Euro 2012 Sportsday - Monday 25 June as it happened

British number one Andy Murray will kick-off his Wimbledon campaign on Tuesday when he is third on centre court against world number 95 Nikolay Davydenko. Laura Robson, Anne Keothavong, Elena Baltacha and James Ward are also in action.

The head of the Russian football federation resigns and apologises to fans after the national team was eliminated in the group stage of the European Championship. Sergei Fursenko said Russia's showing "was very painful since the team was very strong and (coach) Dick Advocaat did a good job." He announced his resignation during a televised meeting with President Vladimir Putin.

Keown added: "So he has cracked that side of it and I think there was a healthy respect between manager and players in the England camp, and he was glad of their performance really. He has had a short space of time to work with them but he is learning fast and the most important thing from all of this is that Hodgson will be the one that learns, not us, the pundits, watching. He has to learn fast and take the lessons from the Italy game - they gave us a footballing lesson but we only did it because we allowed them to."

Roy Hodgson's appointment may have come in for criticism from some areas but Martin Keown thinks he has been one of the big pluses from the tournament. "What is positive, and also glaringly obvious, is the great relationship he has with his players - there is real warmth, he said. "You can see that Hodgson almost loves the players, and you have got to have that. It can't be an 'us and them' situation which I often felt was the case under Fabio Capello, certainly from the outside looking in. Hodgson seems to have met the needs of the players much better, because they do look happier."

Keown added: If Roy Hodgson is going to set up his team to try to stop the opposition then, if they are playing three in midfield, we have got to be more adaptable. We were trying to get one of the front players, Wayne Rooney or Danny Welbeck, to pick up Andrea Pirlo but never in a million years are you going to get a forward to do that with any real purpose. They are not on the planet to defend, they are there to be creative."

Former England defender Martin Keown has been giving his view on England's defeat to Italy. Speaking to BBC Sport's Chris Bevan, he said: "We looked very organised, but we were a little bit rigid. I think last night showed that you need to, from a tactical point of view, be able to switch systems to try to shut out the opposition. We were trying to shut out Italy by playing a 4-4-2 formation, or 4-4-1-1 depending how you looked at it, and it really wasn't working."

James Morrison and Ross Fisher lead the way at the halfway stage of the Open Championship 36-hole qualifier at Sunningdale. Colin Montgomerie, Jose Maria Olazabal and new European Tour winner Danny Willett are not far behind.

The German Football Association (DFB) are fined 25,000 euros (£20,051) over the behaviour of supporters during their Group B win over Denmark eight days ago. They were punished for the "improper conduct" of their fans, which allegedly included the displaying of a neo-Nazi banner in the crowd. Germany had already been fined just over £8,000 for supporter-related incidents during their game against Portugal.

Former Portugal and Benfica great Eusebio is expected to leave hospital in Poznan on Thursday after his medical examination results proved satisfactory. The 70-year-old was taken to hospital in the Polish city on Saturday after feeling unwell.

Bernstein continued: "The whole youth development scheme the emphasis now on small sided football, skill based football, passing the ball, less emphasis on physicality all those things which are our agenda already this is not coming from last night, we've worked on this for years, but I think these things are coming to fruition now, so I do expect to see improvements but it won't happen overnight."

When asked if England can succeed in the future because of the number of foreign players in the Premier League, David Bernstein was strong in his response: "Yes, I think it can," he said "and it's something we were very well aware of before last night, and the opening of the national football centre this year which is a terribly important thing going forward."

Defending champion Roger Federer is through to the second round of Wimbledon beating Spaniard Albert Ramos 6-1 6-1 6-1.

FA Chairman David Bernstein has been speaking to BBC Sport's David Bond following England's elimination from Euro 2012. "First of all I'm disappointed we've been knocked out at the quarter finals and very disappointed that we lost out on penalties again, no question about that, he said. "We came here to attempt to win the competition so that is a disappointment however I think there's a great deal of positive coming out of this I think the performance of the team, the commitment of the team, the togetherness of the squad."

Williams added: "I don't have time to be sorry for myself. I can keep going for a while. You will see me playing here again next year." To keep up to date with all the action at Wimbledon check out not one but two live text commentaries from SW19.

