Euro 2012 Players to Watch: Nicklas Bendtner of Denmark

When Nicklas Bendtner came on for Tomas Rosicky in the 72nd minute at Craven Cottage on Aug. 12, 2007, it looked like a sign of positive things to come for Arsenal. The lanky Dane, just 19 then, immediately inserted himself into the Gunners’ attacking dynamic, even providing a then-rare asset with his height (he’s 6’3″). It looked to be only a matter of time before he’d... 

Euro 2012: Olivier Giroud Is Set to Star for France This Summer

Forwards have a habit of capturing our imaginations more than any other position during major competitions. With the exception of Zinedine Zidane during World Cup 1998 or 2006, or say Wesley Sneijder or Andres Iniesta at South Africa 2010, forwards often seem to steal the show ahead of midfielders or defenders. We become enraptured by the story of 18-year-old Wayne Rooney at Euro 2004, or Fernando... 

France Provisional Euro 2012 Roster: 5 Players Laurent Blanc Overlooked and Why

He did not pull a (Raymond) Domenech, who famously posted a preliminary list of 30 players one month ahead of World Cup 2010 after saying he would only announce the actual 23-man squad, but France national team manager Laurent Blanc still made headlines with his initial list of 26 players ahead of Euro 2012. With the tournament in Poland and Ukraine some three weeks away (the first match is on June... 

Gael Clichy Makes Convincing Case to Start for France at Euro 2012

The members of that glorious Arsenal side that swept through the 2003-04 English Premier League season unbeaten have begun to filter into retirement one by one, beginning that heart-clenching chore of hanging up their boots for the last time (save for some celebrity game appearances.) Sol Campbell, who had started in central defense for that historic outfit, became the latest to do so Wednesday, calling... 

Arjen Robben: The Key to Dutch Victory at Euro 2012

Arjen Robben was the driving force behind Jose Mourinho’s first English Premier League title with Chelsea in 2005. He spearheaded Bayern Munich’s run to the 2010 Champions League final. He even labored through a debilitating injury to help push Holland to the World Cup final just a month and a half after he’d come up short against Inter Milan at the Bernebeu. Two goals in five matches... 

Brek Shea: Why Newest US Soccer Phenom Should Hold off on Move to Europe

FC Dallas midfielder Brek Shea has enjoyed a meteoric rise in popularity over the past couple of months. The MLS star, previously an unknown entity except among the most die-hard circles of American soccer fandom, has turned in a slew of successful performances for the U.S. national team since August. Shea, who came on as a substitute against Mexico in an Aug. 10 friendly, was one of the few bright... 

Euro 2012: Samir Nasri Finds Deliverance for France Against Bosnia

It’s funny what a free kick can do for a player’s reputation. In 2001, England were mired in a decisive World Cup qualifier against Greece. The score stood 2-1 in favor of the visiting Greeks with less than a minute remaining in the match. A draw was all the Three Lions needed to secure passage to the 2002 tournament in South Korea and Japan. Yet with the full-time whistle mere moments... 

Euro 2012: Three Odds-on Favorites and Two Darkhorses

Almost 40 months have passed since Fernando Torres, the in-form scourge of Europe at the time, fired Spain past Germany in a narrow 1-0 final to close the 2008 European Championships. Much has changed since then. But as the saying goes, just as much has, inevitably, remained the same. Four years isn’t that long in the grand scheme of things, after all. Spain and Germany both booked automatic... 

Euro 2012: France Draw 1-1 with Bosnia and Herzegovina, Win Group D

For awhile there, it looked like it might be France vs. Ireland all over again. Les blues had sputtered to a 1-1 draw at the Stade de France on that unforgettable night of Nov. 18, doing just enough to seal passage from the two-leg playoff into the 2010 World Cup finals, but ruining reputations in the process. Thierry Henry‘s blatant handball had led to a William Gallas equalizer (1-1) on a night... 

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