Mario Balotelli's 'message' for England's Joe Hart
Find out Mario Balotelli's response when he was asked if he had a message for his Manchester City team mate and England goalkeeper Joe Hart.
Find out Mario Balotelli's response when he was asked if he had a message for his Manchester City team mate and England goalkeeper Joe Hart.
There's been a psychic octopus, pig and ferret. Now Germany's unofficial oracle, Nelly the elephant, is predicting a semi-final win.
Police have launched an investigation into the alleged online racist abuse of two England footballers who missed penalties against Italy.
Italy have beaten Germany 2-1 in a huge Euro 2012 upset. Mario Balotelli scored both Italian goals.
The German side have netted a penalty in the 91st minute to bring the score against the Italians to 2-1. The side have two minutes to get an equaliser and take the game into extra time.
Germany - Are you England in disguise? Are you England in disguise?
From @prodnose on Twitter:Could it be that Germany didn't do their homework? Had they studied how England play they would have contained the Italians.
From @prodnose on Twitter:
With just 15 minutes to go in the Euro 2012 Semi-Final match between Italy and Germany, the Italians and 'super Mario' are close to causing a major upset. Two goals by striker Mario Balotelli has put Italy in a a great position to reach the final. The winners will face Spain.
Italy have taken a surprise lead against Germany in the Euro 2012 Semi-Final match. The Italians are winning 2-0, with Mario Balotelli scoring both goals.
Manchester United's Rio Ferdinand has been tweeting the action:
Germany0-2Italy...totally surprised me....saying that if italy had converted their chances against us it would have been much the same
From @rioferdy5 on Twitter:The Germans are showing some fight here....if they score before 80mins they could go on + win this....
From @rioferdy5 on Twitter:The teams have 30 minutes left to play. For updates see ITV Sport's Euro 2012 page.
A police force has spoken to two teenage boys after racist tweets were sent during England's Euro 2012 quarter-final defeat by Italy.
Ashley Cole and Ashley Young were singled out for abuse on Twitter after they missed penalty kicks during the match on June 24.
A 13-year-old boy from Gloucester and a 15-year-old boy from Tewkesbury admitted writing tweets in which they used offensive words in reference to England players.
The 13-year-old was spoken to under caution and the 15-year-old will be issued with a formal warning as he had previously been arrested for offences not related to racism.
Gloucestershire Police said while the boys had written tweets about Cole and Young, they were not responsible for those that made national headlines following the match, which are being investigated by the Metropolitan Police.
Spain reach their third major tournament final in a row, through to the finals of Euro 2012. They beat Portugal on penalties 4-2. Latest reaction from ITV Sport.
UEFA has charged the Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) and Russian Football Union (RFS) for racist behaviour and racist chanting by their national teams' fans during Euro 2012 matches.
European soccer's governing body said:
UEFA has opened disciplinary proceedings against the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) for the improper conduct of their supporters (racist behaviour, racist chanting) at the UEFA Euro 2012 Group C match against Italy in Gdansk on Sunday 10 June.
UEFA added in a statement:
Disciplinary proceedings have also been opened against the Russian Football Union (RFS) for the improper conduct of their supporters (racist behaviour, racist chanting) at the UEFA Euro 2012 Group A match against the Czech Republic in Wroclaw on Friday 8 June.