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Euro 2012 England vs Italy: Live Report

56 mins: Andrea Pirlo creates attack after attack for Italy. England need to stop the Juventus player having so much of the ball.

55 mins: Andy Carroll, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott are warming up. Barnaby Chesterman reckons Hodgson will bring on Carroll and Walcott in ten or 15 mins.

53 mins: Italy are still pressing. Montelivo and Balzaretti have chances. Thankfully Joe Hart copes easily.

51 mins: A highly-alert John Terry achieves a quick intercept to halt a cross to Balotelli.

48 mins: Marchesio lobs the ball to De Rossi. He can't miss! Oh yes he can. He punts it wide.

46 mins: AFP's Michele Leridon, out and about in Rome, says the ancient streets of the Italian capital have a bizarre look as all the seats outside the cafes are turned inwards so the customers can look at the football on TVs inside.

"Peccato!" meaning "Damn" is a frequent cry as Balotelli misses yet another shot.

1940 GMT: AFP's Katherine Haddon, still reporting from a London pub, tells me: "England fans watching the game in London seem frustrated by the lack of a goal so far." One, Nin Abraham, 40, watching in King's Cross, tells Katherine: "They're not aggressive enough. Rooney's a bit frustrated because he's not getting the ball. I think Roy will do an amazing shakedown in the second half with three subsitutions. They will go to extra time."

1937 GMT: "England are struggling to pick up Montolivo in the hole between forwards and midfeld but Italy have no answer to England's pace. It's an intriguing encounter and it feels like there should be goals in it," says AFP's Chesterman.

"Who will be happier at the break? Well Balotelli and Cassano seemed to be the least pleased at half-time as we've just seen a shot of them arguing as they went down the tunnel, with Pirlo turning around to be peacemaker."

HALF-TIME: England 0 Italy 0

42 mins: Balotelli shoots from further out this time. Still no luck - it goes over the bar again. But, boy, he's doing his best to live up to his "Super Mario" nickname.

41 mins: Pirlo sets up a chance for Balotelli just a few yards out. Someone, looks like Terry, gets the edge of a boot to the shot and the ball flies high over the bar. Balotelli is furious.

39 mins: A stat appears saying Italy have had 60 percent possession and have connected 201 passes to England's 110. I find that hard to believe. England are doing all right.

38 mins: Smart shot from Cassono towards the top right of Hart's goal. The Manchester City keeper manages to reach it, fingering the ball away from danger.

32 mins: Rooney sets up Welbeck with a great chance. His effort veers over the bar. Close, though.

31 mins: Balotelli beats an England offside trap to dash alone towards Hart. Fortunately the ball bounces badly for him and his shot is tame.

27 mins: Barnaby Chesterman wants me to mention Cesare Prandelli. I have to agree that, in contrast with nervous Hodgson, the Italy coach looks as cool and stylih as Giorgio Armani himself.

25 mins: Balotelli is through with only Terry to beat. Phew. Terry manages to punt the ball away and Hart collects it.

24 mins: Casson tries to serve Balotelli with the ball but it drifts to Hart instead.

23 mins: If Roy Hodgson hadn't already bitten his nails to the quick during the group stages he would certainly be biting them deeper now.

19 mins: Italy win a corner. Welbeck heads the ball out to safety.

To put it diplomatically, this is the opposite of the Spanish style of play. It is dispossession football. England are creating frequent chances but so are Italy.

15 mins: Rooney is getting into gear and makes one of his trademark breaks for goal. Ignazio Abate lunges to intercept him.

11 mins: Rooney sets up Welbeck with a neat cross from the left. Leonadro Bonucci gets a leg to it, but has to concede a corner.

10 mins: Roy Hodgson looks worried, but then he always does.

8 mins: "There's a big contingent of England fans over to our left making some noise but whatever handful of Italians there are cannot be heard at all," says AFP's Barnaby Chesterman.

"Two great chances to start the match, that's got the neutrals excited, who are now chanting: Ukraine!"

