England set for fair play win

euro-spy

Rupert Metcalf
Monday 24 June 1996 23:02 BST
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England are on track to win Uefa's 'Fair Play' award for Euro 96. The beaten champions, Denmark, head the league table, based on bookings and sendings-off received, after 28 matches of the tournament. However, second-placed England, who meet Germany in the last four tomorrow at Wembley, could move into top spot.

Gary Neville, who is suspended from the semi-final, is only England's second player to miss a game - Paul Ince is expected to return after missing the defeat of Spain on Saturday because of two yellow cards. England won the award for good behaviour on the pitch at the 1990 World Cup in Italy.

FAIR-PLAY LEAGUE: 1 Denmark 8.19pts; 2 England 8.14; 3 Italy 8; 4 Netherlands 7.86; 5 Romania 7.81; 6 France 7.79; 7 Scotland 7.62; 8 Turkey 7.52; 9 Russia 7.43; 10 Portugal 7.43; 11 Croatia 7.36; 12 Germany 7.36; 13 Bulgaria 7.14; 14 Spain 7.07; 15 Czech Republic 6.86; 16 Switzerland 6.76.

EURO 96

RIP-OFFS

No 14: Official Euro 96 T-shirts at Anfield: pounds 14. Better, prettier T-shirts outside on the street: pounds 5.

Have you come across any monster rip-offs? If so, fax details to Euro- spy on 0171 293 2894.

FOOTBALL: THE UNIVERSAL LANGUAGE

"Sem hochu, na mou hlavu..."

"Over 'ere son, on me 'ead..."

EURO 96 XI

Chosen from the quarter-finals

SEAMAN

ENGLAND

BLANC

FRANCE

SAMMER

GERMANY

SOUTHGATE

ENGLAND

G NEVILLE

ENGLAND

DESCHAMPS

FRANCE

SERGI

SPAIN

POBORSKY

CZECH REPUBLIC

COCU

NETHERLANDS

KUKA

CZECH REPUBLIC

SUKER

CROATIA

Leading goalscorers

FOUR GOALS: Shearer (England).

THREE GOALS: Stoichkov (Bulgaria), B Laudrup (Denmark), Klinsmann (Germany), Suker (Croatia).

TWO GOALS: Casiraghi (Italy), Sheringham (England), Sammer (Germany).

Discipline

SUSPENDED FROM SEMI-FINALS: G Neville (England), Karembeu (France), Bejbl, Latal, Kuka, Suchoparek (all Czech Republic).

ON ONE YELLOW CARD: England: Adams, Shearer, Sheringham, Southgate. France: Di Meco, Blanc, Djorkaeff, Desailly, Dugarry, Deschamps. Germany: Reuter, Hassler, Moller, Kuntz, Ziege, Bierhoff, Klinsmann, Sammer. Czech Republic: Drulak, Nemec, Smicer.

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