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-Time difference means matches are played in the middle of the night -Jiang Xiaoshan would then go and do a full day's work the next day -Sources said drinking and smoking weakened his immune system -He was supporting England and France in the tournament A Chinese football fan died after going 11 nights without sleep as he tried to watch every single kick of the ball of Euro 2012. Jiang Xiaoshan, said to be supporting England and France in the tournament, died of exhaustion on Tuesday morning. Because of the time difference, he reportedly stayed up each night with friends and then went to work the following day. Following the Ireland versus Italy match, www.Sina.com said he went back to his Changsha home at 5am on Tuesday, had a shower, fell asleep and never woke up. Friends said the news of his death came as a shock, as he lived a 'relatively healthy life', and had played football for his university team just a couple of years before. Following the Irel

ATHENS, Greece -- Chancellor Angela Merkel watched Germany weather the storm and emerge with flying colors, while other European countries simply floundered. Only this time, it wasn't a test of economic strength in the ailing eurozone. It was the first round of the European Championship – a soccer extravaganza lasting 3 1/2 weeks that dishes out elation and disappointment to millions of people from the Irish Sea to the Chinese border. Just as Germany has enjoyed growth while other eurozone economies have sunk into recession, its team has emerged unscathed from arguably the toughest group at the tournament after beating Portugal, the Netherlands and Denmark. However, Germany hasn't been the only one to prosper at Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine. Portugal, Italy, Greece and Spain may be struggling with waves of government austerity drives, high unemployment and either the prospect or the reality of embarrassing bailouts, but their soccer teams are doing just fine.

Arrested and beaten FEMEN  activists , protesting against the Euro 2012, will have night in detention cell at Herzen 9. Pay attention to the fact that two of the prisoners did not participate in the action and have been detained illegally.

Sweden fan holds fake dead french cock. KIEV, Ukraine — France was outplayed, outfought and outscored, and that was against a team with nothing to play for. With world champion Spain now waiting in the quarterfinals of the European Championship, things better improve quickly for the French to stand a chance of going any further. France limped into the knockout round of Euro 2012 despite a 2-0 loss to Sweden in their final group game, showing just how much the team still needs to improve to be true contenders in the tournament. The French finished second in Group D after England beat Ukraine 1-0, and will face Spain on Saturday in the quarterfinals. “You have to be optimistic to think that we can beat Spain, but it’s hard right now to imagine that we can. We have to do better on Saturday,” France coach Laurent Blanc said. “We wanted to finish top of the group but couldn’t manage it, so we have to deal with that.” France’s 23-game unbeaten streak came to a crashing en

The Ukraine captain confirmed his competitive career was over after a 1-0 loss to England on Tuesday, which eliminated his team from the European Championship. However, Shevchenko wants to play one last match for his country to thank his fans for their support throughout his career. "If it's possible, I will play one more game,'' Shevchenko said. "It will probably be one of the friendlies. I will ask for the organization of this match.'' It wasn't a fitting end to his 111-match international career in which he scored 48 goals - more than three times as many as any other Ukrainian player. Shevchenko didn't start the must-win match for Ukraine because of a left knee injury and came on as a substitute in the 70th minute. Fans chanted "Sheva, Sheva'' but he couldn't help the team mount a comeback. Long before Euro 2012, Shevchenko announced that the tournament would be his last after persistent knee and back problems wei