Austria Croatia Czech Republic France Germany Greece Italy Netherlands Poland Portugal Romania Russia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey

Latest Euro 2008 Championships News

Euro 2008 Final Preview: Germany vs Spain

By: Daryl | Jun 29th, 2008 | 5 Comments »

Is this Spain’s time? If the world was fair, then it would be. All that talent and just one trophy (the 1964 European Championship) and one second place (1984 European Championship) to show for it. Oh, and a whole lot of quarterfinal appearances.
Or is it Germany’s time? Isn’t it always Germany’s time? ... [read]


Euro 2008 Jersey Poll Tournament Final: Spain vs Germany

By: Daryl | Jun 29th, 2008 | 1 Comment »

Would you believe this? Our Euro 2008 Jersey Poll Tournament, which we’ve run throughout Euro 2008 to find WCB readers favourite jersey, is down to the last two. Not quite as big an event as the actual Euro 2008 final, but a little WCB milestone nonetheless.
And guess who’s in the final? Spain ... [read]


Bayern Munich are the Most Represented Club in the Euro 2008 Final

By: Daryl | Jun 29th, 2008 | 8 Comments »

After today’s 90 (or 120) minutes of action, we’ll have to start thinking about club football again. So I was wondering which team had the most players involved in the Euro 2008 final.
Here are the most represented club teams at Euro 2008, according to how many players they have in today’s squads:
... [read]


Who Do You Think Will Win the Euro 2008 Final?

By: Daryl | Jun 29th, 2008 | No Comments »

We’ve been a reasonably accurate group of voters so far. We predicted Spain would beat Russia, just as we predicted victory for Germany over Turkey.
We know who neutrals want to win the Euro 2008 trophy today. But who do you think will win? Will be fascinating to see how closely the head follows the heart. So let’s keep our record ... [read]


EuroDose, June 28, ‘08

By: Laurie | Jun 28th, 2008 | No Comments »

Some news to read as you brake for a fake speed bump:

The best photos of Euro 2008 (Futblog)
Video: The top Euro ‘08 goals (The Beautiful Game)
Or, if you prefer, the best goal of the knockout stages (The Run of Play)
Final Preview (Footie Girl)
Meet the Schweinsteigers and learn about the Tragedy of Philipp Lahm’s Great-great-great-great-grandfather (Germany Blog)
5 biggest flops of ... [read]


Vote: Should There Have Been a Third Place Playoff at Euro 2008?

By: Daryl | Jun 28th, 2008 | 17 Comments »

My initial reaction when I gave the Euro 2008 schedule was: No 3rd place playoff? Excellent. It’s basically a friendly between the B teams of two disappointed teams.
Sandwiched between the drama of the semi-finals (there’s always drama in semi-finals) and the big event that is the final, the game to see ... [read]


Lilian Thuram’s Career May End with Heart Defect Diagnosis

By: Laurie | Jun 28th, 2008 | 6 Comments »

Lilian Thuram has always been one of my favorite French players — a class act both on and off the field. He’s thirty-six years old and has played for France since 1994. He’s the team’s most-capped international at 142 games. In the years since World Cup 2006, he’s worn the ... [read]


Freddie Ljungberg Hangs Up His International Boots

By: chris | Jun 28th, 2008 | No Comments »

Sweden’s captain and object of lust for women all across the globe has decided to call it quits on the international stage and focus on his club. After a fairly disappointing Euros for pretty much everyone with Sweden, it comes as no surprise that the team will attempt to blood in some ... [read]


EuroVision: What It’s All About

By: chris | Jun 28th, 2008 | No Comments »

The lady every player wants to take home at the end of the night. (Fabrice Coffrini/AFP/Getty Images)
... [read]


Germany’s Midfield Now A Hospital Ward

By: chris | Jun 28th, 2008 | 5 Comments »

If Spain doesn’t win this one, they’ll never win one. Michael Ballack is fresh off a calf injury and now in doubt for the final; Torsten Frings has a broken rib which limited him to spot duty in the semifinal against Turkey; and Simon Rolfes looks like he just went 15 rounds ... [read]


Like Euro 2008 Championships soccer news? Subscribe to the Euro 2008 Championships feed , or get email updates by entering your address below and let us tell you when there's something new.

Italy Flag

Will Anti-Italian Sentiment Ever End?