Five time Wimbledon champion Venus Williams vows to return to Wimbledon in 2013, following her first round defeat at the hands of Elena Vesnina, ranked 79th in the world. She said: "I feel like I am a great player who has had to deal with exceptional circumstances. I don't have time to feel negative. It doesn't feel good. I am as tough as nails."

There's been fighting talk from Portugal midfielder Custodio ahead of their semi-final against Spain. He says: "We're going to fight to the death for this to be the year of Portugal. Spain is a great team that won the last two major competitions. They have always played to win but so do we."

Goalkeeper John Ruddy agrees a new four-year deal with Norwich.

Aberdeen are the fifth club to announce that they will oppose the newco Rangers SPL application. Rangers require an 8-4 majority to be able to transfer their share in the league from the old company to the new one.

Watford striker Troy Deeney is jailed for 10 months following an attack on a group of students in Birmingham.

BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty: "England's fanbase was at its strongest for the quarter-final against Italy in Kiev and they gave the team magnificent suppport throughout. There was mutual appreciation for each other's efforts at the end. One odd development came when the local Ukrainian support turned on Hodgson's side and threw their backing behind Italy because England's supporters failed to join in a Mexican wave. Well done to those England fans - the game was far too good for a Mexican wave."

Mike Tindall is appointed as a coach by Gloucester with a one-year playing contract.

French Open champion Maria Sharapova cruises into the second round at Wimbledon by beating Anastasia Rodionova of Australia 6-2, 6-3. Venus Williams is out though. Keep up-to-date with events by following our live text commentary.

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli has been speaking to the media today and has criticised Uefa over a Euro 2012 schedule that provides Germany with two more days of rest than his team, entering Thursday's semi-finals. He says: "Uefa needs to re-examine the schedule for the next tournament. Either you extend the tournament or you find (other) solutions. Otherwise you have finals that are not very spectacular."

Germany's goalkeeping coach Andreas Koepke - who was in goal for them at Euro 96 - was impressed by Andreas Pirlo's penalty last night. "That was cheeky," Koepke says. "Italy are playing a very good tournament and they have a very good team. They are playing attacking football."

BBC commentator Steve Wilson: "I've been searching for any real sense of sadness among Ukranians that England are out - searching in vain so far. They still do not understand why, if Donetsk is good enough for the French, England felt the need to stay in Krackow. I tend to agree."

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli says he wants his team to be more attacking against Germany in their Euro 2012 semi-final. He states: "We have to take risks and not defend in our penalty area. I'd prefer it if Germany scored on the counter-attack than have us defend constantly for 20 minutes."

BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty: "Roy Hodgson and Steven Gerrard bemoaned the shortcomings in England's approach that cost them possession and undermined all their hard work so one must assume they are well aware of it and will try to tackle it. England received criticism from the French for their approach - but there is no need for England to take advice from Laurent Blanc after their tame exit against Spain."

Manager Roy Hodgson has been discussing England's penalty woe today in his press conference, saying: "Last night, we had quite a few players suffering during that extra 30 minutes. To get through that and lose the penalty shoot-out is difficult. Our record in penalty shoot-outs is a poor one."

Britain's Josh Goodall loses 6-4 3-6 7-6 (7/3) 6-4 against Slovenian Grega Zemlja in the first round at Wimbledon. You can follow developments on our live text commentary.

BBC commentator Steve Wilson: "At a major tournament you really want the very best teams to be in the last four. In this tournament, I think we certainly have them. A Spain v Germany final has to be favourite, but Germany will be very wary of the Italians, having seen them dominate England last night whilst Spain will not need reminding that they were thumped 4-0 in Lisbon in a friendly only 18 months ago - chuck an in-form Ronaldo into the mix and anything could happen."

Ukraine striker Andriy Shevchenko, who has retired from international football after his country's Euro 2012 exit says he is weighing up offers from abroad - but could still quit as a player. The former Chelsea striker admits: "At the moment, I have not made a decision about my future - whether to continue playing football or retire, whether to stay in Ukraine or leave the country."