5 mins: Action at the other end - Glen Johnson has a great chance directly in front of the Italian goal. Gianluigo Buffon has to stretch out his fingers to to tip out Johnson's high shot.

3 mins: Oops - nearly! Daniele De Rossi seizes on a cross from Riccardo Montolivo and slices the ball on to left post with Joe Hart beaten.

2 mins: Balotelli shows his intentions by tapping the ball towards the England goal, as if to say: "This is the first of many". Joe Hart gathers it with ease.

1845 GMT: Italy win the toss and kick off.

1839 GMT: National anthems. Rooney's hair's a mess. What happened to the "weave"?

1833 GMT: "I travelled among unknown men, In lands beyond the sea; Nor, England! did I know till then What love I bore to thee," wrote William Wordsworth..

1831 GMT: At a bar in central London's King's Cross district, expectations among England fans are muted ahead of the game, AFP's Katherine Haddon says.

"I think we will bundle in an early goal then they will equalize then we will bundle in another in extra time. We'll just scrape it," says Mike, 26. His friend Simon predicts a 2-1 win for England, with Rooney scoring the England goals.

1829 GMT: Did you hear Bobby Charlton's prediction as he followed the Olympic torch yesterday: "This is the big game. If they beat Italy then England will win it."

1828 GMT: Barnaby Chesterman reports: "A sign of things to come? Italy wildcard Mario Balotelli almost gets drenched by the sprinklers as he wonders daydreaming around the pitch. Will that be John Terry harrassing Balo from all angles later on?"

1825 GMT: Tonight's meeting is the first between England and Italy in the knockout round of a major championship; they did contest a 3rd/4th play-off at the 1990 World Cup, notes Rob Woollard.

1814 GMT: It's a big year in England for major public events. The Queen's diamond jubilee has already taken place and the London Olympics will start in just a month's time but there is still plenty of excitement about this Euro 2012 match.

Roy Hodgson seems to have given a big lift to England fans as well as the England squad despite the low expectations when he was appointed.

1813 GMT: Several players from both sides will start this match under the threat of suspension having picked up yellow cards in the group phase, Rob Woollard points out.

Steven Gerrard, Ashley Cole, Ashley Young and James Milner are the men in peril for England; Gianluigi Buffon, Federico Balzaretti, Mario Balotelli, Daniele De Rossi, Riccardo Montolivo, Leonardo Bonucci walk the tightrope for Italy.

1812 GMT: When it comes to flags and banners, England are hugely out-numbering Italy at the moment but the stadium music is drowning out whatever little noise the fans are or aren't making, says AFP's Barnaby Chesterman.

1809 GMT: England players appear on pitch for the warm-up to be greeted by gentle murmur of approval?

1805 GMT: "45 minutes before kick-off in the Olympic Stadium and the atmosphere for the moment is surprisingly quiet," says AFP's Rob Woollard.

"Stadium barely full and the estimated 6,000 England fans expected in Kiev are yet to make their presence felt."

1756 GMT: My AFP colleague James Pheby points out that England defender Joleon Lescott is likely to know a few ways of winding up Manchester City team-mate Mario Balotelli. Could make for some lively clashes.

1749 GMT: Italy coach Cesare Prandelli makes three changes to his starting eleven, with Riccardo Montolivo replacing Thiago Motta, Leonardo Bonucci coming in for Giorgio Chiellini and Mario Balotelli starting in place of Antonio Di Natale.

Motta and Chiellini had both been suffering from hamstring problems while Balotelli impressed after coming on as a substitute in the 2-0 win over Ireland.

1747 GMT: Hodgson names an unchanged side, keeping faith with the starting line-up from last Tuesday's 1-0 win over Ukraine as England aim to reach the semi-finals of a major tournament for the first time in 16 years.

England captain Steven Gerrard resumes his partnership with Scott Parker in central midfield while Hodgson once again opts for James Milner and Ashley Young on the flanks. Wayne Rooney is paired with Manchester United team-mate Danny Welbeck in attack.

