TweetFrom Marco Van Basten, to Paul Gascoigne and Davor Suker, In The Stands' Rolly Pelovangu picks out five great goals which have lit up the Euros. Of course there have been many fantastic strikes throughout the history of the Euro from Henrik Larson's unbelievably photogenic diving header against Bulgaria, Zinedine Zidane's superb freekick against Spain [.

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Bulgaria vs Turkey 0-2 Highlights 2012 Goals Toprak Yilmaz Video Friendly is a post from Soccer Blogger. Follow Soccer Blogger on Twitter Bulgaria vs Turkey 2012 ( Bulgaria Turkey VIDEO BELOW) Final score and result:- Bulgaria vs Turkey 0-2 ( Toprak, Yilmaz) Red Bull Arena- 29 May, 2012- 19.

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Hi all, I was traveling when Oranje lost against Bulgaria ( and Germany lost etc etc) and was working my way through all your comments :-). Well done all. The passion is alive and kicking!

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Tim Krul collected his 3rd cap for Holland last night, and played the whole game against Bulgaria in Amsterdam, as the Dutch were surprisingly beaten 2-1, when they conceded a poor late goal. A dejected Tim Krul after conceding the winner in stoppage time The Dutch went ahead jusrt before half-time, when Arsenal's Robin van [.

Bulgaria stunned the Dutch at the death as they registered a 2-1 win over Euro 2012 finals bound Holland yesterday, despite Robin Van Pewrsie opening the scoring.

Bulgaria stunned the Dutch at the death as they registered a 2-1 win over Euro 2012 finals bound Holland yesterday, despite Robin Van Pewrsie opening the scoring.

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Below are match predictions of the top international friendly matches to be played on Saturday May 26, 2012. Times listed are USA Eastern.

Denmark v Brazil, 9:30 AM Brazil wins 3-1

Ireland v Bosnia-Herzegovina, 10:00 AM Ireland wins 1-0

Poland v Slovakia, 11:00 AM 1-1 Draw

Portugal v Macedonia, 12:00 PM Portugal wins 4-0

Spain v Serbia, 12:00 PM Spain wins 3-0

Switzerland v Germany, 12:00 PM Germany wins 1-0

Netherlands v Bulgaria, 2:00 PM Netherlands wins 3-0

Finland v Turkey, 2:00 PM Turkey wins 2-1

Greece v Slovenia, 2:30 PM 0-0 Draw

Norway v England, 2:45 PM England wins 2-0

El Salvador v Moldova, 3:00 PM El Salvador wins 1-0

United States v Scotland , 8:00 PM USA wins 2-1

Honduras v New Zealand, 8:30 PM Honduras wins 2-0

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Below are the list of the top international friendly matches to be played on Saturday May 26, 2012. Times listed are USA Eastern.

2:00 PM Finland v Turkey 3:00 PM El Salvador v Moldova 8:00 PM United States v Scotland 8:30 PM Honduras v New Zealand 9:30 AM Denmark v Brazil 10:00 AM Ireland v Bosnia-Herzegovina 11:00 AM Poland v Slovakia 12:00 PM Portugal v Macedonia 12:00 PM Spain v Serbia 12:00 PM Switzerland v Germany 2:00 PM Netherlands v Bulgaria 2:15 PM Czech Republic v Israel 2:30 PM Greece v Slovenia 2:45 PM Norway v England

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Whenever a member of the world soccer community passes away it is a sad day, but the passing of former Nigerian World Cup striker Rashidi Yekini at the age of 48 last Friday brought an extra tinge of sadness for a generation of American soccer fans.

Yekini's unforgettable goal celebration during Nigeria's 3-0 win vs.

Stan's Standing Ovation.

The 19th minute today at Villa Park was special. There were no goals scored, nor were there any red cards given. No, the 19th minute comprised of 60 raw seconds commemorating an excellent career, and an urge to keep fighting. You see, on Friday Aston Villa's captain and #19, Stylian "Stan" Petrov, was diagnosed with acute leukemia, and will retire from the game he loves in an effort to defeat this to defeat this cancer.

