Germany thrashed Greece 4-2 to advance to the semifinals of the European Championship on Friday.

Australian Marcos Ambrose set the track record last Saturday while shooting for pole position in the Michigan 400.

Brisbane Roar and Perth Glory will square off in a rematch of the A-League grand final in the first round of the 2012-13 season.

As each week passes the Spartans are building confidence and momentum to take on all comers come finals time.

Socceroos skipper Lucas Neill confidently predicted Australia would book a place in Brazil at the 2014 World Cup after being buoyed by their spirited 1-1 draw with Japan.

Melbourne Victory appears set to sign Greek international and former AEK player Vengelis Moras.

Melbourne Victory have signed former Young Socceroo Spase Dilevski on a one-year deal.

Defensive midfielder Costas Katsouranis, who had predicted that Greece would beat Russia 1-0, dared to forecast on Sunday that the Blues will beat Germany in a penalty shootout on

Greece beats Russia 1-0 to reach last eight.

In this week’s Three Sides to Every Story, J Spiropoulos takes a closer look at the Socceroos.