Ballack to miss Euro qualifiers with knee injury

BERLIN, Sept. 12 (Xinhua) -- Germany captain Michael Ballack will miss next month's Euro 2012 qualifiers against Turkey and Kazakhstan because of a fractured（断裂） his left knee cap. The 33-year-old Bayer Leverkusen midfielder limped out of Sat

有政府背景的中国集团收购AC米兰

Silvio Berlusconi has agreed to sell AC Milan to a state-backed Chinese group ending a three-decade-long stewardship of the football club that launched him from a little-known local entrepreneur to prime minister of Italy. 西尔维奥?贝卢斯科尼

Air France plans to cut 5,122 post to bolster profit

PARIS, June 21 (Xinhua) -- Europe's leading airline Air France-KLM announced on Thursday its plan to lay off 5,122 employees out of 49,301 staff of Air France by 2013, but not in a compulsory way. With the aim to cut the group's 2-billion-euro net de

France and Germany Ask Greece to Respect Euro Bailout Plan

French and German leaders demanded that Greece stick to the conditions for a bailout fund and said a Greek referendum on them should take place by early December. Their call comes following a crisis meeting ahead of the Group of 20 summit in Cannes.

Italy qualify for Euro 2012 with win over Slovenia

FLORENCE, Italy, Sept. 6 (Xinhua) -- Giampaolo Pazzini came off the bench to score a late goal and gave Italy a 1-0 win over Slovenia and qualification for Euro 2012 on Tuesday. The hosts could not convert their numerous chances into goals until the

Euro 2012 ticket design unveiled in Ukraine

KIEV, April 23 (Xinhua) -- Ticket for the Euro 2012 Soccer Championship was officially presented on Monday by UEFA Events executive Martin Kallen in the Ukrainian capital Kiev. Representatives of UEFA and Ukraine's tournament executing committee atte

Euro Losing Strength Against the Dollar

The euro has lost 5.1 percent versus the dollar over the past month. And a spate of poor eurozone economic data Friday further eroded its value, signaling a grim economic outlook for the European economy in 2012. At 13 years old, the euro is barely a

Eriksen selected as Danish "Player of the Year"

COPENHAGEN, Nov. 7 (Xinhua) -- The 19-year-old Danish soccer talent Christian Eriksen was selected as national Player of the Year by an overwhelming majority here on Monday. The midfielder, one of the brilliant stars in Danish football, received 60.6

EU's Barroso defends eurobonds proposals

BRUSSELS, Nov. 23 (Xinhua) -- European Commission chief on Wednesday firmly defended the proposals for jointly issuing Stability Bonds, otherwise known as eurobonds. The bonds are an example of reinforced governance, of a strong will to live together

塞浦路斯银行称已完成资本重组

NICOSIA, April 1 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus' largest lender, Bank of Cyprus (BoC), said on Monday it has completed its recapitalization by converting depositors' money into equity, under a Eurogroup deal on a bailout for Cyprus. A bank statement said the rec

Cypriot parliament rejects levy on bank deposits

NICOSIA, March 19 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus' parliament rejected a Eurogroup imposed haircut on bank deposits on Tuesday, plunging the eastern Mediterranean island into economic uncertainty verging on uncontrolled default. The 56 member-chamber threw out th

Pieters out for season, in danger of missing Euro 2012

THE HAGUE, April 17 (Xinhua) -- Netherlands and PSV defender Erik Pieters will miss the remainder of this season and is in danger of missing out on Euro 2012, an examination of his ankle injury showed on Monday. The 23-year-old left back injured hims

欧盟部长们就希腊问题再聚首

A number of officials arriving for the Eurogroup meeting, such as Eurogroup chair Jeroen Dijsselbloem, spoke of a fundamental lack of trust after years of broken Greek promises and a snap referendum called by Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras. We a

Russian football head steps down after Euro exit

MOSCOW, June 25 (Xinhua) -- Russian Football Union chief resigned Monday and apologized for the national squad's failure during the Euro 2012 tournament. Sergei Fursenko, head of the RFS, told President Vladimir Putin his decision during a morning me

塞浦路斯议会通过救助法案

NICOSIA, March 22 (Xinhua) -- The Cypriot parliaments on Friday passed emergency bills aimed at clinching a bailout deal with international lenders, but left until Saturday to vote on the contentious deposit tax. The Parliament agreed to creates a so

Ukraine leads Group D after beating Sweden at Euro 2012

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CCTV9英语新闻：Greek PM: No need for further austerity

Greek Prime Minister Alexis Tsipras says Greece does not need to adopt new austerity measures after six years of continuous cuts. Tsipras made the announcement at a cabinet meeting, after Eurozone members praised Athens for its recent reforms. The Eu

Van Marwijk quits as Dutch national team coach

THE HAGUE, June 27 (Xinhua) -- Bert van Marwijk has left his job as national team coach of the Netherlands, following the disappointing early departure at Euro 2012, the Dutch football association KNVB announced on Wednesday. After the exit Van Marwi

塞总统要求贷款人解除银行限制

NICOSIA, June 11 (Xinhua) -- Cyprus' President Nicos Anastasiades has made an appeal to the leaders of international lenders to urgently lift controls on bank transactions in a letter made public on Tuesday. Restrictions on bank transactions were int

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