UEFA happy with penalty spot

UEFA insists it was happy with the condition of the penalty spots before England’s shoot-out against Portugal.

Venue managers had replaced the turf around the spots before Thursday night's match in Lisbon's Estadio da Luz following complaints from England coach Sven-Goran Eriksson.

UEFA communications director William Gaillard said Swiss referee Urs Meier had inspected both penalty spots and was happy for the shoot-out to go ahead.