1745 GMT: Here are the teams:

England (4-4-2). Joe Hart; Glen Johnson, John Terry, Joleon Lescott, Ashley Cole; James Milner, Scott Parker, Steven Gerrard (capt), Ashley Young; Wayne Rooney, Danny Welbeck

Coach: Roy Hodgson

Italy (4-3-1-2). Gianluigi Buffon (capt); Ignazio Abate, Andrea Barzagli, Leonadro Bonucci, Federico Balzaretti; Andrea Pirlo, Claudio Marchisio, Daniele De Rossi; Riccardo Montolivo; Mario Balotelli, Antonio Cassano

Coach: Cesare Prandelli

Referee: Pedro Proenca (POR)

1741 GMT: Strange that German Chancellor Angela Merkel found time in her equally-busy schedule to go to Gdansk for Friday's quarter-final between Germany and Greece.

Far be it from me to suggest that British PM David Cameron and his ministers lack confidence in the England team and don't want to be associated with failure.

1737 GMT: Britain has not sent any ministers to tonight's match, with Downing Street citing "widespread concerns about selective justice" in Ukraine.

"It reflects ministers' busy schedules ahead of the (London) Olympics and widespread concerns about selective justice and the rule of law in the Ukraine," a spokeswoman said.

1735 GMT: Italy's latest football scandal broke in late May when police made a series of dawn raids as part of a match-fixing investigation.

Investigators even searched the room of national team defender Domenico Criscito at the team hotel near Florence while elsewhere around the country, 19 people, including Lazio captain Stefano Mauri, were arrested.

Criscito, later left out of coach Cesare Prandelli's squad, said he has done nothing wrong. Mauri and Lazio also deny any impropriety.

1731 GMT: The Italian squad's build up to Euro 2012 took place amid fresh corruption allegations in the game, the third time in just over 30 years that the sport has been dragged through the mud in Italy.

In 1980 top teams including AC Milan and Lazio were relegated from the top flight for their part in the "Totonero" match-fixing affair.

Then in 2006 Juventus suffered the same fate and were also stripped of their 2005 and 2006 Serie A crowns for trying to influence the referees' commission.

1726 GMT: Balotelli says his goal for Italy against Ireland means he has already answered his critics.

"I don't have to show anything to anyone, not to England, not to Italy and not to anyone," he told jouranlists.

"I'm not a Super Mario or a Stupid Mario, I'm just Mario and those who know me, know who I (really) am."

1721 GMT: Hodgson says: "The particular challenge with Italy is in the midfield area where they have a lot of very gifted and experienced players, players who are technically good on the ball, and they're basically a central team," Hodgson said.

"We're going to have to be careful we don't get outnumbered in that area and they don't play around us ... We have to be aware of that."

1719 GMT: Italy's veteran midfielder Daniele De Rossi believes England still bear the hallmark of former coach Fabio Capello while remaining under the influence of former Inter Milan manager Hodgson.

"England are a very Italian team," De Rossi said. "You can see the signs, from Fabio Capello to now, with Hodgson.

"One is Italian, one worked in Italian football. Hodgson was managing in Italy with Inter Milan, so his teams know how to play defensively and then attack. They will have very good players on the flanks but also be a really compact team. It won't be easy."

1717 GMT: EvenCesare Prandelli admits he believes England have found the "right equilibrium", though the Italy coach also maintains the Azzurri have nothing to fear.

1716 GMT: A potential headache for Hodgson is that no fewer than five key players are walking a disciplinary tightrope heading into the match.

Young, Steven Gerrard, Ashley Cole, James Milner and Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain are all just one booking away from missing a potential semi-final against Germany.

1714 GMT: Rooney's United young team-mate Danny Welbeck has played well so far, scoring the winner against Sweden. Can he keep up his strong showing after being thrown in at the England deep end?

Theo Walcott and Ashley Young have done well on the England wings. Can they be relied on again or will nerves strike?

1713 GMT: The impact that England's forwards will make is equally hard to predict. Wayne Rooney scored the winner against Ukraine but his lack of match practice was apparent, after he was suspended for the France and Sweden games. Will he be sharper this time?

