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Robin van Persie's father has played down talks of the Arsenal captain moving to Manchester City and indicated that the striker would remain in north London.

After the successful signing of Lille's Eden Hazard, Chelsea have beaten the likes of Manchester City and Arsenal to land Anderlecht's (Belgian club) highly-rated 15 year old Charly Musondal, according to a Daily Mail report.

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.

CSKA Moscow midfielder Alan Dzagoev will have done his transfer value no end of good, after a brace in Russia's 4-1 opening game win against the Czech Republic

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.

Borussia Dortmund striker Robert Lewandowski will join Manchester United this summer, according to Poland manager Franciszek Smuda.

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.

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

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

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

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.

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.

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.

China will become the third-largest gas importer behind Europe and Asia Oceania, driving a 2.7% average annual growth in global gas demand through 2017.

'Psychic' pig looks to repeat success of Paul the octopus in predicting outcome of European football championship in Poland and Ukraine.

The European Consumers' Organisation (BEUC) has issued a warning to football supporters against buying jerseys of nine nations competing at Euro 2012, after research discovered the shirts contained toxic chemicals

One of the most complex pieces of malware ever discovered was controlled from servers located in the UK, between 2008 and 2012.

Spanish attacking midfielder David Silva says that he has no plans of leaving Premier League Champions Manchester City despite speculations suggesting that he will be making a return to the La Liga.

Liverpool legend Alan Hansen has tipped Spain to lift the European Championship trophy in the Olympic Stadium on 1st July but cautioned that Germany and the Netherlands could provide stiff opposition to the reigning World and Euro champions.

Arsenal captain Robin van Persie and Barcelona midfielder Ibrahim Afellay both netted braces as Holland thrashed Northern Ireland 6-0.

Chelsea central defenders Gary Cahill and John Terry face injury scares ahead of the European Championships, as Roy Hodgson hints at the possibility of making Manchester United's Wayne Rooney the vice-captain

Danny Welbeck's first international goal ensured England completed their European Championships preparations in ideal fashion with victory over Belgium at Wembley.

Hodgson will shuffle his line-up against Belgium and it's likely that he will offer his potential starting XI - against France on 11 June - a chance to get acquainted with each another.

A relaxed Steven Gerrard said he was looking forward to working under new Liverpool manager Brendan Rodgers after the European Championships.

UEFA supported anti-racism group FARE has launched a campaign to target racism at Euro 2012, with the group announcing they will create up to 300 self-declared inclusivity zones and a 'Respect Diverty' theme for the semi-finals.