Spain are getting ready to face Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo in the semi-finals - but the holders' midfielder Cesc Fabregas says his Barcelona team-mate Lionel Messi is the world's number one player. Fabregas says: "He's the best player in the history of football."

Thank you for your questions to Robbie Savage. So, did you agree with his views? Is tiredness just an excuse for England's struggles to keep possession? Have England done themselves proud with their effort? Let us know via #bbcfootball

Germany's Mesut Ozil says the team are a better side than in World Cup 2010. Looking ahead to their semi-final against Italy, he says: "We are confident we can beat any team but it will be tough. Italy showed how well they can play already by holding Spain to a draw. We are a better team now than two years ago. We've evolved."

Defending champion Novak Djokovic of Serbia beats Spain's Juan Carlos Ferrero 6-3 6-3 6-1 in the first round at Wimbledon. You can follow developments on the BBC Sport website's live text commentary.

England manager Roy Hodgson has been speaking to the media, saying: "I think we've done well top come through the tournament without losing a match in normal time. It's sad to lose on penalties because it's a lottery. When your dreams are shattered, you can't be too positive. But I don't think I will be to disappointed when I look back."

Despite the threat from Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo, Spain will not alter their approach when they meet them in Wednesday's semi-final. Spain midfielder Xabi Alonso says: "We've got nothing planned, we'll play the same way regardless of the rival. We can make small adjustments, play him close and keep him from finding space - but playing as a team is the best way to stop any player."

BBC chief football writer Phil McNulty: "The relationship between England's camp and the media has been very good at Euro 2012. Think there was a genuine acceptance of the honesty of this group of players. Hodgson and his players also gave the English media extra interview access away from the set-piece press conferences. Journalists also greatly appreciated the heartfelt and genuine tributes paid to our colleague Danny Fullbrook, the Daily Star's chief football writer, after his sad death during the tournament. It was a real mark of class from Hodgson and Gerrard."

The Crown Office announces it has instructed Strathclyde Police to conduct a criminal investigation into the acquisition of Rangers in May 2011 and the subsequent financial management of the club.

Former Portugal great Eusebio, 70, is expected to remain in a hospital in Poland until Thursday after a heart scare. Hospital spokesman Stanislaw Rusek says Eusebio's "condition is stable but his general health is not good".

Spain defender Gerard Pique says it will need more than just the back four's best efforts to stop Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo. The teams meet in their semi-final on Wednesday. Pique says: "He's one of the best in the world and, if we want to stop him, it will have to be a collective effort."

Germany midfielder Bastian Schweinsteiger should recover from an ankle injury in time to play in the Euro 2012 semi-final against Italy in Warsaw on Thursday.

"He does have a minor problem with his ankle. He did not train for two days and treated it intensively," goalkeeping coach Andreas Koepke said on Monday.

"Today he is expected to return to training and he should be ready to play on Thursday."

Julian Betts on Twitter: "Bet the same tweets re lack of passing ability, need to build a long term plan were going round in 2010. Nothing will change."

Harry Courtney on Twitter: "I agree on Carrick, but Scholes is a class player, not all he used to be but he could still dictate the big games." (See 1153)

Dougie Laing on Twitter: "I'm confident Scotland will be at Euro 2016. Then we'll show you what low expectations are! And how to have a good time!"

Do you agree with Robbie's analysis? Do England need to embrace futsal at youth level? Will Germany win the tournament? Should Premier League teams promote more English players into the playmaker positions at their clubs. Let us know via Twitter, using the hashtag #bbcfootball.

Northern Ireland's Crusaders will play Rosenborg of Norway in the first qualifying round of the Europa League, while fellow Irish League side Portadown will face FK Skendija 79 of Macedonia. Cliftonville have been drawn against Kalmar of Sweden.

The ties will be played on 5 and 12 July.

Welsh club The New Saints have been drawn against Helsingborgs of Sweden in the second qualifying round of the Champions League. The ties will be played 17/18 and 24/25 July.

Northern Ireland's Linfield will play B36 Torshavn of the Faroe Islands in the first qualifying round of the Champions League. The ties will be played 03/04 and 10/11 July.

