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Roy Hodgson has hinted that he will give England's youngster who weren't part of the Euro line-up a chance to shine this year for the national side, with the manager looking forward towards a friendly against Italy and World Cup qualifiers.

Jamie Redknapp believes that Arsenal starlet Jack Wilshere will become England's version of Andrea Pirlo, with the Italian having ended the Three Lions' ambition of taking out their first Euro tournament trophy.

Harry Redknapp believes that Jack Wilshere is the future of the England line-up, with the Arsenal starlet continuing to recover from an ankle injury.

Liverpool striker Craig Bellamy believes that the side's younger players will adjust to their homes in Merseyside, with the stalwart claiming a lack of experience at a big club was part of the reason that the likes of Andy Carroll, Jordan Henderson and Stewart Downing struggled last season.

Michael Owen has taken to Twitter to voice his opinion over England's exit from the 2012 Euros, with the former Manchester United man insisting that not having Paul Scholes made all the difference to the side as they crashed out to Italy on penalties.

Arsenal have offered captain Robin van Persie a club record deal but the player has delayed signing a new contract

Roy Hodgson will rely on unity and team strength to guide England past 2006 World Cup winners Italy in Sunday's Euro 2012 quarter final

Portugal have registered a place in the final four of the 2012 European Championships, after registering a 1-0 win over the Czech Republic in Warsaw, Poland

Portugal and Czech Republic come face to face in the first quarter-final clash of the 2012 Euros taking place at the Warsaw National Stadium, Poland. Although many consider Portugal as the clear favourites in this match, the Czechs will be eager to prove them wrong.

From The White Stripes to Alan Shearer's opinions - what has been memorable about the Euro 2012 group stage?

Arsenal forward Theo Walcott is waiting to see if club captain Robin van Persie signs a new contract with the Gunners before deciding on his own future at north London.

Polish police pull body from river in city of Bydgoszcz where 21-year-old James Nolan was last seen.

Germany boss Joachim Löw says that he wants to keep politics completely out of his side's 2012 Euros quarter final match against Greece on Friday at the PGE Arena in Poland.

Cristiano Ronaldo and Wayne Rooney named highest-earning footballers competing at Euro 2012.

Of all the fans I've met during Euro 2012 tournament, irish fans would have to be the best

Palestinian football star wins freedom in exchange for ending three-month hunger strike.

The Danish striker Nicklas Bendtner fined and banned for flashing sponsored Paddy Power boxer shorts while celebrating his goal against Portugal.

Governments around the world are making an increasing number of requests to remove data from the web, which Google says is troubling and alarming.

A goal by captain Giorgos Karagounis - one of the stars of their Euro 2004 triumph - gave Greece the victory over Russia

Schalke general manager Horst Heldt has confirmed that striker Klaas-Jan Huntelaar has a release clause in his contract in the region of £16.25mn.

Greece coach Fernando Santos knows he needs a minor miracle if his side are to beat Russia in a Group A game at the 2012 European Championships

Both Poland and Czech Republic have injury concerns over influential players and the home crowd could have a huge role to play in this crucial game .

Former England manager Kevin Keegan is confident Gary Neville can play a key role as part of Roy Hodgson's backroom team at the European Championship.

Russian star Alan Dzagoev is attracting interest from Arsenal, according to the Daily Mail.

England are currently a team full of youngsters, who will have a lot to do before they come close to the likes of World Cup holders Spain, tournament favourites Germany or the established stars of Holland, France and Italy.

Spain came under fire in their last Euro group stage match against Italy, with the side not choosing an out-and-out striker for the match up which eventually ended 1-1.

Jordan Henderson is ready to deputise for Liverpool team-mate Steven Gerrard at Euro 2012 after he admitted the criticism of his debut season at Anfield had made him "more of a man".

Israeli president praised for building strong alliance between US and Israel as he receives US's highest civilian award.

For many, the image of a footballer is not the same than that of any person they know or know of, with sportsmen often taking a much more emotionless, hero-like picture in fans' minds as they play week in and out and enjoy pleasures in life that the majority of the population won't ever experience.

The rain has been pouring all week in Krakow, and it couldn't be a better time to head for the beach coast of Gdansk as the Republic of Ireland prepare to prove the critics wrong and show up tournament favourites Spain (I still have hope!).