Thursday 15 May 2008 at 09:24

Veteran midfielder Pavel Nedved has refused to come out of international retirement to play for the Czech Republic at the Euro 2008 finals.

Coach Karel Bruckner hoped to persuade the Juventus star to play in Austria and Switzerland this summer after Arsenal's Tomas Rosicky was ruled out of the tournament with a knee injury.

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Thursday 22 November 2007 at 10:09

Croatia's stunning 3-2 reverse against England at Wembley has dramatically shortened their odds of winning Euro 2008 .

Slaven Bilic's side produced a classy performance to send the home side crashing out of the tournament and made a host of bookmakers sit up and take note.

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Wednesday 21 November 2007 at 17:32

Paul Robinson and David Beckham have been dropped from the England starting XI ahead of the vital Euro 2008 qualifier against Croatia on Wednesday.

Head coach Steve McClaren is apparently ready to give a start between the posts to Aston Villa's Scott Carson, while David James is likely to be on the bench.

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Monday 19 November 2007 at 15:45

Under-fire England boss Steve McClaren has warned his players that "there are no excuses" for missing out on qualification for Euro 2008, after being offered a second chance by Israel.

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Wednesday 14 November 2007 at 11:10

Italy's footballers will not be distracted by tragic events back home as they head into their vital Euro 2008 qualifier against Scotland, claims Giancarlo Abete, the country's football chief.

The Italians face Scotland at Hampden Park this Saturday (November 17th) with the Scots knowing they must beat the World Champions to ensure progress to the finals of the competition in Austria and Switzerland next year.

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Thursday 18 October 2007 at 16:59

Speculation is rife that Steve McClaren could be sacked as England manger following the 2-1 defeat at the hands of Russia, despite being assured that his job is safe.

Wayne Rooney opened the scoring for England in the first half for the visitors but two second half strikes, including a contentious penalty, by Roman Pavluchenko rescued the game for the Russians.

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Thursday 18 October 2007 at 10:03

Tartan dreams of emulating Greece and lifting the European Championship trophy were shattered after they slumped to defeat against Georgia.

With the Scots still the masters of their own destiny, a win at Hampden against World Champions Italy will see them through to the finals.

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Tuesday 16 October 2007 at 16:12

Scotland manager Alex McLeish says he wants to field as settled a side as he can for Wednesday's match in Georgia, but his hand is being forced by injuries to Scott Brown, Lee McCulloch, Paul Hartley, Gary Caldwell and Alan Hutton.

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Monday 15 October 2007 at 15:57

England will not be using the artificial pitch in Moscow's Luzhniki stadium as an excuse for failure in Wednesday's Euro 2008 qualifier against Russia.

That was the message from England manager Steve McClaren, who said: "It is a flat pitch and there is absolutely no excuse.

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Friday 12 October 2007 at 15:53

Acting England captain Steven Gerrard has come out in favour of Gareth Barry, saying the Aston Villa midfielder does not deserve to be dropped from the team to face Estonia in the Euro 2008 qualifier tomorrow.

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Wednesday 10 October 2007 at 12:07

West Ham's Craig Bellamy has given Wales a boost ahead of their next two Euro 2008 qualifiers against Cyprus and San Marino with the news that he will be fit to play.

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Tuesday 09 October 2007 at 16:25

Scotland have been priced at evens by Ladbrokes to win their home game against Ukraine on Saturday in the Euro 2008 qualifiers.

However, they will have to win without the help of Celtic pair Paul Hartley and Gary Caldwell.

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Monday 08 October 2007 at 14:31

Dean Ashton and Andy Johnson will both be unavailable for selection in the upcoming European qualifier against Estonia.

Johnson came of the bench to score in Everton's match with Newcastle at the weekend, but will now have surgery on his ankle.

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Wednesday 12 September 2007 at 13:43

England captain John Terry has said that England need to "be in the faces" of the Russians in tonight's crucial European qualifier match at Wembley and coach Steve McClaren thinks his team can win the game in the first 20 minutes.

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Monday 10 September 2007 at 11:03

Steven Gerrard has given his backing to Emile Heskey to return against Russia when England face the country at Wembley on Wednesday.

Heskey impressed many with his performance against Israel at the weekend but may not play against Russia due to the return from suspension of Peter Crouch.

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Thursday 06 September 2007 at 10:39

The prospects of a draw at Saturday's European Championship qualifying match are looking more and more likely as England suffer yet more injuries and Israel captain Yossi Benayoun shrugs of criticism off his team playing a defensive game.

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Tuesday 04 September 2007 at 10:46

England coach Steve McClaren has stated that he will not give up the job of managing England even if the team loses in the crucial games against Israel and Russia.

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Thursday 30 August 2007 at 11:22

David Beckham has caused panic ahead of two Euro 2008 qualifiers after he strained knee ligaments while playing for LA Galaxy yesterday.

The disaster, which comes on the back of niggling ankle problems that had already worried England fans, will mean the free kick goal machine could be left out of the squad for the games against Israel on September 8th and Russia on the 12th, damaging confidence and scaring off punters.

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