Team: Italy
By: Julian | Dec 31st, 1969 | 24 Comments

I'm getting incredibly tired of reading articles and having to sift through the enormous anti-Italian sentiment to find actual content. This happens all the time on British websites, and the latest culprit is WhoAteAllthePies. In a write up on the Roma-Fulham game that took place midweek, the site commented on how Fulham deserved to win. And I was fine with ... [read]

Netherlands Flag

Van Marwijk's shadow list of potentials.

Team: Netherlands
By: Jan | Dec 31st, 1969 | 30 Comments

vlaar Team manager Bert van Marwijk confirmed he uses a shadow list for potential Oranje players at last Friday's press conference in Zeist. The coach refused to publish the list, though. "It wouldn't do anyone any good to publish that list. It's not a fixed list either, so then I'd have to go ... [read]

Germany Flag

What It Takes To Play For The DFB-11

Team: Germany
By: Nick | Dec 31st, 1969 | 0 Comments

So what does it take to be nominated to play for the German national team? Well you have to be a German citizen of course and identify strongly with Germany for sure, but are there secrets to being consistently nominated or to get that crucial first nomination? Recently Aaron Hunt, Stefan Kiessling, Thomas Müller have been selected to represent the ... [read]

Germany Flag

Löw Nominates Hunt, Müller, Kießling

Team: Germany
By: Nick | Dec 31st, 1969 | 2 Comments

Jogi Löw For the friendly matches against Chile (Köln) and the Ivory Coast (Gelsenkirchen) Löw has nominated the England prospect Aaron Hunt, the mercurial Thomas Müller, the Bundesliga topscorer Stefan Kießling, and of course the ever present Thomas Hitzlsperger. Overall this is a good selection, but one wonders why a player like Hitzlsperger merits ... [read]

Netherlands Flag

The Dutch in Europe...

Team: Netherlands
By: Jan | Dec 31st, 1969 | 14 Comments

I don't think we'll win the Champions League this season. I'm sorry to break the news to you. But we're not doing too shabby in the Europa League and you have to start somewhere... dembele Dembele tries... AZ Alkmaar is a club and a team in trouble. Replacing Van Gaal by Ronald Koeman is one ... [read]

France Flag

Call Ups for France vs. Ireland

Team: France
By: Inara | Dec 31st, 1969 | 11 Comments

France's do-or-die match against Ireland is just around the corner, with the first match taking place on November 14th in Ireland and the second taking place on the 18th at the Stade de France (boo...). I don't know about you guys, but I'll be praying extra hard that France don't screw up against a tough Irish team. Or else Raymond ... [read]

Netherlands Flag

Martin Jol, cult hero in Amsterdam (219 days to the WC)

Team: Netherlands
By: Jan | Dec 31st, 1969 | 26 Comments

jol The season is almost two months old and PSV and Twente are above Ajax in the tables. At the same time, Ajax hasn't impressed in Europe yet. That's too bad. But nothing more than that. Ajax might not play sensational against clubs like RKC or NAC, but there is almost no criticism. That's ... [read]

Italy Flag

The Revival of Calcio

Team: Italy
By: Julian | Dec 31st, 1969 | 22 Comments

For years all we've been hearing about is how great the English and Spanish clubs are, about how much better they are than our "aging" Italian clubs. Based on recent CL performances, that looks to be out the window. First of all, I just want to knock on wood before I post this. I realize there are still 2 more games ... [read]

Netherlands Flag

Champions League: what have we learned...

Team: Netherlands
By: Jan | Dec 31st, 1969 | 40 Comments

wes 1. If you take up too many projects, you can't watch CL games :-(. Or post enough articles on the blog. I missed a lot of action. Didn't see anything of the CL yesterday... 2. If you can sign Van der Vaart because Xabi Alonso leaves, you should! (Mr Benitez!!) Liverpool looks frail. Without ideas. ... [read]

Russia Flag

Russia make it to playoffs and draw with Slovenia

Team: Russia
By: Nick | Dec 31st, 1969 | 1 Comments

Hello all Russia fans. Sorry about not getting back to you sooner with a post. I will sum up the recent events and share my views and opinions in one entry. As all of you know Russia lost to Germany in Moscow and then drew with Azerbaijan in Baku to qualify for a playoff spot to face Slovenia. RUS 0-1 GER The ... [read]


 




Latest comments

Monthly Archives

closer
Euro 2008 Championships