The dug-out

Meanwhile in the Ukrainian city of Lviv,many Russian fans,delighted with their teams 4-1 win,broke out into a street fight with the local football fans. The two sides exchanged a few punches before local police quickly moved in and separated the combatants. No arrests were made.

Tensions between the two nationalities are particularly high in Lviv,in the far west of the country,in part because of Ukrainian resentment at Soviet rule from 1939 to 1991.

Fluke alikes

It has been 12 years since Leto delivered his single greatest performance in the Requiem for a Dream. It has been six years since Little Mozart Rosicky made his big money move to Arsenal,but is yet to live out the dream of winning a trophy

Off the ball

Kaiser all for repeats

Franz Beckenbauer believes that his country Germany will take on Spain in the Euro 12 final,just like in the previous edition. In the final,itll boil down to who is mentally stronger, he said.

No rift with Ramos: Pique

Barcelona and Spain defender Gerard Pique said that he has no problems with countryman Sergio Ramos,as he denied reports of a rift with the Real Madrid player. He insisted that there were good vibes between them.