Euro 2012

[Summers]

Fucking hell. It's insane. They showed footage of a Metalist home game, a group of hooligans charge a few Asian students sitting in the family stand and beat the shit out of them.

It's just crazy over there.

[Dingle]

They're only domestic matches though, so you can't fault UEFA for these things.

[Matt]

I genuinely fear for the fans going over there, particularly those who aren't caucasian.

Edit: You can fault UEFA for hosting their international tournament over there.

[Dingle]

I genuinely fear for the fans going over there, particularly those who aren't caucasian.

Edit: You can fault UEFA for hosting their international tournament over there.

Matt I was joking. That was what UEFA said "Oh well their national footballing body will have to deal with that because domestic matches blah blah"

[Matt]

I genuinely fear for the fans going over there, particularly those who aren't caucasian.

Edit: You can fault UEFA for hosting their international tournament over there.

Matt I was joking. That was what UEFA said "Oh well their national footballing body will have to deal with that because domestic matches blah blah"

Oh, I must have missed that.

[Dingle]

Along the same lines of "I have black friends" as an argument to combat claims of racism, Oleg Luzhny said "No, no, no, I never heard about this. We have Nigerian players…and I never heard about racism," said Luzhny.

Still, there was the whole "Shooting stray dogs" as well before this wasn't there?

[Summers]

There's no racism. We just gang assault asians and call blacks monkeys!

[MDK]

But Scotty Parker tucks his shirt in!

This alone is reason enough to include Parker in the squad. And don't get me started on how he parts his hair

[Jimmy]

Oh Myke, I've missed you. Never leave again.

[Colly]

But Scotty Parker tucks his shirt in!

This alone is reason enough to include Parker in the squad. And don't get me started on how he parts his hair

Don't forget the rod that keeps his back rigid!

[MDK]

Oh Myke, I've missed you. Never leave again.

I might even play FIFA tomorrow

[Jimmy]

Don't say things you don't mean!

[Monkey D. Lars]

Oh Myke, I've missed you. Never leave again.

I might even play FIFA tomorrow

You mean tomorrow evening right?

[Guest mr. potato head]

In incredibly minor news, the Canadian broadcast schedule for the tournament was released today. 26 matches will be on TSN (no surprise), conflicts with other events will shutter four to TSN2 (no surprise), and the remaining one will be in the welcome but slightly unusual position of being aired on national network CTV. Which match gets this special treatment?

Germany vs. Denmark

[Lineker]

Germany coach Joachim Low has left Brazilian-born forward Cacau out of his 23-man squad for Euro 2012.

Loew has opted to take only three strikers - Mario Gomez, Miroslav Klose and Lukas Podolski - to Poland and Ukraine, meaning Stuttgart's Cacau, 31, misses out.

Borussia Monchengladbach goalkeeper Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Borussia Dortmund's Sven Bender and Julian Draxler of Schalke were also excluded.

"I gave it my best shot," said Cacau.

"It was my big goal after the World Cup in South Africa [in 2010] also to be part of Euro 2012 with the Germany national team.

"I knew from the beginning that the competition for the 23 places would be hard and tight."

Arsenal defender Per Mertesacker has been named in the squad.

The 27-year-old centre-back was included in the preliminary squad despite having not played since 11 February because of ankle ligament damage.

However, he played against Switzerland on Saturday, partnering Borussia Dortmund's Mats Hummels as Germany lost 5-3.

Loew, who had taken a 27-man squad to two training camps in Sardinia and France, will explain his choices on Tuesday when he will be working with his final group in the build-up to their opening match of the tournament against Portugal on 9 June.

Germany are seen as one of the favourites to win Euro 2012 after finishing runner-up to Spain four years ago and coming third at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa.

Germany squad:

Goalkeepers: Manuel Neuer (Bayern Munich), Tim Wiese (SV Werder Bremen), Ron-Robert Zieler (Hannover 96).

Defenders: Holger Badstuber (Bayern Munich), Jerome Boateng (Bayern Munich), Benedikt Howedes (FC Schalke 04), Mats Hummels (Borussia Dortmund), Marcel Schmelzer (Borussia Dortmund), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Per Mertesacker (Arsenal).

Midfielders: Lars Bender (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Toni Kroos (Bayern Munich), Thomas Mueller (Bayern Munich), Mesut Ozil (Real Madrid), Sami Khedira (Real Madrid), Marco Reus (VfL Borussia Monchengladbach), Andre Schurrle (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Mario Gotze (Borussia Dortmund), Ilkay Gundogan (Borussia Dortmund).

Forwards: Miroslav Klose (Lazio), Mario Gomez (Bayern Munich), Lukas Podolski (FC Koln).

[Adam]

Only 4 players currently plying their trade outside of Germany? That is impressive.

[Berober]

But Scotty Parker tucks his shirt in!

This alone is reason enough to include Parker in the squad. And don't get me started on how he parts his hair

You understand the importance of this!

[Matticus]

My favourite footballer is Sven Bender.

[MDK]

My favourite footballer is Argelico Fucks.

[Summers]

Mine is Myke!