BBC Sport news correspondent Matt Slater on Twitter: "Is Dwain's race up in terms of individual 100m? Only in relay at Euros, was last chance to auto qualify..or has he got discretionary pick?"

You have been asking your questions about Euro 2012 and England to Robbie Savage all morning, and we will publishing a selection of his answers from 1315BST here on Euro 2012 Sportsday.

BBC Sport's Richard Conway on Twitter: "England leaving Krakow right now and heading back to England."

Fifth-seeded Sam Stosur of Australia beat Carla Suarez Navarro of Spain 6-1, 6-3 on Monday to reach the second round of Wimbledon. For more from SW19, keep up with the live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.

Dwain Chambers will participate in the 4 x 100m team in the European Championships, which start on 27 June. Aikines-Aryeetey, James Ellington, Christian Malcolm and Danny Talbot are also in the squad, while Tyrone Edgar participation will be confirmed on Tuesday.

The UKA have confirmed that Dwain Chambers will not be running the 100m at the European Championships in Helsinki. Harry Aikines-Aryeetey and Mark Lewis-Francis will represent Great Britain and Northern Ireland in the 100m at the event.

Spain boss Vicente Del Bosque says that they will make special plans to neutralise Portugal captain Cristiano Ronaldo in Wednesday's Euro 2012 semi-final.

"We will be taking special care of Cristiano Ronaldo," he said. "It won't be an individual (marking) thing, there will be permanent help as there was two years ago (in the game between the sides in the World Cup)."

QPR chief executive Philip Beard says that Joey Barton has accepted the punishment of being stripped of the club captaincy, and backed him to put the incident behind him.

""I am really pleased with the way in which the club and Joey have worked towards reaching a sensible conclusion and we fully believe he will respond to these sanctions in the correct manner."

QPR have fined Joey Barton six weeks wages and stripped him of the club captaincy

QPR have also reached agreement with Barton that if he seriously breaches the club's disciplinary procedures again, they have the right to terminate his contract.

Barton received the punishment for his sending off after an altercation with Manchester City's Carlos Tevez in the final game of the season. Barton then kicked Sergio Aguero before leaving the field.

Let us know what you think about what Hodgson and Gerrard had to say. Is Hodgson right to bemoan the lack of Englishmen playing for the top Premier League teams? Are penalty shoot-outs really a "lottery" or do the technically superior sides usually end up winning them? Get in topuch via Twitter using the hashtag #bbcfootball.

And with that, the news conference comes to an end. The ever-polite Hodgson shakes hands with a number of the journalists, and he and Gerrard leave to prepare for the flight back to England.

Roy Hodgson: "We have to be optimistic, we have to believe, see the positive and ignore the fact that we have not gone further than the quarter finals but take a small degree of satisfaction that we gave it our best shot."

Roy Hodgson: "I shall be working very hard to win matches and trying to help the FA so that English football continues to progress. If we accept that Spain and Germany are better than us, we have to narrow that gap."

Roy Hodgson: "We have practised, talked about it and did all the things we could do - but it still doesn't change the fact that Pirlo has the confidence to take that penalty."

Roy Hodgson: "I think I made my views on penalty taking very clear. It's like having a virtual reality hole for the Open Championship. What can possibly prepare you for the real thing?

"We did everything to prepare, but it doesn't change the fact that Pirlo did that remarkable Panenka chip whereas our players tried the penalties as they practised. If we can't beat teams in 90 minutes, we have to get better at penalty shoot-outs."

Steven Gerrard: "It's a better team than two years ago. The atmosphere is better. We have performed to a better level than at previous tournaments, that's for sure."

Steven Gerrard: "At times we haven't been fantastic. As a nation, we do need to try to improve with the ball. But everyone's given everything they've got and that's all you can ask for."

Roy Hodgson: "Our league contains many teams that don't have one English player. So you can't compare leagues with nations. . I'll be going to watch matches when they'll be two very good Premier League teams playing but maybe only two English players.

"But I still think we've got more than enough good Englishmen in the league to put together a good national team. We'll have to work to bridge the gap to teams such as Spain."

