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A fond farewell to Euro 2008 then. An excellent tournament all round. And very sincere congratulations to Spain, who were brilliant.
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Ten Things We Learned At Euro 2008
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You can bet on Spain again.
Tis a wonderful thing to have a country oozing skill and technique capable of being considered a worthy contender without the qualifying phrase “but…but…but…it’s Spain!“. It simply makes tournaments that much more scintillating and victory for the winners (if not Spain) that much more delicious.
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Ladies of Euro 2008
Comments(1)One thing which will always last from the tournament is the great slew of pictures featuring lovely young ladies. Now that we’re officially in the era where YouTube runs the world, why look at one picture at a time when you can have a bevy presented to you with a questionable soundtrack? Exactly.
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Photo: Sergio Ramos Remembers His Friend
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When Antonio Puerta collapsed on the pitch and died last year, there were all sorts of memorials from all over the footballing world and beyond. Not to take anything away from any of them, but yesterday’s tribute by Spain right back Sergio Ramos has to be one of the most generous. ... [read more]
Euro 2008, post-Final, the Alternate Stories
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“Torsten. Dude. I know it helps you feel better about the loss, but the cameras are still rolling.”
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Xavi Named Euro 2008 Player of the Tournament
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Well, this is embarrassing. I did a quick rundown of Euro 2008 Player of the Tournament candidates last night, and there was one name I forgot: Xavi Hernández.
And guess who UEFA has named as player of the tournament this morning? That’s right: Xavi Hernández.
I’m pretty sure UEFA did this just to make ... [read more]
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Soundoff: Who's Your Local Non-League Team?
Due to the international break and Euro 2012 qualifiers on Friday, there'll be no Premier League or Championship football in England this weekend. Football fan James Doe saw an opportunity, and declared Saturday, September 4th Non-League Day. So all football fans who usually support big teams are encouraged to go ...
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Daily Dose: September 1st, 2010.
Don't do this. A little virtual in reality. (The Best Eleven) RvdV has been taking tanning lessons from CR. (Never Captain Nicky Butt) Pele's newest digs - for you. (Football Fashion) The men who put themselves in the middle. (Futfanatico) Mino Raiola is fat, brokers phat deals. (Italy Offside) Mourinho isn't Harry Potter - not yet ...
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Chile Combats Whining With Ex-Con Referees
There's every chance this is the best story we've yet featured here, at least the one fraught with the most simultaneously delightful and harrowing possibilities, and there's an equal chance there's not a hint of hyperbole in that statement. A Chilean prison is training ex-convicts for life on the outside with ...
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AC Milan: Now the Most Exciting Football Team in the World
Quite the 24 hours for Milan fans, with the club first signing the high-kicking Zlatan Ibrahimovic from Barcelona on a one year loan deal (with the option to make it permanent for €24m next summer) and then paying &euro:21 to 25m to permanently relieve Manchester City of Robinho's lollipops just ...
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Daily Dose: August 31st, 2010.
Patrice Evra tells us he trains less than everybody else. You don't really hear that often. Arjen Robben's the man in the middle, arriving from the right. (ESPN) The make-weight has left. (Sid Lowe) Ridding football of homophobia. (Who Ate All The Pies) Time to take betting advice from Thai children. (Dirty Tackle) Brazil is ...
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Mind Blowing Social Experiment Of The Day
This is Sao Paolo, Brazil during the Holland-Brazil World Cup quarterfinal in South Africa. See if you notice something missing. Explanation after the jump. Answer: People. São Paulo is not only the biggest city in Latin America but is also packed with people all over: The traffic is so regular that no ...
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Stjarnan Are Gentlemen, Close The Lid
Stjarnan's latest and greatest goal celebration has the world (read: me) wondering to which depths they'll plummet yet, now with the "human toilet" experience fully achieved. The good money may be pushing the boundaries of simulation and reality, with their next goal followed by the goal scorer peeing on an ...
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Two A-League Footballers Banned for Diving
Big diving controversy in Australia this week, which I found out about while reading David's post on the A-League Offside blog. Patricio Perez of the Central Coast Mariners and Michael Baird of Perth Glory both won penalties over the weekend with suspicious looking falls to the floor. Not so strange, ...
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Really good work about this website was done. Keep trying more - thanks! ... [Read More]Euro 2008 Fake Photo Competition
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ilove ur great i like ur t-shirt antonio puerta always with us ... [Read More]Euros are Over, But the Blog Goes On...
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