Goal.com's Sarthak Dubey lists a satirical and factual description of the Euro 2012 from 'A' to 'Z'.. 网址: http://tinyurl.com/7sbgxc4 'A' is for Andy Carroll - England are ranked third when it comes to the fans' views over the likelihood of their team making a howler. When Andy Carroll has been handed the no.9 jersey and players like Stewart Downing, Jordan Henderson and Robert Green are in the squad, why wouldn't they? 'B' is for Belgium - Eden Hazard, Thomas Vermaelen, Vincent Kompany, Van Buyten, Fellaini, Romelu Lukaku, Dembélé, Kevin De Bruyne and Vertonghen are NOT going to the Euros. A possible "Manchester City" of international football. They didn't even qualify, enough said. 'C' is for Czita, a cow elephant - Poland has chosen a cow elephant called Czita as its "official" psychic for the tournament. As if "Paul the octopus" rage (or rubbish) was not enough. Meaningless animal torture and unwanted media attention towards a not-so-important topic. "Official psychic" ? Seriously? 现在流行每次大赛都要有一个动物出来报名牌就是了 'D' is for Dynamo Kyiv - Only Bayern Munich (13) and Real Madrid (11) are providing more players than Dynamo Kyiv for Euro 2012, who happen to be sending 10 players. Be sure NOT to expect the German strength or Spanish salsa in the men from Dynamo Kyiv. Their only hope Andriy Shevchenko is aged 35. 'E' is for Emile Heskey - One man we all wished went to the Euros is Emile Heskey. His footballing displays would provide "Troll football" a new level of ecstasy. Did Aston Villa 'release him' for the Euros?! Clearly, the world can't get enough of Heskey jokes. 'F' is for French disaster - Its been a long time since the French team won a trophy. Their unit is always controversy-ridden and seems like a bomb ready to blow. We certainly hope they succeed, but not without ultimatum letters, handball goals, head-butts and squad quarrels. 'G' is for Goal.com - Goal.com India, a one stop station for football fans to satiate their hunger for the people’s game in India! Follow the best pre-tournament build up, reviews, analysis and coverage of Euro 2012 on our site! 'H' is for Huntelaar - Holland's Klaas-Jan Huntelaar was the top scorer in qualifying stages of the Euros with 12 goals. He was also the top scorer in 2011-12 Bundesliga campaign with 29 goals. People are too busy talking about RVP, Ronaldo (for some reason, even Messi) and Rooney to score, they have forgotten about Huntelaar. 'I' is for Irish Agony - No player committed more fouls in qualifying than Ireland’s Kevin Doyle with 28 fouls. Probably because he knew Wolves were going to play in the Championship all along. 'J' is for Jetro - At 18 years of age, Jetro Willems is the youngest player competing in Euro 2012. Hands up if you believe Arsene Wenger will sign him up! 'K' is for Keano - Every club's "childhood fan" Robbie Keane (LA Galaxy) and Christian Wilhelmsson (Al-Hilal) are the only two players who play domestic football outside Europe. 酸基恩酸超大，哈哈 'L' is for Lampard - A thigh injury has ruled him out of the competition and that could well be sayonara to his chances to ever appear from the Three Lions at a major tournament. 'M' is for Mascots - Slavek and Slavko are the official mascots of the UEFA Euro 2012. They are twins and represent Polish and Ukrainian footballers in national colours. The official match ball for is the Adidas Tango 12, rumoured to be better than the Jabulani used at South Africa 2010. 'N' is for Never ending Italian crime - Footballers being arrested under suspicion of match-fixing and threatening to kill if racially abused... and still travelling to Poland and Ukraine for the tournament. Italy's organised footballing crime continues after the Calciopoli scandal. 'O' is for Old as gold Olsen - Denmark manager Morten Olsen is the longest-serving coach of all the 16 participitating teams. He has been the manager since 2000. 'P' is for Poland - Poland are the lowest ranked nation in the FIFA World Rankings (65th) to participate in Euro 2012. 从未在欧锦赛取胜的波兰能否挟着主场之利创造历史？ 'Q' is for Quotes - The most famous quote to the Euro 2012 build-up has been Mario Balotelli's statement for the boys who threw a banana at him: "I would have really destroyed them. I hope it will not happen again because if someone throws a banana at me in the street, I will go to jail, because I will kill them." 'R' is for Racism - Theo Walcott's family is not travelling to eastern Europe, Mario Balotelli has threatened to kill and before Heskey gives his fellow Britishers advice on why NOT to travel to Ukraine, it highlights that all isn't well in the host nations. Hopefully UEFA tackles the issue with the help of Polish and Ukrainean governments. 'S' is for Spanish statistics - Vicente del Bosque has won 45 of his 53 matches as Spain head coach, ie, 85 percent! Spain have the most number of combined caps in the tournament: 955 caps. Casillas has more caps than any other player competing in the final tournament with 129. 'T' is for The thirsty crow - England (the thirsty crow) has not won a major tournament since 1966. Can Roy Hodgson put in enough pebbles to quench a nation's thirst for silverware this time round? 光饥渴是不够的。。。还要找到石头阿！ 'U' is for Ukraine - Co-hosts Ukraine are the only nation making their debut at this European Championship. They are also the only team (apart from Greece) with zero Premier League players. 'V' is for Very very cruel - Animal welfare groups have accused the Ukraine authorities of using illegal and inhumane methods to kill stray dogs and cats in Ukraine, including poisoning them with bait treated with isonicotinylhydrazine and zinc phosphate and hypodermic darts containing suxamethonium chloride. All this to "prepare" for Euro 2012? 'W' is for Warsaw - The 58,500 capacity National Stadium in Warsaw, Poland will be hosting the opening match, quarterfinal and semifinal. The official Euro 2012 broadcasting centre will also be located in Warsaw in the Expo XXI International Centre. 'X' is for Xenophobia - The dictionary defines it as an unreasonable fear or hatred of foreigners or strangers or of that which is foreign or strange. Here's hoping the Ukrainaneans suffering from this deadly disease do not showcase their symptoms. 'Y' is for You'll never walk alone - Something Steven Gerrard will tell Brendon Rodgers if the former Swansea manager watches videos of Roy Hodgson being booed by the Anfield faithful! But first, Gerrard must win the Euros with Roy. 'Z' is for Zero gravity - The magical effect which Ashley Young manages to produce everytime he runs into the box. 这也很酸 --

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