Euro2012

The Euro 2012 Dream Team

Xavi or Iniesta? Silva or Ozil? Gomez or Balotelli? We try and pick the finest combination of eleven players in our Euro 2012 Team of the Tournament.

Euro 2012: This is not the death of Catenaccio

Should we look beyond the immediate, one can see that catenaccio is still a highly successful tactic in football.

Images: Euro 2012 champs Spain return home to a sea of red

As Spain's Euro 2012 heroes returned home, it seemed the nation forgot their financial troubles to give their team a rapturous welcome.

I haven't changed the game, says Spain's Del Bosque

Vicente del Bosque played down a suggestion he had changed football by sometimes starting matches at Euro 2012 without a recognised striker.

Lessons we learnt from Euro 2012

While some teams and players surprised, some repeated history. Here are the lessons we learnt from Euro 2012.

The Weekly Firstpost Quiz

Do you really, really follow the news every week? Here are seven questions on developments of the last seven days. If you’ve been a regular visitor to Firstpost, you should get all the answers right.

Euro 2012: Torres wins Golden Boot

Torres took the accolade for having played for a shorter duration than his rival Mario Gomez, who also had three goals and an assist.

Spain Euro win sets new record of 15358 tweets per second

Spain may have created history with its stunning 4-0 won over Italy in the Euro final, but Twitter created a completely new record with a total 16.5 million tweets sent out around the game.

Euro 2012: For Italian fans, losing against Spain is humiliating

Glum Italian fans filed away from the ancient Circus Maximus in Rome well before four giant television screens recorded the end of an emphatic 4-0 defeat to Spain in the European Championship final on Sunday.

Will enjoy this moment that will last a lifetime: Spain on Euro win

Spain's talented midfielders answered weeks of criticism over boring play with a masterclass performance of attacking football that led it to a second straight European Championship.