Archives for June 2012

A Burnley super-fan has swapped the aisle for Turf Moor's tunnel on his wedding day. He also decided on The Clarets yellow away strip over a suit.

We've seen our fair share of appalling own goals, but this one from Lithuanian defender Ignas Dedura is definitely up there.

The Italian players have come up with a new forfeit for whoever loses a game of headers and volleys. Of course it was Mario Balotelli who faced the punishment

Riccardo Montolivo, the only Italian who failed to convert his penalty in their shoot-out with England, is already joking about his miss. He said he inherited his coolness from his German mother

Rio Ferdinand has said he will not be taking sides in tonight's semi-final between Portugal and Spain. He just wants one thing -

Jonathan on Facebook believes this is "better than a new signing". Kevin on Twitter has said this will "stop all the Bale to Madrid for €50m rumours, until at least Christmas."

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A Brazilian man who shares his name with German legend Franz Beckenbauer has named his son after another top European footballer.

Fabrice Muamba was more than prepared for England's penalty shoot-out. The Bolton midfielder Tweeted how he was gearing up for the nail-biting decider.

Many have tried but failed to compliment Balotelli's striking style. Antonio Di Natale seemed to get it right when he synced his movement with Mario

John on Facebook believes we should "say goodbye to the old guard and bring in the fresh young talent." Ata on Twitter thinks we need to "Build a new team like the Germans."

Among the fields near Verona, an Italian artist has created a giant crop circle to pay tribute to his national team.

If you missed 606 following England's exit from Euro 2012 you can listen back on the iPlayer or download the podcast.

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The Italian team might be a little bloated when they face England in their Euro 2012 quarter-final. They've been prepared the world's biggest Lasagne by chefs in Krakow to celebrate them reaching the last eight.

After a video of England stars playing table tennis was released the game has seemed to catch on around other camps at Euro 2012.

Next time you're sitting on a plane waiting for the in-flight safety video to come on you might be in for a pleasant surprise.

Swansea City's Danny Graham wants to reach 90, 000 followers on Twitter and he wants to give something back to a pair of his lucky followers.

Former Arsenal defender and now BBC pundit found himself top of the Twitter trending list last night after comparing Cristiano Ronaldo to "an NFL basketball player."

This weekend England face Italy In the Euro 2012 quarter-final and Alan Green will be taking your calls live from Kiev straight after the game. Call 0500 909 693.

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You can now pencil in those away trips, plan the derbies and prepare for mid-week clashes – next season’s fixtures are out!

You would think that a world-class player like Zlatan Ibrahimovic is loved amongst his fellow Swedes. But no, they would swap him for one of ours.

Van der vaart continued to show off Holland’s high-spirits when he tried to pull a classic prank on Wesley Sneijder. But his attempt was as poor as

Most footballers spend their pre-season sitting around soaking up the sun somewhere exotic. But Kaka is not ‘most‘ footballers.

Croatia will be hoping to cause a huge upset tonight when they face Spain in Group C at Euro 2012. A win would take them through.

Sunday saw Kevin Davies join Robbie Savage on 606. If you missed it, you can listen back on the iPlayer or download the podcast.

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A giant construction of Roy Hodgson has been revealed on top of the White Cliffs of Dover.

The statue is 100ft tall and looks over the English channel.

Some Polish kids have put the Holland players through their paces as the Dutch prepare for Euro 2012.

Nigel De Jong didn't treat them like kids though.

Chelsea revealed their new away kit for the 2012/13 season today. Marseille have reportedly called

asking for their kit back.

You would think seeing the two Liverpool legends John Barnes and Robbie Fowler reunite would be a good thing

That is until they were handed microphones.

Portugal fans came together to send their team off to the Euros in a unique way...

See the unique sendoff here

Norwich goalkeeper, John Ruddy Tweeted his response to Hughton's appointment.

Frazer on Facebook believes it's the 'Best possible appointment'. Have your say on our Facebook or Twitter.

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Putting your foot through the ball might not be the most desirable style of football, however it can be effective. Bosnian defender Stojan Vranjes learned this the hard way...

France midfielder Yann M'Vila left the pitch inside five minutes as he pulled up in France's friendly with Serbia. The Arsenal target sat on the bench in tears...

Just ten minutes later in the same game, Chelsea player Flourent Malouda hit a swirling cracker to put France 2-0 up against his Chelsea team-mate, Branislav Ivanovic's national side, Serbia.

Grant Holt put the record straight on Twitter today, revealing that he has told Norwich City that he wants to leave the football club, due to disagreements.

Mario Balotelli has made a nuisance of himself in the Italian squad photo-shoot. With the team suited and booted, Balotelli decided to mess around.

606 is back on Saturday, following England's last friendly before Euro 2012 against Belgium, with Darren Fletcher taking your calls.

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Fernando Torres ended his year-long drought for Spain by scoring the opening goal in Spain's 4-1 friendly win over South Korea.

The England team took a break from their training schedule to relax on the golf course ahead their friendly with Belgium. The players were challenged to a hole in one competition

Chelsea will tour the United States this summer and to get in the spirit they decided to swap their boots for helmets and shin pads for baseball bats.

on what TV series he should watch. Jolean Lescott took to Twitter to find some good TV series to watch and the Swansea striker replied

Zlatan Ibrahimovic worried all England fans in Sweden's friendly with Iceland after a brilliant performance. It took him under two minutes to open the scoring.

Les on Facebook said 'Paul Lambert is a good manager but I would not trust him with my club' and Luke on Twitter said 'Where is the loyalty in football these days?'

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