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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]


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Squad Watch: Week 12. Wisla Krakow Lose, The Ekstraklasa Becomes More Interesting.

Team: Poland
By: tomasz | Dec 31st, 1969 | 1 Comments

58791The Polish Ekstraklasa suddenly became interesting again after Wisla Krakow lost two games in a row. Now there is only a six point margin between the top six teams which guarantees a close title race in the remaining part of the season. Robert Lewandowski scored two goals for Lech Poznan in the ... [read]

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Weekend Action... Ajax impresses, Feyenoord disappoints.

Team: Netherlands
By: Jan | Dec 31st, 1969 | 11 Comments

We're playing again. After those two non-events that were the Oranje friendlies ( Kesler is counting the euros no doubt) and the Hand of Gaul we can focus on the competitions again. But first we need to discuss the rumor that Maradona will coach both Argentina and France at the World Cup :-). Ah, funny... Not! Feyenoord hosted a game against FC Utrecht ... [read]

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Where are they now: John van den Brom

Team: Netherlands
By: Jan | Dec 31st, 1969 | 1 Comments

john_van_den_brom_knvb_groot John van den Brom (42 years old) only played twice for Oranje. The current AGOVV Apeldoorn coach did score and got a penalty for Holland. The ex-Vitesse and Ajax libero/midfielder tells us about his past, present and future. Past "Bert Jacobs was my coach at Vitesse. We were out in Arnhem, in some pub ... [read]

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Domenech is Not France's Only Problem...

Team: France
By: Inara | Dec 31st, 1969 | 18 Comments

Regardless of how France got to the World Cup and whether they deserve to be there, the reality is that this summer, Les Bleus will be in South Africa with Raymond Domenech as their coach. I'm not really interested in revisiting Henry's goal or the resulting fallout from that, as its been covered very well by Laurie, Jeff, and Daryl. ... [read]

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Dijkshoorn: Van Vossen can suffer, Huntelaar can't...

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

I keep translating Bert Dijkshoorn's pieces. I love them :-) It's weird. Men who work in factories and have to sort apples all day... Put them in the right color box. I don't care, really. Or girls at the supermarket, sitting on their knees to fill up the shelves with new types of chips. And then being told of by the ... [read]

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Calls for replay seem to be going nowhere

Team: France
By: jeff | Dec 31st, 1969 | 16 Comments

The France-Ireland match and the aftermath have been extremely emotional for all involved. The Match France humiliated themselves with a pathetic performance, arguably the worst of the Domenech era, which is saying something. Ireland played very well, but blew multiple goal-scoring chances that would have booked their spot in the World Cup. France's captain Thierry Henry played an outrageous handball to set ... [read]

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FIFA & UEFA rankings

Team: Portugal
By: Miguel | Dec 31st, 1969 | 4 Comments

FIFA Ranking 11-2009 Thanks to winning both matches of the play-offs Portugal climbed up FIFA's ranking to a surprising 5th place. This might stir up talks on whether we should go into the 1st pot of the WC2010 draw next December. I don't think it will happen, but... A day before UEFA released their ... [read]

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Post-Game Recovery, OR: "But I'm SAD!"

Team: France
By: Laurie | Dec 31st, 1969 | 27 Comments

crying baby A few years back, when my daughter was maybe three, she did one of those things which, before you have kids, you swear your little darling will never do. I can't even remember what it was. Bit her brother, maybe? And so I chastised her, causing her ... [read]

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Hugo Borst: Oranje winning the WC? Fat chance...

Team: Netherlands
By: Jan | Dec 31st, 1969 | 88 Comments

spain Hugo Borst's column in the AD People ask me often - while the WC is still seven months away: "Do you think Holland will win the cup in South Africa?" Does God exist? Is there life on Mars? Does Oranje Angel have a Brazilian wax? There's a good chance, but how do we know? I personally ... [read]

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Lars Lagerback weighs in on how to stop Titi (aka. Irony at its best...)

Team: Greece
By: Peter Katsiris | Dec 31st, 1969 | 1 Comments

65629On an unrelated note, I was browsing uefa.com in hopes of finding some love "Greek-loving" publications when my an video on the side panel caught my eye... "How to deal with pace" Lars Lagerback on stopping the threat of quick strikers like Thierry Henry. Suggestion: Cut his hands off. ... [read]


 




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