1712 GMT: That's very interesting but that's not what we really want to know about Italy is it? The key question is what is Mario Balotelli in? The mercurial Manchester City striker creates as many headlines off the pitch as on and we are all waiting to see how Mario plays against Roy's Boys.

Will Balotelli be on fire, like his bathroom after fireworks went off in it, or will his performance be a car crash, like when he pranged his Bentley in Manchester city centre in April?

1709 GMT: Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has been forced to reshuffle his defence following the injury to rugged centre-back Giorgio Chiellini, who is likely to be replaced by Leonardo Bonucci.

1707 GMT: After winning Group D ahead of highly-rated France and extending their unbeaten run to five games, England have a mounting sense of belief that they can prolong their stay in the tournament.

"If we can go about the job in the way we are doing at the moment we will make a game of it and who knows what will happen," says Hodgson.

1705 GMT: England are attempting to reach the last four of a major tournament for the first time in 16 years.

The burgeoning confidence within Roy Hodgson's youthful squad is tempered by the knowledge that England have rarely progressed beyond the last eight of major tournaments, with three quarter-final exits in the past 10 years alone.

WELCOME TO AFP'S LIVE REPORT on the last Euro 2012 quarter-final, between England and Italy. The match kicks off in Kiev at 1845 GMT. Stay with us for all the team news and the build up to the match

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Cash Rules at Romney Retreat While Condoleezza Rice Steals the Show

PARK CITY, Utah - If the majority of donors who attend this weekend's gathering of hundreds of high dollar fundraisers go back home as fired up as Rodger Young, the Romney campaign will be in quite strong a financial position and the investment in time and effort for the event will be paid back many times over.

"I am going to bundle every penny I can bundle," said Young, a donor at this weekend's mixer for Romney donors, GOP stars, and Republican leaders.

Until this weekend, Young was merely a donor not a bundler, but that has now changed.

"I came here with the idea that we were all going to take on more financial responsibility and I am certainly prepared to do that for Gov. Romney and I think we can get this done," Young told ABC News.

Hundreds of high dollar fundraisers turned out this weekend for a mixer for Romney campaign donors, GOP stars and Republican leaders, but among the faces at the retreat were other attendees who have the same goals of defeating Barack Obama, but whose roles in Republican politics lie in super PACs.

A man in a dark suit and purple pocket square was camped out in the lobby of the Chateaux at Silver Lake talking to what appeared to be lanyard-wearing donors. The man was Charlie Spies, the founder of the Mitt Romney-backing super PAC Restore Our Future.

He wasn't attending any of the panels or discussions and didn't even want to go into get a cup of coffee, but the lobby is really the place to be, with attendees walking to and from meetings or gathering to talk.

Reporters were asked to leave the lobby after being spotted chatting with Sen. John Thune and his wife about Friday's reception at Olympic Park, as well as with Florida Rep. Connie Mack.

It's legal for Spies to be there, but "coordination" with the candidate is not, a rule that's hard to enforce and explain.

He pleasantly wouldn't answer questions about the propriety of him hobnobbing at the Romney Victory Leadership Retreat, but he said, "Romney supporters are energized."

"People here understand that the private sector is not doing fine and we need a president who understands how to create jobs and turn the economy around," Spies told ABC News.

The Romney campaign did not immediately respond to an evening request for comment about ROF staff being at the retreat.

But Spies wasn't the only person affiliated with a GOP superPAC attending the confab.

Karl Rove, founder of American Crossroads and a former Bush strategist, was also on hand. He spoke on a "media insight" panel, and on another one examining Romney's path to victory. Rove, dressed in a blue blazer, told reporters his panel was "damn good," before whizzing away on a golf cart.

Attendees said the panel was engaging and humorous, with Rove swearing up a storm and regaling the crowd with funny stories.

Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz told reporters both Rove and GOP strategist Mary Matalin were making the crowd howl, telling them about when Vice President Dick Cheney accidentally shot a friend with bird-shot pellets on a hunting trip.

"He was on full display," Chaffetz said of Rove.

