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Liverpool legend Alan Hansen believes England's wingers must provide Andy Carroll with a good supply of crosses if the striker is to thrive at the European Championships.

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UEFA will move to protect players should racial chanting continue during training sessions, according to the governing body.

Former Arsenal striker Alan Smith believes Chelsea's Champions League success can provide a template for England's Euro 2012 campaign.

Kenny Dalglish believes England's chances at the European Championship will hinge on their fortunes prior to the return of striker Wayne Rooney.

Champions League winners Chelsea will not be making their new stadium in the Battersea Power Station after they were outbid by another company.

Manchester City are planning to bring Chelsea forward Daniel Sturridge back to the Etihad Stadium.

Liverpool defender Jamie Carragher believes Roy Hodgson's England side won't be pretty to watch during Euro 2012 but could prove effective at grinding out results in the tournament's latter stages.

Premier League giants Manchester United are reportedly going to make a £22million bid for Croatian midfielder Luka Modric, who is all set to leave Tottenham Hotspur this summer, according to a report in the Sun.

Red Bull drivers Sebastian Vettel and Mark Webber brush off suggestions of cheating at the Monaco Grand Prix and insist they have the potential to win the 2012 Formula 1 Canadian Grand Prix

Liverpool midfielder Maxi Rodriguez has dismissed talk of a move to Newell's Old Boys.

Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers has penned an open letter to Swansea's staff and fans, thanking them for their support in the last two years and explaining his decision to move to Anfield.

Jermain Defoe has offered his thanks for the messages of support he received from players and fans across the globe following the death of his father.

Euros 2012 in racism storm after claims of monkey chants and racial slurs during open training session in Poland.

So British ministers will be boycotting England's three opening games at the Euro 2012 football tournament being jointly held by Ukraine and Poland?

With the European Championship starting on Friday, IBTimes UK felt it the ideal time to make some predictions ahead of the finals in Poland and Ukraine.

Former Liverpool defender Mark Lawrenson has tipped France to win Euro 2012 but believes England and the Republic of Ireland will both make the quarter-final stage.

Chelsea winger Yossi Benayoun has revealed he is close to deciding where his future lies, with the Israeli on the brink of leave Stamford Bridge.

Former Arsenal captain Patrick Vieira has backed France to beat England in their Group D opener in Donetsk on 11 June.

Arsenal are reportedly going to change their whole wage structure so that the Gunners manager Arsene Wenger will be able to bring some "top talent" to the Emirates this summer, says the club's chief executive Ivan Gazidis, according to an ESPN report.

Liverpool first team coach Steve Clarke has announced his departure from Anfield, following the arrival of new manager Brendan Rodgers

Serbian right back Branislav Ivanovic has restarted speculation surrounding his future at Stamford Bridge after dismissing comments made by an individual who, the player claims, is not his agent, despite the former making such assertions.

Players who leave the field because of racial abuse during the summer's 2012 European Championships will be booked, indicated UEFA president Michel Platini. The former French international said the caution would be shown to any player who left the field without the referee's permission, regardless of any perceived discrimination.

Manchester United look set to lose Paul Pogba, with the youngster close to signing a deal with Juventus, club chief Giuseppe Marotta has revealed.

Martin Keown believes England defender John Terry could struggle for form at Euro 2012, as the Chelsea captain continues his recovery from a hamstring injury.

FC Twente defender Douglas says five clubs, including Newcastle United, are interested in signing him.

Manchester United fringe players Ji-Sung Park and the da Silva twins - Fabio and Rafael - are possible deal sweeteners for Baines' transfer.

Brendan Rodgers has warned Liverpool's fringe players they will be sold unless they adapt to his brand of football in pre-season.

Tottenham are already looking at possible replacements for Rafael van der Vaart, according to reports in Germany, with the playmaker admitting he would be open to a possible move to Schalke in the summer.