King's Cup Trophy Destroyed - Football Cups Tickets
Reportedly, Spain’s most treasured football trophy, the King’s Cup, slipped from the hands of Sergio Ramos, fell under the team bus and was crushed into pieces.
Real Madrid defender Ramos held the 15-kilo (33-pound) trophy above his head in an open-top bus as the triumphant team were about to enter Madrid’s central Cibeles Square, packed with fans partying throughout the night.
But he lost his grip and the Cup, which Real Madrid got their hands on just hours earlier for the first time since 1993 after a 1-0 victory over Barcelona, fell in front of the bus.
The team bus then ran over the silver trophy before stopping.
Police rushed to retrieve the Cup and gave it to the bus driver but it was not displayed to the public again.
Emergency services workers picked up at least 10 pieces of the trophy, news radio Cadena Ser reported. “It fell, it fell, it’s fine, it’s fine,” said Ramos.
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Top Teams: Champions League, Europa League - Euro Club Index
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Barcelona, Real Madrid, Manchester United, Chelsea and Porto are ranked as the top five teams in European football by the HI Euro Club Index of all teams involved in the Champions League and Europa League competitions.
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Top 20 European Teams - Champions League & Europa League
- 1 (1) Barcelona - 4152 points
- 2 (2) Real Madrid - 3967
- 3 (3) Manchester United - 3814
- 4 (4) Chelsea - 3587
- 5 (5) Porto - 3482
- 6 (7) Internazionale - 3414
- 7 (6) Arsenal - 3370
- 8 (8) Bayern Munich - 3397
- 9 (9) Marseille - 3221
- 10 (10) Shakhtar Donetsk - 3206
- 11 (11) Lyon - 3174
- 12 (12) Tottenham - 3160
- 13(14) Benfica - 3148
- 14 (15) AC Milan - 3121
- 15 (13) Valencia - 3120
- 16 (17) Zenit St Petersburg - 3077
- 17 (23) Villarreal - 3064
- 18 (18) Lille - 3046
- 19 (16) Borussia Dortmund - 3041
- 20 (19) Manchester City - 3036
Other British clubs in top 100
- 22 (21) Liverpool - 3028
- 28 (30) Everton - 2900
- 52 (41) Aston Villa - 2652
- 54 (51) Fulham - 2631
- 62 (61) Celtic - 2555
- 64 (60) Rangers - 2540
- 68 (65) Bolton Wanderers - 2524
- 79 (78) Blackburn Rovers - 2431
- 82 (89) Stoke City - 2409
- 84 (82) Newcastle - 2403
- 86 (96) West Ham - 2383
- 93 (86) Birmingham - 2362
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UEFA EURO 2012 Qualifiers Results – March 2011
Darren Bent Celebrates for England National Team
Darren Bent wrapped up England's 2-0 win in Cardiff.
Miroslav Klose scored twice as Germany cruised past Kazakhstan 4-0.
Erik Huseklepp rescued a 1-1 draw for Norway against Denmark.
Malta succumbed 1-0 to ten-man Greece in Group F.
Filip Šebo was Slovakia's match-winner.
Slovakia edged out Andorra 1-0 in their Group B encounter.
Croatia lost 1-0 at Georgia in their Group F encounter.
The Republic of Ireland are at joint top of the Euro 2012 qualifying Group B table with 10 points along with Russia and Slovakia - thanks to early strikes from Aiden McGeady and Robbie Keane.
Netherlands won 4-0 over Hungary.
England earned an early victory over Wales at Millennium Stadium with goals from Frank Lampard and Darren Bent giving fans a 2-0 win to celebrate. The Three Lions claimed top spot in Group G but Gary Speed’s Welsh team slumped to their fourth successive defeat in the Euro 2012 qualifiers, putting them on the bottom of the group.
England, Germany, Italy, France, Netherlands, Norway, Spain Georgia, Albania, Israel, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovakia, Greece, Montenegro, and the Republic of Ireland have one foot already in the door of the Euro 2012 finals after the weekend.