It wasn't all joking, though. According to Young and his wife, Rove said, "We had to focus on some particular groups, such as some Republicans that didn't vote in the last election," including focusing on women. It's unclear whether Rove was also soliciting donations as he mingled with attendees over the weekend.

Many of those same attendees said the star speaker of the weekend was former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, who received and a standing ovation. Ambassador Charles Cobb, who served as ambassador to Iceland from 1989 to 1992, said Rice was "spectacular" and described her as a "very bright, sophisticated, articulate lady."

Husband-and-wife donors from Los Angeles who did not want to be identified said Rice's message was one of "America needing to take charge."

"We can't stand by and let things happen," the wife said. "If we do, someone else will take that leadership role."

They both described her address as an "impassioned plea" for the country to "stand up and take charge."

Donor Kent Lucken, an international banker in Boston who moved back to his home state of Iowa for six weeks before the caucuses to help Romney, said "she rocked it."

Attendees also heard from Sen. John McCain, Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush, and many other GOP notables. The donors were also able to learn about what Chaffetz described as how "the Romney train runs on time."

The attendees got to hear from the Romney senior staff, including campaign manager Matt Rhoades, senior strategist Stuart Stevens, and longtime adviser Beth Myers who is heading up the vice presidential selection process. They described the campaign's "10 a.m. meeting," according to Chaffetz and several donors.

"I think people were fascinated by that," Chaffetz said. "They spent a good half hour showing them how they would do that, and what they would talk about and how they review the numbers and talk about messaging and develop that into a cohesive message that's not only earned media but also paid media and other types of things. That was really different than I think that most people thought."

Chaffetz added that they went through "the analysis of what's going on in the media, looking at polling, looking at all the different facets."

Another thing many attendees weren't expecting? How up-close and personal they would get with many of the stars of the party. Chaffetz pointed out that he saw many donors excitedly taking their photo with possible vice presidential choices.

Former Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty, Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, South Dakota Sen. John Thune, and Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan were all on hand.

Larry Conti who came with his friend, a bundler from Los Angeles, as his plus-one describes himself as "a big Paul Ryan fan" and was thrilled to meet him. Conti thought he would impress his friend when he took a photo with Ryan, who introduced himself to him as "Paul," but instead the friend told him he had just spent 10 minutes talking to Ryan in the bathroom.

Eugene Atkinson, a bundler from New York City, said he thanked House Majority Leader Eric Cantor and turned away only to have Cantor come back to him and ask him, "So how many years were you at Goldman Sachs?"

Atkinson spent almost 20 years at the bank (he is now the founder and managing director of Atkinson Capital), and Cantor's wife used to work there.

And it's also what these donors are leaving with, not just an enthusiasm to raise more money, as Young mentioned, but the impression that their guy is going to win.

Before he zoomed off in a golf cart with former Secretary of State James Baker, former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt, who will also head up Romney's transition if he is elected, said he came away from the panels with confidence that the Romney campaign has "a very impressive group of people supporting this campaign and we have a very good shot at winning."

But with just under four months to go until election day, Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus acted as a voice of reason for a campaign that is currently on top of the world.

"Everyone thinks we couldn't be doing better. We are clicking on all cylinders. We couldn't be raising more money, but it's June," Priebus said. "On our best day it will be close."

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Wade's knee may keep him out of London Games

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) puts his shoe back on during the first half at Game 5 of the NBA finals basketball series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Thursday, June 21, 2012, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) puts his shoe back on during the first half at Game 5 of the NBA finals basketball series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Thursday, June 21, 2012, in Miami. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade embraces the the Larry O'Brien NBA Championship Trophy after Game 5 of the NBA finals basketball series against the Oklahoma City Thunder, Friday, June 22, 2012, in Miami. The Heat won 121-106 to become the 2012 NBA Champions. (AP Photo/Lynne Sladky)

Miami Heat shooting guard Dwyane Wade (3) shoots against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Game 5 of the NBA finals basketball series, Thursday, June 21, 2012, in Miami. The Heat won 121-106 to become the 2012 NBA Champions.(AP Photo/Larry W. Smith, Pool)

MIAMI (AP) ? Dwyane Wade played with knee pain throughout the playoffs. He'll soon know exactly what was causing that problem, and if it could keep him out of the London Olympics.