Despite Josep Guardiola's statement, saying that Barcelona shouldn't get themselves worked up about things outside for the real match, Barca apparently filed in a report to UEFA protesting about the band San Siro pitch condition.

According to their official site, the Catalan club submitted the report to the football board as they seek an answer from the Rossoneri about why does the pitch wasn't in a perfect condition.

Bulgarian media confidently report the return of Berbatov to Spurs. Meanwhile back in the real world Greg 'muses' on the likely outcome tonight. He assesses why Spurs will win and even why they may not. If you can read Bulgarian you will realise that the papers displayed are for illustration purposes only.

Chris Coleman has been appointed the new manager of the Welsh national team.

An odd fact associated to the appointment of Chris Coleman is that in March 1994 Wales played Norway in an friendly at Ninian Park. It was the solitary game in John Toshack's first spell as Welsh manager (a spell that lasted for little more than a few weeks).

Development Academy alumni Villyan Bijev was a Cal Odyssey player before he signed for Liverpool.

Villyan Bijev was a part of the Under-20 MNT camp that met in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., from Jan. 2-9. The former Cal Odyssey forward signed with Liverpool over the summer and is spending the 2011-12 season on loan with Fortuna Dusseldorf while he works to secure his British work permit.

Tottenham bid £5m for former Liverpool goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov

Tottenham have launched a £5million bid to sign former Liverpool goalkeeper Nikolay Mihaylov. Spurs boss Harry Redknapp has identified the Bulgaria international as the future No 1 successor to Brad Friedel.

Aston Villa captain Stiliyan Petrov would swap his current situation with any Liverpool player in order to fulfil his dream of playing for the Reds.
The 32-year-old began his career in his native Bulgaria with CSKA Sofia before being granted a move to Celtic in the summer of 1999.
It was not until 2006 that Petrov finally realized his ambition of playing in the Barclays Premier League, when he move to Villa Park for £6.

There are lots of things which are either rigged, not taken seriously or both in football. FIFA qualifies in general. So too does the electoral process in Bulgaria. (The footballing variety, obviously.)

The Bulgarian Player of the Year is something of a travshamockery, given that it's Berba's year after year, and justifiably so.

There are lots of things which are either rigged, not taken seriously or both in football. FIFA qualifies in general. So too does the electoral process in Bulgaria. (The footballing variety, obviously.)

The Bulgarian Player of the Year is something of a travshamockery, given that it's Berba's year after year, and justifiably so.

Esta noticia esta dando la vuelta al mundo y es tan triste como sorpresiva.

El entrenador de la selección galesa de fútbol, Gary Speed, fue hallado muerto este domingo en su domicilio de Huntington, al noroeste de Inglaterra. Tanto la Asociación de Fútbol de Gales como la Policía apuntan a que Speed, de 42 años, se ahorcó.

Dear Michel,

You do allow me to call you Michel I hope? I have seen you play at least a dozen times when I was a kid in the Parc des Princes and your unforgettable goals against Bulgaria, Yougoslavia, and Spain to list just a few. I consider you as my favorite player of all times.

The transfer rumours have been a little quiet for international week at a time when actual news is a little thin on the ground. However, as should probably be expected, those senior players who are currently out of the starting XI are all being linked with moves away.

Jermain Defoe has struggled to command a starting place this season, despite striking up an instantly successful partnership with Emmanuel Adebayor.

By Alan Duffy

Luscious-locked footballing woman's crumpet, David "Because I'm worth it" Ginola is to sue his former France boss Gerard Houllier over offensive comments allegedly made by the former Liverpool manager in a new book, Coaches' Secrets.

Dimitar Berbatov has praised Manchester United boss Sir Alex Ferguson's man-management style despite the striker struggling to break into the first team this season.
Berbatov, 30, has started one league game and his future at Old Trafford is far from certain with a year remaining on his contract.