UEFA EURO 2012 Qualifiers Results – March 2011
- Norway 1-1 Denmark
- Cyprus 0-0 Iceland
- Israel 2-1 Latvia
- Georgia 1-0 Croatia
- Armenia 0-0 Russia
- Bulgaria 0-0 Switzerland
- Wales 0-2 England
- Bosnia and Herzegovina 2-1 Romania
- Malta 0-1 Greece
- Albania 1-0 Belarus
- Republic of Ireland 2-1 FYROM
- Andorra 0-1 Slovakia
- Germany 4-0 Kazakhstan
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UPCOMING EUFA EURO 2012 MATCHES - TICKETS
Euro 2012: Wales 0-2 England - Rooney Banned From Switzerland Tie
England Manager Fabio Capello, Striker Wayne Rooney
Wales 0-2 England
England are back to the top of their Euro 2012 qualifying Group G, ahead of Montenegro on goal difference.
Although delighted with their victory, Wayne Rooney and England boss Fabio Capello are reportedly frustrated by a ban placed on Roons that suspends him for the Euro 2012 qualifier against Switzerland for being given a yellow card.
“He was surprised,” said Capello, after telling Rooney about the ban at half-time. “I told him he would be suspended and he asked me 'why?’ He did not know.”
Capello was disappointed by the suspension of Rooney - who reacted angrily when not awarded a free-kick after being fouled by Andy Crofts. He remonstrated with the referee before throwing himself into a reckless challenge on Joe Ledley - and the referee booked him.
Rooney had also collected a yellow card against Montenegro in October - adding up to today's ban.
"He didn't remember that he got booked."
Rooney came off with 20 minutes to go. The England team doctor said there was no problem once he had examined Rooney after the game.
Otherwise, Capello was pleased with his squad's teamwork.
“Each player helped the other one,” he said. “The spirit was really good. I studied Wales and I decided we would change our style. I asked Scott to help Wilshere and Lampard in midfield and we played on the counter-attack.”
Early goals from Frank Lampard and Darren Bent put Fabio Capello’s men at the top of Euro 2012 qualifying Group G as they easily cruised to victory today.
England’s Frank Lampard scored the opening goal of the match at 7 minutes from the penalty spot. Shortly after, Darren Bent scored a lovely shot at 15 minutes. Jack Wilshere, Scott Parker and Ashley Young, who created both goals.
In a post-game interview, Capello said he wants to meet with Rio Ferdinand to explain why he gave the armband to John Terry.
“I hope I will meet with him,” he said. “I want to speak with him and tell him what really happened.”
England Captain, John Terry, said the Wales supporters made England fight harder when they booed England’s national anthem.
“When you hear that, you are pumped up even more,” said Terry. “It certainly makes you pump your chest out.”
Wales Squad: Hennessey, Gunter, James Collins, Williams, Danny Collins, Bellamy, Crofts, Ramsey, King, Ledley, Morison. Subs: Myhill, Eardley, Gabbidon, Vaughan, Allen, Church, Evans.
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Wales v England Update: Gareth Bale Out - Aaron Ramsay Team Captain
Saturday's upcoming match between Wales and England will be like a derby. With all the pre-match fanfare and hype - players, coaches and fans are eagerly anticipating the most exciting International game on the agenda this weekend. The teams are ready to scrap - and due to the unpredictable nature and passion of the fixture either Wales or England could emerge victorious.
There are some changes that have been announced this morning.
Gareth Bale will not be playing and Aaron Ramsay has been named Wales captain by manager Gary Speed.
Gareth Bale has been determined not fit enough to play in Wales' Euro 2012 qualifier against England on Saturday. Bale has been unable to train in Cardiff. Scans last night confirmed he had suffered a hamstring injury before reporting for duty.
Wales reportedly accused Spurs of being "incompetent amateurs" after Bale was forced to pull out.
Other reports suggested Bale was injured during training yesterday and Raymond Verheijen, Wales' assistant manager, was furious, responding with a "incompetent amateurs" rant on his Twitter page.
“Just spoken with the people at Spurs as they thought ‘incompetent amateurs’ had something to do with them. ‘Incompetent amateurs’ are the people who put in the news that Gareth Bale got injured in training with Wales while he did not train at all", said Verheijen to bring clarity to the situation.