Roy Hodgson: "The possession statistics that matter are the ones about the number of times teams get behind you. Do I think we could have kept the ball better at times? I would have to agree with that. That's an area we have to keep working on."

Steven Gerrard: "Performance wise, I'm happy but it doesn't cover up the pain. I'm in a zone of frustration and disappointment because we came so close to ending that quarter-final hoodoo."

England captain Steven Gerrard: "I've loved every minute of the captaincy. I gave it everything I've got. I'm available as long as I'm wanted at this level. I've had a brief chat with the manager. He wants me to carry on and I'm available."

Roy Hodgson: "These five weeks have been invaluable for me. The players have behaved very creditably. We lost on penalties but I don't honestly believe we let people down apart from that.

"Last night, we had quite a few players suffering during that extra 30 minutes. To get through that and lose the penalty shoot-out is difficUlt. Our record in penalty shoot-outs is a poor one."

Roy Hodgson: "I think it's important you have experienced players. I've been delighted with Steven and John, two of the players who have been through all this heartbreak before.

"They've helped all of the young players immensely, as has Wayne Rooney. The major disappointment is that our dream of wining the tournament was shattered last night."

England manager Roy Hodgson: "I think we've done well to come through the tournament without losing a match in normal time. It's sad to lose on penalties because it's a lottery. When your dreams are shattered, you can't be too positive. But I don't think I will be too disappointed when I look back."

Roy Hodgson arrives with his captain Steven Gerrard at the England news conference, both looking smart in suits and ties.

There is still no sign of Roy Hodgson and the England players at the news conference. All the journalists are in place, and they have been told that the conference will get underway at 1205BST.

Kevin Cameron on Twitter: "Laughable to say we have left "a Pirlo" at home with names like Carrick, Scholes mentioned. Rubbish. They're not good enough."

Sydney Gardiner on Twitter: "I don't know how you can back Rooney as England's best player. Both games he was shocking. Hodgson should have stuck with Carroll."

James Dougall on Twitter: "Hodgson has been in charge for a month and missing key players, could he really have done any more? Change takes time."

Turkey's Cuneyt Cakir will referee the Euro 2012 semi-final between holders Spain and Portugal in Donetsk on Wednesday.

France's Stephane Lannoy will be in charge of the other semi-final, Germany against Italy in Warsaw on Thursday.

London 2012 chairman Lord Coe has been named as one of the 24 inaugural members of the International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) Hall of Fame.

Coe won Olympic gold medals over 1500 metres in Moscow in 1980 and Los Angeles in 1984.

We are still waiting for England manager Roy Hodgson and the two players to arrive at the news conference. We will keep you up-to-date with what they have to say about England's exit from the tournament here on Euro 2012 Sportsday.

"Do not make a noise during a rally. Do not applaud a net cord or a double fault. Do not remove your shirt at any time."

These are just some of the instructions from the Wimbledon etiquette guide …but you can do all of these and more if you watching the BBC Wimbledon coverage via BBC TV, radio and online. The tournament starts at 1130BST and there's live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.

There will be a news conference with England manager Roy Hodgson and two of his squad from 1130BST. We will keep you up to date with the England reaction here on Euro 2012 Sportsday.

BBC Sport's Robbie Savage will be answering readers' questions right here on Euro 2012 Sportsday from 1300 BST. We have had some great ones so far, but there is still time to submit yours via Twitter, using the hashtag #bbcfootball by 1130.

Spain's Cesc Fabregas is expecting the semi-final against Portugal on Wednesday to be a tough test.

"They have strong individuals and strong players. Apart from their good open play, they are very good on the counter-attack," he said.

BBC Formula 1 presenter Jake Humphrey on Twitter: "Great that the England match got 23m viewers, but to be quite honest, that number just leaves me wondering what the other 40m were up to!??!?"

England defender Joleon Lescott believes the team are moving in the right direction despite their Euro 2012 quarter-final exit to Italy last night.

"I think a quarter-final is the least of our expectations and progression has been made from the last tournament," he said.

BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty on Twitter, highlighting England's failings last night:

"One of England's problems in early Euro 2012 games was they wasted possession. Problem against Italy was they didn't have any possession."

