Euro 2012 daily: Wednesday, June 20

England make it through with narrow win, UEFA in for racism stick and we remember when Platini ruled the 1984 Euros.

LATEST NEWS

ENGLAND THROUGH

England last night made it through to the last eight with a narrow win over hosts Ukraine. The 1 - 0 win was achieved thanks to returning striker Wayne Rooney however Ukraine were unlucky to have a shot on goal, which looked to have crossed the line, dismissed by officials.

SWEDEN SHOCK FRANCE

England finished top of Group D after France suffered a shock 2 - 0 defeat to Sweden. Despite the loss, France made it through to the quarter finals where they face Spain. England take on Italy.

BALOTELLI FALL-OUT

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli will hold talks with Mario Balotelli after the striker appeared to shout at the bench following his goal against Ireland. Balotelli was apparently not pleased to start the game as a substitute. He was restrained by his team mates half way through his tirade.

UEFA PANTS CRITICISM

Football’s governing body have been criticised after Croatia were fined less for monkey chants aimed at Mario Balotelli than Denmark’s Nicklas Bendtner was for displaying a sponsored pair of underwear.

The Croatian FA was fined £65K while the Danish FA were fined £80K.

NO MATCHES TODAY

YESTERDAY’S RESULTS

England 1 - 0 Ukraine

WAYNE Rooney marked his return from suspension by scoring the goal which took England into the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 with victory over co-hosts Ukraine in Donetsk.

(match report)

Sweden 2 - 0 France

FRANCE drifted into the quarter-finals of Euro 2012 despite second-half goals from Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Sebastian Larsson providing a rousing Group D send-off for already-eliminated Sweden.

(match report)

ONE TO WATCH

Andres Iniesta, Spain

Andres Iniesta has been arguably Euro 2012’s best player so far. Against Croatia, the 28-year-old was at his very best, producing clinical dribbles, key passes, including the assist for Jesus Navas, and shining when almost all of his other teammates failed.

Even though the Croats tried to isolate him as much as possible, Iniesta always found space to produce magical plays and assist La Roja’s plays.

EURO FACTS

The three players performing at this year’s competition who are paid the highest club salaries are:

Christiano Ronaldo (Real Madrid) - 12m euro per season

Fernando Torres (Chelsea) - 10m euro per season

Wayne Rooney (Manchester United) - 9.5m euro per season

MEMORABLE GOAL OF EUROS PAST

Michel Platini dominated the 1984 Euros in front of a home crowd scoring nine goals in five games.

His semi final goal against Portugal was stand out not only because it was scored in extra time but because it sent France through to a final on home ground.

The French beat Spain in the final - with Platini scoring the first.

LATEST ODDS

OVERALL WINNER

Germany 9/4

Spain 5/2

Portugal 15/2

England 8/1

TOP GOALSCORER

Mario Gomez 13/8

Christiano Ronaldo 7/2

Fernando Torres 5/1

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