Sweden’s preparations for their second group match against England tomorrow have been overshadowed by a bullying row after the squad was seen taking shots at reserve goalkeeper Johan Wiland’s bare bottom during training.

Every single member of the Swedish team is adept at switching from their native tongue into English at the drop of the hat, but they certainly don’t seem to be speaking the same language as each other at present.

Two high-quality second-half goals from Andriy Shevchenko gave hosts Ukraine a triumphant start to Euro 2012 in Kiev last night.

Ukraine 2 Sweden 1

ARSENAL ended their Champions League Group F campaign with a defeat at Olympiakos — but the Greeks still missed out on the knockout stages.

Olympiacos 3 Arsenal 1

Arsene Wenger named an experienced Arsenal defence and gave youth a chance in midfield for tonight’s final Champions League Group F match away to Olympiacos.

Arsenal 2 Olympiacos 1

Robin van Persie was only named among the substitutes as Arsenal looked to earn their first Champions League Group F win of the season against Olympiacos at the Emirates Stadium tonight.

ALBERTO GILARDINO ended his 11-month goalscoring drought for Italy in a 5-0 European qualifying triumph over Brian Kerr’s Faroe Islands last night.

Olympiacos 0 Bordeaux 1

Portugal booked themselves a place in the European play-offs for next year’s World Cup with an easy 4-0 Group One victory over Malta.

Arsenal 2 Olympiacos 0

JUVENTUS forward Alessandro Del Piero says his side will need to produce the perfect game to knock Chelsea out of the Champions League tonight.

Chelsea tonight make one change from the side that beat Aston Villa in the Premier League last Saturday – Ashley Cole has replaced Paulo Ferreira at left-back.

AMONG the celebrating Juventus players following their Champions League win over Real Madrid 10 days ago were a handful of former Premier League players: one time Aston Villa defender Olof Mellberg replaced Nicola Legrottaglie at half-time, and he high-fived ex-Liverpool midfielder Momo Sissoko, who had been immense in midfield, as the pair trooped off the pitch.

Martin O’Neill completed a major overhaul of the Aston Villa defence last night when he added full-backs Luke Young and Nicky Shorey to his squad.

Aston Villa have confirmed the signing of left-back Nicky Shorey from Reading on a three-year deal with Middlesbrough defender Luke Young expected to join him imminently.

Aston Villa are in talks with defender Luke Young after agreeing terms with Middlesbrough for the England international.

Arsenal 0 Juventus 1

Nigel Reo-Coker insists Aston Villa manager Martin O’Neill will have “many leaders to choose from” if he has to find a replacement for midfielder Gareth Barry as skipper.

MARTIN O’NEILL has warned Liverpool he is ready to set a deadline for them to meet his valuation of want-away Aston Villa skipper Gareth Barry.

Martin O’Neill has warned Liverpool he is ready to set a deadline for them to meet his valuation of want-away Aston Villa skipper Gareth Barry.

Aston Villa have agreed to sign Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell – Martin O’Neill’s first capture of what is expected to be a hectic second half of the summer.

MARTIN O’NEILL has admitted it is “more important than ever” to bring in new signings now that skipper Gareth Barry’s future lies away from the midlands club.

Martin O’Neill has admitted it is “more important than ever” to bring in new signings now that skipper Gareth Barry’s future lies away from the midlands club.

Juventus have signed Croatia defender Dario Knezevic on a season-long loan deal from Livorno, the club confirmed on Monday.

MARTIN O’NEILL has admitted it may be “difficult” to secure the quality of player needed to take Aston Villa to the next level.

Aston Villa are still striving to thrash out a deal to make Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell their first summer signing.

Russia 2 Sweden 0

Aston Villa are closing in on the signature of Chelsea midfielder Steve Sidwell.

SPAIN striker Fernando Torres has rubbished talk of a rift between himself and coach Luis Aragones as they face into tonight’s clash with Sweden (5pm).

SWEDEN striker Zlatan Ibrahimovic ended his international goal drought in style as Greece’s defence of their European Championship title started with defeat in Salzburg.

Greece 0 Sweden 2

Defender Olof Mellberg will make his final appearance for Aston Villa in Sunday’s Premier League clash with West Ham at Upton Park.

Defender Olof Mellberg will make his final appearance for Aston Villa in Sunday’s Barclays Premier League clash with West Ham at Upton Park.

A second-half brace from Luis Antonio Valencia handed Wigan the win they needed to confirm their Barclays Premier League status as Aston Villa failed to keep the pressure on Everton in the battle for the UEFA Cup.

Olof Mellberg, Aston Villa’s long-serving defender, is in danger of missing his Villa Park farewell against Wigan tomorrow after being laid low by illness.

Everton 2 Aston Villa 2

Aston Villa 5 Birmingham 1

Aston Villa captain Gareth Barry will seek assurances from manager Martin O’Neill regarding his summer transfer plans before deciding on his future.

Derby 0 Aston Villa 6

Aston Villa 4 Bolton 0

Top scorer John Carew is winning his battle to be fit for Aston Villa’s Premier League home clash with Bolton tomorrow.