Stewart Downing has set his sights on establishing himself as a regular in the England side ahead of next summer's Euro 2012 finals.
Downing made his international debut in February 2005 and then remained on the fringes of the team for some time as competition for places was fierce.
He has become an increasingly important player since Fabio Capello took charge but recognizes that he will have to keep performing well for the rest of the season to book a place on the plane for Poland and Ukraine.

adidas has released a limited edition Team Great Britain London Olympics 2012 commemorative soccer jersey. The shirt is for supporters only and will not be used by Team GB for matches. The new kit celebrates the first Great Britain football team since a 1-0 Olympic qualifying loss to Bulgaria at Wembley in 1971.

Bolton defender Gary Cahill has spoken of his rollercoaster start to the season, explaining his past few months of dramatic ups and downs. After being highly sought after by Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger over the summer, Cahill has since seen his Bolton side languish at the bottom of the table, while also experiencing some personal highs.

A number of Tottenham players were in action last night including Younes Kaboul, Roman Pavlyuchenko and Luka Modric. Pav was on the score sheet for Russia once again in their 6-0 rout of Andorra but elsewhere, one man stood out above all else.

Gareth Bale scored and starred in Wales' impressive 1-0 win in Bulgaria last night.

Wales and Liverpool star Craig Bellamy is at the centre of an investigation after he was called a "sheep-sh***er" by fans.
Bellamy was allegedly the victim of "inhuman, degrading and vile" taunts by rival fans during Liverpool's Carling Cup match at Brighton last month.
A complaint was lodged with the group ‘Let's Kick Racism Out'.

Another month has come and gone and so it's time for another WCR Monthly International RPI Rankings. With all of the matches in September, I was expecting a lot of movement. I guess there was quite a bit but nothing as significant as I had expected. The most movement occurred with clubs in UEFA.

UEFA to investigate Bulgaria racism claims

Allegations about the behaviour of both sets of supporters were made in the wake of England's 3-0 Euro 2012 qualifying win

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Speaking with Paddy Crerand in an interview for MUTV, Dimitar Berbatov has again reaffirmed his love for Manchester United.

"My mind was always set on joining Manchester United," he said. "How can you not go to United? I don't play for money. I play for glory and winning championships.

Michael Regan/Getty Images(Bleacher Report) There is not another striker in the world that is hotter than Wayne Rooney at the moment.
Three weeks ago, he scored a hat trick against Arsenal at Old Trafford in United's 8-2 victory. He followed that performance the next week on international duty, scoring a brace against Bulgaria.

Bolton Wanderers needed a break after their six defeats but once again Gary Cahill will be joining the England squad ahead of next Friday's Euro 2012 qualifier when England travel to Montenegro. If he takes his place in England's defence it will earn him his 6th cap.

Recently not only did Cahill play his part in two successive clean sheets for England he scored one of the three goals against Bulgaria.

Frank Lampard showed just why he remains an important part of the Blues title quest this season as he scored an impressive hat-trick in Chelsea's 5-1 drubbing of Bolton Wanderers.

One thing i really like about huge wins irrespective of the team is the headlines that come out of them.

England win two games, fall four places in FIFA rankings

Three Lions down to eighth despite wins over Bulgaria and Wales

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The Mattheaus experiment is over. After clocking 150+ NT appearances for Germany, several unremarkable club managing stints and a failure with Hungary, Bulgaria has now fired Mattheaus.Lothar had only 1 win and 2 draws in 5 qualifying matches and has effectively eliminated Bulgaria from the Euro 2012 Tournament.

The Mattheaus experiment is over. After clocking 150+ NT appearances for Germany, several unremarkable club managing stints and a failure with Hungary, Bulgaria has now fired Mattheaus.Lothar had only 1 win and 2 draws in 5 qualifying matches and has effectively eliminated Bulgaria from the Euro 2012 Tournament.