Blackburn manager Steve Kean, speaking to the club website after signing Danny Murphy:

"His record is there for all to see. He is a model professional, who has a real hunger to keep on playing football."

It's just over half-an-hour until Wimbledon 2012 gets under way. The gates have opened, the crowds are spilling in and you can follow all the action on BBC TV, radio and online. There's live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.

Confirmation just in that Blackburn have signed midfielder Danny Murphy from Fulham on a two-year deal.

Some good questions coming in already for BBC Sport's Robbie Savage, who will be answering them here on Euro 2012 Sportsday Live from 1300 BST.

Do you want to know his England verdict and his view on how Roy Hodgson's side need to improve for the World Cup? Get your questions in via Twitter - using the hashtag #bbcfootball - by 1130.

More from Gazzetta dello Sport on England: "The laws of football could not allow for a triumph of another English 'catenaccio' (defensive approach) after that of Chelsea that won the Champions League."

England's performance last night has come in for criticism in the Italian press. Gazzetta dello Sport has this to say:

"England started well, then, even though they remained organised, they gradually faded away on the pitch. They held on for penalties but it didn't go well for them."

BBC Sport's Richard Conway on Twitter: "Early indications - peak audience of 23m for England v Italy. 77.4% of the TV viewing population at the time."

BBC Sport's Robbie Savage will be answering readers' questions right here on Euro 2012 Sportsday from 1300 BST. Submit yours via Twitter, using the hashtag #bbcfootball by 1130.

Former England midfielder Peter Reid, speaking on BBC Radio 5 live, thinks that English football is trying to change - despite Dave Bassett's comments (see 1000).

Reid says: "I watch my nephew play in the Whiston League in Liverpool, where Steven Gerrard played, and they get the lads involved in small-sided games. We are trying to get it right."

Yakubu is ready to move on after Blackburn's relegation. The striker is in China to discuss signing for Guangzhou.

BBC Radio 5 live analyst Chris Waddle, who knew how to work a bit of magic with a football in his England days, isn't quite of the same view as Bassett, saying: "Roy Hodgson has played defensive football and we have had the rub of the green in a lot of ways.

"We are no further forward than we have been in the last four or five years. Nothing has changed since South Africa. We have had an enormous amount of luck. We cannot pass the ball."

More from Dave Bassett: "When England won the World Cup in 1966, they drew 0-0 with Uruguay in the opening game, and had about as much of the possession as the England of today.

"We beat Argentina 1-0 in the quarter-final. But even when their captain Antonio Rattin was sent off, they had more of the ball than us.

"We are never going to pass the ball like Spain. We're dreaming if we think we are."

Here's an interesting one from former Wimbledon and Sheffield United manager Dave Bassett, who tells BBC Radio 5 live that England will be wasting their time if they try to play a Spain-style passing game.

"The Northern Europeans - England, Scotland, Wales, Ireland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, wherever - can't keep the ball. It's a cultural thing.

"We will never keep the ball as well as Spain. We should stick to the values we are good at."

BBC Match of the Day co-commentator Mark Lawrenson wonders if the power of the Premier League is causing problems for England.

"A few years ago, the Germans had a poor tournament. They sat down after that and set down plans for the future to address that.

"In England, that doesn't really happen, and that's down to the Premier League. The Premier League is the most powerful football body in the country."

More from former England international John Barnes on BBC Radio 5 live. He is worried that a lack of first-team chances at club level might be holding back the country's young talent.

"If you look at players such as Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Theo Walcott, players England are looking towards for the future, they are not regulars for their club sides. The top young German players are getting regular games for their clubs."

Don't forget, too, that there's live coverage throughout the day on BBC TV, radio and online, and also via your mobile and on tablet. Play starts at 1130 BST, with Djokovic due to open on Centre Court at 1300.

If you want to take your mind off England's Euro 2012 exit, there's plenty going on at Wimbledon.

It's day one of the All England Championships, with Novak Djokovic and Maria Sharapova in action, and Aimee Lewis has all the news with live text commentary on the BBC Sport website.

