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Stoke goalkeeper Jack Butland is targeting a starting place in Englands Euro 2016 campaign this summer.Butland has kept 13 clean sheets this season, and two of them came playing for the national team against Lithuania and France.And Butland is relishing the opportunity to represent England at a major tournament, starting with Slovakia, Wales and Russia in Group B. Manchester Citys Joe Hart and Fraser Forster of Southampton are both battling to earn starts in Roy Hodgsons team as well.Butland said: I dont want to go to the Euros and not be a part of it, I want to go and play.Obviously I would be supportive of whoever is playing but for me its obviously a target of mine to be Englands number one. Joe Hart (top) and Fraser Forster training with England That can only happen if Im playing well for Stoke, so thats my sole focus.Despite the fierce rivalry between the England trio for a starting place, Butland insists the goalkeepers are all supportive of each other.Butland said: I think it always has worked whether Ive played, Joes played, Frasers played, whoever has not been involved has always been supportive. The training has always been of an incredibly high standard and everyone has pushed and drove themselves on.At the end of the day its where we work, we want to enjoy what we are doing in training sessions. Selfishly you do want to play but we never let it affect the morale. Or how together things are, and I think thats credit to the guys as well.Also See:England latestEngland fixturesEngland statsTableAdidas Jordan Oesterle Jersey .com) - The game was all punts and field goals before Kodi Whitfields catch. Adidas Wayne Gretzky Jersey . Now that hes hitting streaking teammates with pin-point passes for easy layups, Love is asserting himself as one of the true superstars in the league. http://www.cheapcoyotesjerseys.com/?tag=adidas-keith-tkachuk-jersey . PAUL, Minn. Adidas Bobby Hull Jersey . Ashley Youngs cross was inadvertently headed by Chester into his own net in the 66th minute, allowing United to claim a third straight league win. "We had to dig deep with our fighting spirit and weve done that," United striker Wayne Rooney said. Adidas Laurent Dauphin Jersey .C. - The Carolina Hurricanes have placed backup goalie Anton Khudobin on injured reserve with an unspecified lower-body injury.RIO DE JANEIRO -- Goalkeeper Hedvig Lindahl wouldnt mind a third straight penalty shootout for Sweden in the womens Olympic soccer final on Friday.After all, its when she gets to have some fun.If thats what it takes, I dont mind, Lindahl said Tuesday after leading Sweden to a 4-3 shootout win over host Brazil in the semifinals of the Olympic tournament. Its fun as a goalkeeper, you have nothing to lose. Its great.After making a penalty save that helped Sweden get past the U.S. womens team in the quarterfinals, Lindahl made two stops against Brazil at the Maracana Stadium to secure her teams spot in the Olympic final for the first time.Sweden will face Germany on Friday, again at the Maracana.She is just very important for us, Sweden coach Pia Sundhage said of Lindahl. Theres some sort of calmness, and the way she reads the game, not only saving shots. She is so important. The fact that we advanced after a shootout against the U.S. team and now against Brazil is huge for us.Lindahl had stopped Alex Morgans opening penalty in the shootout against the Americans in Brasilia on Friday, when Sweden won 5-4 to upset the five-time gold medalists. She did even better at the famed Maracana on Tuesday, deflecting Cristianes shot with her right arm and using both of her hands to push away Andressas strike late in the shootout.ddddddddddddIt turned out well today, Lindahl said.The 33-year-old goalkeeper said staying confident is her secret for her success in shootouts.I think thats all, Lindahl said. Its fun because someone said that Sweden hadnt been in a penalty shootout in one of these important games since 1996, and now its two in a row. Just fun that it works out our way. It looks like everyone feels confident.Lindahl, who plays for Chelsea in England, has been named Swedish goalkeeper of the year five different times. She is playing in her fourth Olympics and also participated in three World Cups.Brazil goalkeeper Barbara also had a chance to come up big in a shootout for the second straight time after she had thrived with two saves in the quarterfinals against Australia. She made one stop on Wednesday but it wasnt enough.Their goalkeeper played well and we were unlucky, said Barbara, who will face Canada in the bronze medal game. Last time we came out with the victory, but luck wasnt on our side this time.---Tales Azzoni on Twitter: http://twitter.com/tazzoni. His work can be found at http://bigstory.ap.org/content/tales-azzoni ' ' '