro 2012.

Scholes came out of retirement to play for Manchester United after recently “retiring” to coach for Man Utd after Sir Alex Ferguson decided there were ‘no negatives’ to bringing in somebody with such a proven record.

Scholes has not played for England since 2004.

When Capello picked his squad for the World Cup 2010 in South Africa he asked Scholes to join the squad, and reportedly he may be contacted ahead of this summer’s European Championship.

“I like being at home, but I was tempted,” said Scholes.

“Every hour I changed my mind. But in the end the thought of being away for six weeks made up my mind. I just don’t enjoy being away from home for long periods.

“That was why I stopped in the first place, after the Euro 2004 finals. Plus the fact that I didn’t feel I was playing very well.

“People said it was because I didn’t like being played on the left, but that wasn’t the case. I’d played on the left for United and scored a lot of goals one season from there.”

When asked if he will play in Euro 2012, he replied. “Who knows?”

“After two months’ training with the youth team I felt I could still play,” said Scholes.

“I ended up playing in some practice games and was getting fitter and fitter, so I went to see the manager.

“How did I feel? Scared. I wasn’t sure what sort of reaction I would get. I told the boss I wanted to play again, not necessarily for United – just play again.

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Alexandre Pato, AC Milan

Milan striker, Alexandre Pato is hoping to recover from a thigh injury in order to play for the first leg of AC Milan’s UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie against Arsenal FC on 15 February. The return leg of the Arsenal game will be played in London on 6 March.

Pato is a doubt for the San Siro leg of AC Milan’s UEFA Champions League round of 16 tie against Arsenal FC after being laid off for over three weeks.

The 22-year-old Brazilian strained his left thigh after scoring the extra-time winner in his side’s Coppa Italia round of 16 game against Novara Calcio.

Pato scored twice in three group stage matches this season.

The groups in the preliminary round of Euro 2012 are completed.

The format used by the EHF starts out with 16 teams and one of the two purposes of the group play is ‘simply’ to reduce the field down to 12.

Europe has about 10-12 really strong teams, so the weeding out of the more marginal teams does not often create much excitement.

The teams which advance bring with them the points from the games that they have played against each other, this means that every game means a lot even when teams already know they will will and advance.

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UEFA EURO 2012 Final Officials Named

The UEFA Referees Committee have appointed the 12 referees to handle the 31 matches of the UEFA EURO 2012 final tournament in Poland and Ukraine.

For the first time in the history of the UEFA European Championship, the referees will have added support thanks to a decision by football’s lawmakers, the International Football Association Board (IFAB), to allow the continuation of the experiment in the use of additional assistant referees. The full referee teams will be announced in January 2012.

EURO 2012 FINAL REFEREES

Çakιr Cüneyt Turkey
Eriksson Jonas Sweden
Kassai Viktor Hungary
Kuipers Bjorn Netherlands
Lannoy Stéphane France
Oliveira Alves Garcia Pedro Proença Portugal
Rizzoli Nicola Italy
Skomina Damir Slovenia
Stark Wolfgang Germany
Thomson Craig Scotland
Velasco Carballo Carlos Spain
Webb Howard England

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Wayne Rooney, England and Manchester United

Euro Stars Out of Olympics

England players who take part in this summer’s Euro 2012 tournament in Poland and Ukraine will not be selected to play for Great Britain at the London 2012 Olympics.

Great Britain’s Olympic football team will be denied England’s best players after Stuart Pearce announced that no one involved in Euro 2012 will be considered for selection for the London 2012 Games.

Both Manchester United’s Wayne Rooney and Jack Wilshere have been among the Englishmen to have expressed an interest in appearing at the Olympics.

Stuart Pearce, who had not initially ruled anyone out, described it as “a sensible football decision”.

Pearce said: “We have had discussions as we come now to notifying the long list of the players who could potentially be selected and it is important to make clear what we have agreed regarding England players who will be at Euro 2012.

“We have agreed that any player who boards the plane to the European Championship in Ukraine and Poland will not be considered for selection to Team GB.

“It’s a sensible football decision when you consider the demands on players, and it now leaves no room for doubt for players and their clubs about next summer and the two major tournaments.”

Arsenal’s Arsene Wenger and Manchester United’s Sir Alex Ferguson have said it would be too much for players to play in both tournaments.

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