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Nedved Inks Extension, Indicative of an Impending Czech Return?
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Last summer’s “will he or won’t he” was nipped in the bud rather quickly this year, as Pavel Nedved today signed on for another year with Juventus with one fixture still on the schedule. So that brings him to the end of the 2008-09 season and now puts off the retirement talk for good. What it also brings up is the inevitable question: Will he also bring himself back for the Euros?
It’s a vastly different question now than last week, under vastly different circumstances. Essentially, the injury to captain and star attacker Tomas Rosicky has changed the complexion of the Czech midfield, and though a quality squad, they don’t really have the depth to make up for the absence of someone like Rosicky.
If teammates were calling for his participation prior to the injury – and they were in numbers – Pavel will surely be getting a flurry of calls and text messages now. Being in a group with co-hosts Switzerland (a host always goes through), the talented Portugal and sleeper Turkey is certainly no free pass to the second round.
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PREVIEW: Euro 2008 Group C, Romania vs. France
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Monday, June 9, Kickoff 18:00 CET
Zürich (Switzerland) – Travel to Zurich
THE BIG PICTURE
Group C gets underway, with Romania and France battling for psychological advantage in the Group o’Death. A win for either side would prove a huge boost and a loss would be devastating, as both sides still have ... [read more]
EuroDose June 08, ‘08
Comments(1)Some news to read as you send 46 people to jail because someone’s cellphone rang in court:
Photo of a crazy Portuguese fan (The Beautiful Game)
The Carlsberg Golden Cheerleaders of Euro 2008 (Babes in Sportsland)
Match review, from a Croatian point of view (Croatia blog)
And from an Austrian viewpoint (Austria blog)
The all-ladies’ roundtable on Euro 2008 (Ladies…Part 1. Part 2)
And while ... [read more]
How to Watch the Euro 2008 Games Online
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Monday is when the conflict begins for Euro 2008 fans outside of Europe, and especially in the US.
So much wonderful footy! And all of it during the workday!
Our assumption is that most of you who can’t watch the games as they happen are TIVOing them and watching ... [read more]
Awards of the Day: June 8th
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Player of the Day: Lukas Podolski – one easy goal, one hard one. After featuring almost exclusively off the bench for Bayern this season in the Bundesliga, it’s hard to claim he was in form or anything close to the sort. Play him, Jurgen!
Team of the Day: Germany were the best, but ... [read more]
Euro Wrap, June 8th
Comments(7)The big day 
Euro 2008 got started in Austria today, with everyone from Group B in action. Review and video from Austria 0-1 Croatia and Germany 2-0 Poland below…
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Five Things We Learned at Euro 2008, June 8th
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1. You can’t make an offside trap out of Poles
Poland’s attempts to push out and catch Podolski and Klose offside were comical. I’m no expert, but don’t offside traps require everyone to run in the same direction?
2. A certain Austrian lady should throw away her underwear now
She won’t be needing these.
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Manfield Town Are The Future
It's going to be impossible to do this without referencing Radiohead's album In Rainbows, which has sort of paved the mainstream way for "pay what you want" retail. From Wiki, for those in the blue: Days after announcing the album's completion, Radiohead released In Rainbows as a digital download that customers ...
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Charge Your Cell Phone With a Soccer Ball
I don't know much about green technology, but I know what I like. So when I heard about the sOccket - a soccer ball that stores the energy generated through playing the beautiful game - I wanted to know more. The sOccket is the brainchild of four ladies at Harvard University. ...
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Daily Dose: February 8th, 2010.
The Belgian goals of the week. Finding hope in people who touch themselves on the internet. (Sid Lowe) The status of Polkraine 2012. (ESPN) Things you can get for free in Italy. (Calciomercato Offside) The David Beckham Academy's unceremonious end. (Unprofessional Foul) The West Brom Blog - no, this space has not been hijacked - ...
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Robinho's Second Santos Debut, and Neymar's Paradinha Penalty
Robinho didn't disappoint on his second Santos debut, coming off the bench to score a Zola-esque near post flick of a winner vs São Paulo. Whatever you might think of the man who rides the Pelécopter, it's good to see such an entertaining footballer looking happy again. But don't worry, there's ...
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Soccer and the Super Bowl, or: Football vs Football, or: Why Can't We All Just Get Along?
As I'm sure most of our American readers will know, today is Super Bowl XLIV (or Super Bowl 44, if you don't speak Roman numeral). Super Bowl Sunday is an easy excuse for us soccer fans to indulge ourselves by bashing the "other" football, reminding fans of said sport that ...
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The Premier League takes an all-too-familiar turn
One of the nice things about this season in the Premier League has been that there has been a bit of a shift at the top. Partly due to Liverpool having a really bad first half of the season, and partly due to the clubs slightly ...
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Rewind: It's All Fun & Games Until Someone Gets Napalmed.
The Champions League final trumped the Super Bowl. The European Golden Shoe is being led by a pretty face. Dog chases cat; man chases dog. Best to forget CAN 2010? Looking for the new Zidane. The mid-air collision heard round the world. Financial prudence is the new hot wourd. ...
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Daily Dose: February 5th, 2010 - Some Impossiball Magic From David Villa
Something to read while you watch David Villa score from behind the touchline. Impressive? Yes. Useful in a game situation? Not so much. This is not a great goal. This is a clearance. (101GG) THIS is a great goal, from Neymar (Santos Offside) Adriano gets carte blanche (Dirty Tackle) Not even for £5 (Studs Up) Sensible ...
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Euro 2008 Fake Photo Competition
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