England selector Geoff Miller on the decision to name an unchanged squad: "The series win against West Indies was pleasing and we are making steady progress in one-day cricket with a sixth straight series victory on home soil."

That England one-day squad in full: AN Cook (capt), JM Anderson, JM Bairstow, IR Bell, RS Bopara, TT Bresnan, SCJ Broad, JW Dernbach, ST Finn, C Kieswetter, EJG Morgan, SR Patel, GP Swann, IJL Trott.

England's squad for the one-day series against Australia has just been announced - and it is unchanged from the one named for the West Indies ODI series earlier this summer. The five-match series starts at Lord's on Friday.

Danny Mills, who played for England at the 2002 World Cup, tells BBC Radio 5 live: "We went into Euro 2012 with the lowest expectations we've had going into a major tournament for some time.

"We know we're not as good technically as other nations. There's been pride and passion in the performances, but we weren't good enough to beat an average Italian team."

John Barnes, a key member of England's World Cup squads of 1986 and 1990, feels a long-term plan for improvement is needed, telling BBC Radio 5 live: "We still play a very British game. We were unfortunate with the penalties, but the best team won the game. Our attacking philosophy isn't right. We are tactically and technically inferior."

Former England midfielder Peter Reid, speaking on BBC Radio 5 live: "We didn't pass it well enough in any of the games. We didn't pass it well enough to win the European Championships and that's the bottom line."

The debate over England's penalty shoot-out defeat in Kiev is likely to continue for a while. BBC Match of the Day commentator Guy Mowbray was concerned by Wayne Rooney's display last night:

Mowbray's assessment of Rooney: "Under huge pressure to deliver in the last two games and it seemed to tell. There will be many more caps and goals for him but there's an increasing demand for him to do it at a major tournament."

Away from the Euros, Liverpool have paid tribute to their former defender Miki Roque, who has died from cancer at the age of 23.

"Everyone would like to send their thoughts to Miki's family at this sad time," read a club statement.

BBC Sport chief football writer Phil McNulty on last night's drama in Kiev: "The statistics alone suggest England were thrashed 0-0 by vastly superior Italy and they do not deceive or paint an illusion.

"Italy had 68 per cent possession, 31 shots against England's eight and eighteen on target to England's four. The pass count was 833 to 364."

BBC Sport's Richard Conway on Twitter: "England squad back inside their hotel, shortly before 4.30am. All stony faced. Roy Hodgson with a wave to waiting fans."

Former England manager Graham Taylor, speaking on BBC Radio 5 live: "Nothing changes. Putting the penalty shoot-out to one side, the fact is that we are a top-eight, top-six team."

BBC commentator Alan Green, speaking on Radio 5 live, sees little reason for optimism: "The way England played might have got us out of the group, but in terms of threatening to do well at a major tournament, it's not remotely adequate.

"My suspicion is that England will never do well under Roy Hodgson. I hope he proves me wrong. I know he's very well respected across the continent. I think he's accustomed to dealing with ordinary players and making them better as a unit."

More from Redknapp's Sun column, this time on the possibility of changes ahead of the World Cup qualifiers: "We need to bring through a few youngsters, the likes of [Jack] Wilshere.

"But while we are doing so, players like [Steven] Gerrard and [John] Terry and others will be of vital importance."

Former Tottenham boss Harry Redknapp, who was favourite for the England job before Roy Hodgson's appointment, writing in The Sun:

"Let's be fair to ourselves and the Italians and admit it'd have been an injustice had we won.

"They were by far the better team even though there is no one more patriotic than me."

On that subject, it's worth having a look ahead to England's World Cup qualifying campaign for Brazil 2014.

They are in Group H with Montenegro, Ukraine, Poland, Moldova and San Marino, and ought to fancy their chances of qualification.

The campaign starts away to Moldova on 7 September, followed by a home game against Ukraine four days later.

Former England manager Graham Taylor, speaking on BBC Radio 5 live, wonders how much of a role captain Steven Gerrard will play in future international campaigns: "Steven Gerrard has given everything to the cause, but he looked very tired.

"It doesn't matter how great the player, time catches up with you. It will be very interesting to see what happens over the next two seasons."