“The ‘breaking news’ this morning about Gareth’s hamstring injury made us look like a bunch of amateurs. We had to protect ourselves.”
Aaron Ramsey has been named long-term captain of the Wales squad by manager, Gary Speed.
Former Wales captain, Craig Bellamy, is out due to injury.
"As I have mentioned before, it is about the future and planning ahead.
"There were two or three candidates. I thought about what is best for the team going forward.
"I spoke to Aaron before making the decision and told him there were certain responsibilities and duties that would go with it, and to see if he was happy with it.
"I'm delighted and he was really happy. I made the decision because I thought it was best for the team and the future of the team."
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WALES NATIONAL SQUAD
Captain: Aaron Ramsay (Arsenal)
Goalkeepers: Wayne Hennessey (Wolverhampton), Boaz Myhill (West Bromwich Albion), Lewis Price (Crystal Palace).
Defenders: Danny Collins (Stoke), James Collins (Aston Villa), Neal Eardley (Blackpool), Danny Gabbidon (West Ham), Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest), Lewin Nyatanga (Bristol City), Neil Taylor (Swansea), Ashley Williams (Swansea).
Midfielders: Joe Allen (Swansea), Andrew Crofts (Norwich), Andy King (Leicester), Joe Ledley (Celtic), Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal, Captain), David Vaughan (Blackpool)
Forwards: Craig Bellamy (Cardiff), Simon Church (Reading), Robert Earnshaw (Nottingham Forest), Ched Evans (Sheffield United), Freddy Eastwood (Coventry), Steve Morison (Millwall), Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading) .
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THREE LIONS - ENGLAND NATIONAL SQUAD
Captain: John Terry (Arsenal)
Goalkeepers: Ben Foster (Birmingham), Robert Green (West Ham), Joe Hart (Manchester City)
Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Bolton), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Michael Dawson (Tottenham), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Joleon Lescott (Manchester City), John Terry (Chelsea, Captain), Kyle Walker (Aston Villa)
Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Stewart Downing (Aston Villa), Matt Jarvis (Wolves), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), James Milner (Manchester City), Scott Parker (West Ham), Ashley Young (Aston Villa), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)
Strikers: Darren Bent (Aston Villa), Andy Carroll (Liverpool), Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).
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Euro 2012: Wales v England - Gareth Bale Major Threat to Three Lions
Wales National Team - Bring Them On
Wales v England
"Gaz" - Gareth Bale says England are in for a tough time in Cardiff on Saturday in their Euro 2012 qualifying match against Wales.
“We’re quietly confident in the camp that we’ve got enough to pull off an upset,” said Bale.
“People might laugh at us but we fully believe that we’ve got some good players here and we’ll be fully prepared and ready to take it to England.
Wales’s chances of doing so are definitely helped by Bale’s return from an injury that curtailed an incredible campaign for the 21-year-old with the Spurs and England.
Hotspur's Gareth Bale was out with an injury against Ireland in England's Nations Cup loss in February but is now fully recovered. Arsenal’s Aaron Ramsey is also set to return to England for the first time more than a year due to injury.
“I’ve had a bit of banter with Defoe and Dawson back at the club and it will be a great game on Saturday and I’m hoping Wales will come out on top.
“Now is the time we need to start delivering and there’s no better game than to beat England.”
“We’re still young, we’re still learning and we’re both improving at our clubs and we want to keep doing that,” Bale told the BBC.
“With a full crowd there on the weekend it will give us that extra bit of confidence and belief.
“If we do then it will be good for the Welsh team.”
“I don’t think any player can carry the whole team and it’s about the team playing well together and not individuals,” said Bale.
“As long as we work as a team then I think we can go a long way.”
The Millennium Stadium will be sold out for the exciting match.
“With a full crowd there on the weekend it will give us that extra bit of confidence and belief.
“You’ve seen what it used to be like five or six years ago with all the fans there.
“I was one of them fans at the time and it was an electric atmosphere. All the fans were with the team.
“We want to be going out to that and feeling comfortable with everybody on our side.”
