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Alan Shearer update from Tim Jowett. "Exciting update in the previously featured blog segment 'Where's Alan Shearer and his shiny luggage"' I can report he successfully picked up said luggage at Warsaw airport off the early BA from London, before walking off with a couple of heavies and as I type no doubt is working on his inimitable brand of humour and insight for tonights big game. He was looking suspiciously tanned and sporting a pretty bling watch.
"Looking forward to the game tonight, though disappointed the Poles aren't featuring. Predicting a thoroughly entertaining 3-2 to the Portuguese, which no doubt means a dour encounter settled by a late own goal off the knee of Gebre Sellasie."
Right. Paul Wilson is now answering your questions on all things Euro 2012 over on the webchat.
Paul Wilson will be online from 11am to answer your question in today's live webchat. Click here to join in.
Rumour is that Joe Hart is being given a DVD of all Italy's penalty takers before the quarter-final. Surely all the Italy players need to do is the complete opposite of what they usually do. Unless Joe Hart has figured that out and they double-bluff him and do exactly as expected. This is making my head hurt.
Wayne Rooney has been having a chat to TalkSport and surprisingly thinks England can beat Italy. England will have to pull together though. And take each games as it etceteras. "We're more organised than ever. The lads have all been fighting for each other, we want to do this together, so I think we've got a great chance. We feel good, we've prepared well and we're really looking forward to it," he said. "Maybe a few years ago I would have run round trying to do everything in the first 20 minutes, but you've got to try and feel your way into the game."
Manchester City manager Roberto Mancini reckons Manchester City striker Mario Balotelli should start against England. "Mario should always play," Mancini said to Gazzetta dello Sport, preaching what he doesn't practise. "He is the best and, with him, the national team is much stronger."
Mancini also says that England will indulge in our national pastime, hoofing it up in the air. "Italy will have to be aware of them on the break, but also make the most of their own characteristics - technique, speed and possession," he added. "It would be an error to take on England with force and aerial play."
Vaguely England-related news. QPR have signed Rob Green on a two-year deal.
Jermain Defoe will rejoin the England squad tomorrow. He had returned home for a couple of days for his father's funeral.
Today's webchat will take place at the earlier than usual time of 11am. And your host will be Paul Wilson. I'll put a link up closer to the time.
Germany's Mats Hummels is the player of Euro 2012 so far. And you can't criticise me for saying that, because it's a statement rubber stamped by you, the reader. Steven Gerrard, by the way, is your England player of the tournament.
England news from the wires! "Scrum-half Danny Care and flanker James Haskell have been recalled to the
England side for the third Test against South Africa on Satur..." Ah. Sorry about that. Still, good news for Care and Haskell though, eh?
Italy's Daniele De Rossi has issued a come-and-get-me-provided-you-have-loads-of-money plea to English clubs. "I have received many offers from English football. And I must say that I feel attraction for it. I like English football very much. I think now it's probably more interesting than Italian football," he said. "There are lots of outstanding and talented players, as is the case for Spain as well," he added, hedging his bets.
Morning. the quarter-finals start tonight. Maybe they've started already, if you count build-up as a start. The first game is Cristiano Ronaldo (and people employed to pass to Cristiano Ronaldo) against Czech Republic, who are this tear's Greece. Although Greece may be this year's Greece. Unless England are.
Anyway, some stuff you may have missed/can look forward to today:
• France, as is their wont, had a pop at each other following the defeat to Sweden.
• Daniel Taylor on Roy Hodgson's preparations ahead of the Italy game.
• Miss Zlatan? Us too. He features in our weekly Classic YouTube round-up.
• Paul Doyle will be covering Czech Republic v Portugal from 7pm.
• Football Daily-ish is back tonight. Woof! Read More
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