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Daryl | Jun 28th, 2008 |
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It’s Spain vs Germany in Vienna tomorrow, but unfortunately not everyone can be Spanish or German and have a team in the Euro 2008 final. So that means plenty of neutrals will be watching the game.
But are you going to stay neutral?
If you’ve no allegiance to either Spain or Germany (or if, ... [read]
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Daryl | Jun 28th, 2008 |
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We’ve spent a fair bit of time ogling the womenfolk of Euro 2008. It’s all part of what makes tournament football so very very joyous.
But to redress the balance a bit, we’ve invited Vanessa from the ever popular Kickette to run the rule over the no doubt lovely looking young men ... [read]
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Daryl | Jun 28th, 2008 |
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If Spain wins Euro 2008 tomorrow, they take €23 million in prize money. If Germany wins, thy take €22m (one million less because they lost a group game to Croatia.) Not too shabby, eh? But according to the Financial Times (who know a thing or two about money) whichever nation wins Euro ... [read]
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Laurie | Jun 27th, 2008 |
2 Comments »Some news to read as you commit a robbery with a banana:
Top 5 goals (FootieDB)
We love soccer because it’s “an entertainment show“? (Eleven Devils)
Romania review (Romania blog)
Euro 2008’s top five goalkeepers (Soccer Tickets Online)
Should Cesc start? (Caught Offside)
Lilian Thuram leaving soccer due to a heart defect? (France blog)
Top ten Euro flops (The Sun)
Cantona say les Bleus played boring football ... [read]
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Ian Rose | Jun 27th, 2008 |
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Each round of the group stage, we presented a lineup of the players we felt had the best performances. But that was the group stage, and as teams like Holland and Italy found out, it’s the knockouts that really matter. Here is our starting eleven for the quarterfinal and semifinal ... [read]
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Chris | Jun 27th, 2008 |
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The nickname typically applies to the team, but I think in the case of this picture, The Red Fury applies just as well to the supporters…with some other colors thrown in for good measure. (Frank Fife//AFP/Getty Images)
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Daryl | Jun 27th, 2008 |
10 Comments »Listen, I’m not saying Andrei Arshavin is a bad player. Clearly he’s a very very good player. Russia with Arshavin were a much more dangerous than without, and any player that can take apart the Netherlands in a Euro 2008 quarterfinal is worth taking notice of.
But I think maybe we’re all getting carried away. He might be blond and angelic, ... [read]
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Daryl | Jun 27th, 2008 |
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In our latest Fake Photo, Cristiano Ronaldo leaves the field after Portugal’s defeat against Germany and magically begins his transformation into a Real Madrid player. We’re not sure why, but we particularly like seeing Bernd Schuster with an undersized head.
Thanks to reader Swapnil for sending it in.
Think you can do better? Then ... [read]
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Daryl | Jun 27th, 2008 |
7 Comments »1. Guus Hiddink (Dutch) Russia
OK so he failed to get past the semi-finals again. But to take Russia that far is still hugely impressive. To take them that far playing positive attacking football even more so. He might be the bridesmaid again, but he’s the hot bridesmaid every other nation wants to ... [read]
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Daryl | Jun 27th, 2008 |
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The latest in our series of Euro 2008 comics from Chris Toy is a three parter. Seems the ghost of Euro 2008 (pictured) wanted to give Russia some help, but didn’t really know how to go about it.
Click the following links to read (and click back to get, er, back)
Part One
Part ... [read]
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Chris Paraskevas | Dec 31st, 1969 |
0 CommentsFrom Goal.com
Greece maintained their perfect start to World Cup Qualification with a comfortable 3-0 victory over Moldova at the Giorgios Karaiskakis Stadium on Saturday evening.
A sharp double by Angelos Charisteas and a superb long-range Konstantinos Katsouranis strike allowed 
Greece to ease comfortably to their third win in as many matches, after securing ... [read]
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Jan | Dec 31st, 1969 |
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1. It was the proverbial game of two halves.
Germany played a great game in the first half, strung together some neat attacking moves, scored two great team goals and could have made things worse for Russia with a couple of other chances. It was a reminder of what the team is ... [read]
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Jan | Dec 31st, 1969 |
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In Oslo this Wednesday Holland has the chance to put two rivals for the WC2010 ticket on the back foot early on in the campaign.
If Oranje beats Norway, they will trail seven points only a month after the qualification's start. And Scotland has a gap of five points to close.
When team ... [read]
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Jan | Dec 31st, 1969 |
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If you are always on the hunt for rare German national team collectibles, I strongly recommend you try and get a copy of the German edition of FIFA 09 with Kevin Kuranyi as cover boy. I already ordered my copy, which will receive a place of honor right beside my copy ... [read]
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tomasz | Dec 31st, 1969 |
10 CommentsThis is why we support an usually underperforming team like Poland. It's because once every two years we get to see our guys thrashing a superior opposition. Once in a while we really look like a team that can compete with anyone in the world. Two years ago it was Portugal, this time we gave our best against the Czech ... [read]
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Julian | Dec 31st, 1969 |
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I dunno if I'd give us a thumbs up, but it could've been worse...right?
Not a vintage performance by any means. We looked pretty flat and devoid of ideas for most of the time (though Monto did provide a spark every once and a while). To me, this proves a couple of things. ... [read]
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j | Dec 31st, 1969 |
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In the key match-up of Group 4, Germany defeated Russia 2-1 in a closely played affair. The pace was quick from the start as both clubs were on the hunt for first blood. Russia narrowly missed scoring in the first five minutes as Pavel ... [read]
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j | Dec 31st, 1969 |
6 CommentsAustria's Faroe Islands curse continued as the tiny nation played Karel Brückner's squad to a 1-1 draw in Torshavn. Bogi Lokin gave the home club the lead two minutes after the break with Spartak Moscow's Martin Stranzl leveling the match only two minutes later. Austria poured forward looking to break through and earn the victory but it was not to ... [read]
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j | Dec 31st, 1969 |
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After jumping to a 2-0 lead with less-than twenty minutes left on the clock, Romania let Les Bleus fight back to a draw in Constanţa. Pouncing upon defensive lapses of the French, Victor Piţurcă's squad struck first with Florentin Petre strike only six minutes into the match, followed-up by Dorin Goian of ... [read]
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jeff | Dec 31st, 1969 |
13 CommentsA central defense of Eric Abidal and Jean-Alain Boumsong: what could go wrong?
The opening goal that France conceded to Romania was a disaster. France looked like trainees who had no idea what they were doing. They just watched while Romania scored.
The second Romania goal was a header from a corner, and France were again completely inept. There ... [read]
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With one game left to crown either Spain or Germany the new European champion, it’s time to take a look at each one’s strengths and weaknesses. Here is a position by position look at the finalists, and who I think has the upper hand in each. Feel free to argue in the comments.
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