Emotional Van Marwijk joins Dutch master coaches

Netherlands coach Bert van Marwijk put himself in the same bracket as coaching greats Rinus Michels and Ernst Happel when his team beat Uruguay 3-2 on Tuesday to reach their first World Cup final......

David Villa to miss final

Spain forward David Villa will miss the Euro 2008 final against Germany through injury, coach Luis Aragones told reporters after they beat Russia on Thursday. "Villa won't be playing in the final.......

Dutch coach Van Marwijk on threshold of greatness

From a modest start, as player and coach, Bert van Marwijk built success with Feyenoord before taking over a promising Netherlands side following their disappointing quarter-final exit at Euro......

Italy shine, France lose

A stylish Italy beat Portugal 3-1 on a night of friendly matches between Euro 2008 rivals that left tournament co-hosts Switzerland and Austria among the losers on Wednesday. While the world......

Spain trounce Russia to enter Euro 2008 final

Spain reached the European Championship final for the first time in 24 years on Thursday aftera convincing 3-0 victoryover Russia to set up a meeting with Germany in Sunday's Euro 2008 decider.......