Prandelli has his own thoughts on England's tactics and Italy's domination of possession: "I wasn't surprised, I knew we could dictate the play.

"Our only worry was about not conceding too many counters but we did really well in stopping those before they developed.

"We tried to go through the phases, we tried to draw them out but they wouldn't come out so we tried to go through them at great speed.

With England out, Italy can look forward to a semi-final against Germany in Warsaw on Thursday.

Italy coach Cesare Prandelli says: "Germany are definitely the favourites, not least because they've had two more days to recover.

"But if we show the same attitude and desire to again then we can expect to play another great match."

Mark Lawrenson, Match of the Day's co-commentator in Kiev last night, speaking on BBC Radio 5 live: "Do England want a really good Premier League or a really good national team? I would suggest if you asked most supporters of teams at the top of the Premier League, they wouldn't be too bothered about England."

BBC commentator Alan Green, speaking on Radio 5 live: "I listened to Roy Hodgson talking about the lottery of penalties and ignoring the fact that Italy were the better team. England were too rigid. In the first few minutes, you could see the formation, that it was 4-4-1-1. I thought it was unadventurous and terribly limited."

Golfer Lee Westwood, though, urged a bit of perspective, tweeting: "There's a lot of people out there that take a game of football far too seriously!"

The always forthright tweeter Joey Barton has no doubts that the result was the right one: "What is it with us and penalties? Saved us from the embarrassment of a pasting off Germany in the next round."

Former England international Phil Neville on Twitter, impressed by Andrea Pirlo's penalty, thinks back to Zinedine Zidane's spot-kick for France against Italy in the 2006 World Cup final: "Pirlo's penalty moment of Euros so far for me - reminded me of Zidane's penalty in world cup. Big players at the big moment produce moment of class!"

Michael Owen, scorer of a fair few England goals over the years, tweeted: "We played to our strengths but are just not quite good enough. We were hoping to 'do a Chelsea'. If you are not the best team then you have to find an alternative way to win.

"The other option is to forget results for a while and start from scratch playing a different style. Doubt we have the type of players to do that though. Answer has to be to start coaching our youngsters a different brand of football."

Rio Ferdinand, whose omission from the squad caused plenty of controversy, chose to focus on Andrea Pirlo's performance - and his cheeky chipped penalty:

"Wow, out on penalties again. Gutted for the lads man," he tweeted. "On a pure footballing note, Pirlo just put on a pure footballing master class + the penalty was too much."

Plenty of reaction to last night's match on Twitter, and we'll pick out some of the best comments for you shortly. We'd like to hear your thoughts on the reasons for England's exit. Were the tactics to blame? Or the players? Or were Andrea Pirlo and company just a bit too good? Tweet your thoughts to us, using the hashtag #bbcfootball

Former England manager Graham Taylor, speaking on BBC Radio 5 live, feels England came up short tactically last night: "Andrea Pirlo had the freedom of the pitch. One of the things I have learned is that we were never going to win anything if we had a 4-4-2 formation. You can't allow yourself to be outmanned in the middle of the pitch because opposing teams will play through you."

No doubt about the player who had the most influence last night: Italy's 33-year-old master Andrea Pirlo. According to a BBC Sport website analysis, the Juventus midfielder was by far the game's leading passer - making 131 passes. England's most frequent passer was Ashley Cole with 44. Pirlo also ran further than any England player, covering 11.58 kilometres. Steven Gerrard ran 11.26 km.

England manager Roy Hodgson has refused to blame Ashley Young and Ashley Cole for their penalty failures.

"Anyone can miss a penalty. They were not nonchalant," Hodgson says. "Ashley Young's smashed against the bar and Ashley Cole's was well saved by Gianluigi Buffon."

England, then, are out of Euro 2012. And for the sixth time in the last 12 major tournaments, they have gone out on penalties. The Three Lions can add a shoot-out defeat in Kiev to those in Turin, London, St Etienne, Lisbon and Gelsenkirchen, and it has left captain Steven Gerrard heartbroken.

"I feel for the players who from day one have given everything, and today we did the same," Gerrard told BBC Sport last night. "But again we're going home with heartbreak, which is hard to take."