One day after celebrating his second NBA championship, the Miami Heat guard told The Associated Press on Friday that he will soon have his ailing left knee examined, and acknowledges that surgery may be a possibility. Wade appeared in all 23 postseason games for Miami, averaging 22.8 points, and scored 20 in the title-clinching win for the Heat against Oklahoma City on Thursday night.

"I've got to make a decision on what my knee needs and what's best, because my career and finishing my career strong is what's important to me," Wade said. "And I know, yeah, the Olympics are coming up. It's something I really want to do. But at the same time, if I have to make a big decision, if something has to happen surgery-wise, that will have to be a step I have to take. My loyalty and my commitment to Miami Heat basketball is the No. 1 thing."

An MRI exam will likely take place in the next few days. Wade had the knee drained during Miami's second-round series against Indiana.

"From my small conversations with the doctor at that time, I think some kind of cleanup process might have to go on," Wade said. "And when that happens, from our previous experiences, it takes a while to recover. So I want to make sure that I want to recover strong and not like I did the last knee surgery that I had."

Wade had surgery on his left knee in May 2007. He led the Americans in scoring at the Beijing Olympics, averaging 16 points despite coming off the bench in all eight games.

USA Basketball plans to have the national team convene in Las Vegas and for training camp to start there on July 6. From there, the American team will go to Washington to begin training on July 13, with more sessions beginning July 17 in Manchester, England, and July 20 in Barcelona. The Olympics begin July 27 and the first game for the Americans in London is against France two days later.

The time demands could be daunting, especially with this NBA season ending a bit later than usual because schedule changes necessitated by the lockout.

"This is the hand that's dealt to us," Wade said. "And I'm going to take this hand, I'm not going to complain and I'm going to move forward."

Wade said Heat doctors and trainers worked with him to find ways of ensuring that playing in the postseason would not make whatever the knee problem is any worse. He also spent time with his longtime trainer, Tim Grover.

"You know what, I was playing in a lot of pain," Wade said. "Obviously, my knee has been an issue. I sat down with the doctors a little bit during the Indiana series and talked about the possibility of what's to come. But I didn't want to think about it then. I said, 'Listen, let's just do what we have to do to make sure that I can give my all.' And they did that. I thank them for that."

He said he was sitting on his couch watching television on Friday when his thoughts turned to his hopes of being able to play in London. At that moment, he said an Olympic commercial appeared on his screen.

"Got a little emotional," Wade said. "I loved what we had and what we shared as a unit. The possibility of not being able to do that, man, it's a little different."

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Associated Press

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Former VP Cheney's daughter marries partner

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2006, file photo Mary Cheney, right, the openly gay daughter of then Vice President Dick Cheney, stands with Heather Poe, left, during a memorial observance on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Cheney married her longtime partner, Poe, Friday, June 22, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File

FILE - In this Sept. 11, 2006, file photo Mary Cheney, right, the openly gay daughter of then Vice President Dick Cheney, stands with Heather Poe, left, during a memorial observance on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington. Cheney married her longtime partner, Poe, Friday, June 22, 2012, in Washington. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite, File

WASHINGTON (AP) ? Mary Cheney, daughter of former Vice President Dick Cheney, has married her longtime partner, Heather Poe.

In a statement, Cheney and his wife, Lynne, said the couple got married in Washington on Friday. The Cheneys said the two had been in a committed relationship for many years and they were delighted that they could take advantage of the "opportunity to have the relationship recognized." The District of Columbia and six states ? Connecticut, Iowa, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, New York and Vermont ? have legalized gay marriage.

Mary Cheney and Poe have two children.

In the 2004 election, Republicans backing the ticket of President George W. Bush and Cheney pushed for state ballot initiatives rejecting gay marriage. More recently, President Barack Obama expressed his support for same-sex marriage.

Associated Press

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