WALES NATIONAL SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Wayne Hennessey (Wolverhampton), Boaz Myhill (West Bromwich Albion), Lewis Price (Crystal Palace).
Defenders: Danny Collins (Stoke), James Collins (Aston Villa), Neal Eardley (Blackpool), Danny Gabbidon (West Ham), Chris Gunter (Nottingham Forest), Lewin Nyatanga (Bristol City), Neil Taylor (Swansea), Ashley Williams (Swansea).
Midfielders: Joe Allen (Swansea), Gareth Bale (Tottenham), Andrew Crofts (Norwich), Andy King (Leicester), Joe Ledley (Celtic), Aaron Ramsey (Arsenal), David Vaughan (Blackpool)
Forwards: Craig Bellamy (Cardiff), Simon Church (Reading), Robert Earnshaw (Nottingham Forest), Ched Evans (Sheffield United), Freddy Eastwood (Coventry), Steve Morison (Millwall), Hal Robson-Kanu (Reading) .
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THREE LIONS - ENGLAND NATIONAL SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Ben Foster (Birmingham), Robert Green (West Ham), Joe Hart (Manchester City)
Defenders: Leighton Baines (Everton), Gary Cahill (Bolton), Ashley Cole (Chelsea), Michael Dawson (Tottenham), Phil Jagielka (Everton), Glen Johnson (Liverpool), Joleon Lescott (Manchester City), John Terry (Chelsea, capt), Kyle Walker (Aston Villa)
Midfielders: Gareth Barry (Manchester City), Stewart Downing (Aston Villa), Matt Jarvis (Wolves), Frank Lampard (Chelsea), Aaron Lennon (Tottenham), James Milner (Manchester City), Scott Parker (West Ham), Ashley Young (Aston Villa), Jack Wilshere (Arsenal)
Strikers: Darren Bent (Aston Villa), Andy Carroll (Liverpool), Peter Crouch (Tottenham), Jermain Defoe (Tottenham), Wayne Rooney (Manchester United).
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Spain v Czech Republic
Spain National Team Celebrates
Spain v Czech Republic
Spain have played 3 Euro 2012 qualifying matches so far and they’ve won them all with an average of more than 3 goals per game.
Group I leaders Spain could seal their qualification into the finals of Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine in the upcoming days. To achieve that, La Furia Roja need to achieve victories against the Czech Republic and Lithuania on Friday and next Tuesday - then Euro 2012 victory will be at hand.
Spain manager, Vicente del Bosque, has Barcelona players Carles Puyol and Pedro Rodriguez out with injuries for their upcoming clash against Czech Republic.
Spain will play the Czech Republic and Lithuania in their Euro 2012 qualifying campaign. March could see Spain reach Poland and Ukraine ahead of time.
Barcelona has the highest number of players on del Bosque’s roster for Spain’s Euro 2012 qualifier against the Czech Republic. The Catalans have 6 of their players called up for this match - Real Madrid have 5. Chelsea’s Fernando Torres - El Nino - has been named as one of three strikers alongside Fernando Llorente and David Villa.
SPAIN NATIONAL TEAM SQUAD
Goalkeepers: Víctor Valdés [FC Barcelona], Iker Casillas [Real Madrid CF], José Reina [Liverpool FC]
Defenders: Sergio Ramos [Real Madrid CF], Álvaro Arbeloa [Real Madrid CF], Gerard Piqué [FC Barcelona], Raúl Albiol [Real Madrid CF], Carlos Marchena [Villarreal CF], Andoni Iraola [Athletic Club], Joan Capdevila [Villarreal CF]
Midfielders: Andrés Iniesta [FC Barcelona], Xabi Alonso [Real Madrid CF],Santi Cazorla [Villarreal CF], Sergio Busquets [FC Barcelona], Javi Martínez [Athletic Club], Xavi Hernández [FC Barcelona], Juan Mata [Valencia CF], Jesús Navas [Sevilla FC], David Silva [Manchester City FC]
Forwards: Fernando Torres [Chelsea FC], Fernando Llorente [Athletic Club], David Villa [FC Barcelona]
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