Robert Lewandowski’s hat-trick sees Poland past Denmark

‘When I joined, I was assured that I could leave the club when the opportunity arose’

Antoine Griezmann, the glue that makes everything tick, seals it for the host nation

Striker tore hamstring in Italy win with Schweinsteiger and Khedira doubts for semi

Slovakia offered very little in Lille as Germany cruised to a comfortable victory

Stade de France stalemate with Poland shows that Joachim Löw’s side are still to click

Goals from Mustafi and Schweinsteiger enough for world champions to open with win

Dortmund forward struggling with injury but Bastian Schweinsteiger makes cut

Manchester United midfielder in 27-man party for Euros despite knee injury

Gent undone as German side into Champions League quarter finals for the first time

Julian Draxler scores two as Wolfsburg beat Gent 3-2 in Belgium

Midfielder the key figure as Van Gaal’s side come from behind to defeat Wolfsburg

Club’s rise through ranks in Germany will be tested by car manufacturer scandal

Spanish side rout Shakhtar Donetsk but lose Gareth Bale to injury

Some tantalising ties but it looks the end of the road for Manchester Ctiy

Assistant coach Thomas Schneider says squad focused on getting qualification back on track

John O’Shea’s name can be added to the roll call including Aldridge, Sheedy, Houghton and Keane

Malachy Clerkin runs the rule of the individual performances of the world champions in Gelsenkirchen

Sunderland defender scores last-gasp equaliser against world champions in 100th international

Hoffenheim’s Sebastian Rudy likely to deputise for tonight’s game against Ireland

Martin O’Neill faces tough calls with Stephen Quinn and Glenn Whelan set to return

‘Forget about nil-all. We must score to get a result in Gelsenkirchen’

Julian Draxler looks like getting a chance to start against Ireland having shaken off a cold

In the first part of a special series, Emmet Malone discovers how Germany’s World Cup success was founded on careful planning by the football federation

The scale of the change in German football was underlined by the age profile of their World Cup-winning squad

Klaas-Jan Huntelaar’s second-half strike cancels out Cesc Fabregas’s opener

Lightning-quick forward will increase Joachim Löw’s options after Mario Gomez squandered chances against Argentina

Borussia Dortmund midfielder injured his ankle in 6-1 friendly win over Armenia in Mainz

Arsenal manager Arsene Wenger looking to bring in a player before transfer deadline ends today

Gunners unveil record €182m shirt deal with Puma

The Arsenal boss though won’t buy just for the sake of it despite recent injuries

Chelsea recover their poise to gain breathing space at the top of the group