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Former Germany midfielder Dietmar Hamann insists there is nothing to separate Germany and the Netherlands ahead of their crucial encounter in Kharkiv on Wednesday night.

Not much, apart from pure rivalry, comes to mind when one thinks about football matches contested between Holland and Germany. It is after all one of the fiercest rivalries in the history of European football. However, ahead of this 12th fixture for the 2012 Euros, both sides will be planning a very different approach due to the contrasting results in their respective opening game.

Portugal know that there is no margin for further errors in the 'group of death' and a loss to Denmark would eliminate them from the tournament with a game to spare.

Arsenal are leading the chase for Giroud, with the striker also is interested in a move to the Premier League.

Former England manager Glenn Hoddle believes current boss Roy Hodgson could have benefitted from Joe Cole's international experience at the European Championships.

After a big night celebrating and lamenting the Group of Death results, Holland made the solemn trip back to Krakow for training on Sunday, and it was obvious in their body language just how badly they wanted to make up for what had happened on Saturday night.

It might be the Group of Death, but not many football fans were expecting the outcomes that took place on Saturday night for Holland, Denmark, Germany and Portugal.

Joe Hart has had a season for Manchester City that left many crediting him with being the key reason for their last-gasp title win over Manchester United. And now he needs to repeat the same feat for England.

Manchester City are planning a summer move for France and Real Madrid striker Karim Benzema.

While German customers will be the first to get their hands on the powerful phone, there is still no specific UK release date.

Samsung has made the Ice Cream Sandwich update available for the Galaxy Note in the UK, but only for SIM-free versions of the giant phone.

Check out a full tactical preview and analysis ahead of Monday evening's game between Euro 2012 co-hosts Ukraine and Sweden, as well as information on where to watch live and what time it kicks off

The Republic of Ireland and Croatia come face to face in their first 2012 Euro game on 10 June at the Stadion Miejski (Poland). This is a match where both teams will be trying to get an upper hand considering the fact that they have been placed in a group alongside defending champions Spain and 2006 World Cup winners Italy.

As France prepare to face England in the two teams' opening game at the 2012 Euros, Barcelona and Spain midfielder Andres Iniesta feels France will beat England

After a hectic first day in Warsaw and a chance to see the action and reaction to the first games, Saturday saw an early start with the train to Krakow leaving at the unfriendly hour of 8am.

Robin van Persie has had a wildly successful season for Arsenal, and despite having scored 36 goals for the Gunners over the past season, the striker was unable to repeat his top performances for Holland last night as they went down 1-0 to Denmark.

Labour's Ed Balls says blaming the eurozone crisis is a mere excuse as France and Germany have managed to avoid recession.

UK engine plant of BMW at Birmingham completes production of three millionth engine.

Mario Gomez's late header gave Germany all three points against Portugal and sent them joint-top of Group B alongside Denmark, who defeated Holland.

Euro 2012 Holland v Denmark: Live Stream, Where to Watch Online, Team News, Facts, Preview and Line-ups

Euro 2012: Germany v Portugal, Live Stream, Where to Watch Online; Team News, Facts, Preview and Line-ups

Manchester United defender Rio Ferdinand feels that his international career has ended after he was left out from the England squad for the 2012 Euros.

While much has been said about the Syrian conflict growing increasingly sectarian, little is known about the Alawites sect, that controls Syria through the Assad family and which remains shrouded in mystery.

Spain's banking sector intransigence has left it with two stark choices as the clock ticks closer to midnight

After the popularity of psychic powers of Paul the Octopus, who was widely known for predicting the results during the 2010 World Cup - many animals have lined up to predict the winners of Euro 2012 soccer championships.

Group A favourites Russia face the unpredictable Czech Republic when the 2012 European championships kick off on Friday.

Ukraine will get a bigger one-time boost, but Poland's may see better longer-term prospects from European Football jamboree

As the England Football squad visit the notorious Auschwitz death camp, the IBTimes takes a look at how the beautiful game did battle with the 20th century's most barbaric perioid.

German banks and the German branches of foreign lenders record a surge in deposits due to the banking crisis in the euro area.

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.