Articles tagged with "euro-2008"
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 20th, 2008
Peter Wekking wrote this excellent column in the VI, some weeks before the tournament:
Edwin van der Sar. A child of Noordwijk. Hsving spent his youth ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 20th, 2008
An interview with Kuhn, provided by 20min.ch
Kobi Kuhn, it hasn't been long since you resigned and the criticism are overwhelming you: Hakan Yakin
has complained about ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 20th, 2008
Massimo Busacca, the Swiss referee born in Bellinzona on the 6th February 1969, might be selected as the referee for the Euro 2008 Final.
He ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 20th, 2008
Sorry guys, it's 5.30 am and Croatia - Turkey is still on. Watching football at this time is only fun when watching quality play...
Turkish goalie ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 20th, 2008
When he got back in the Russian hotel, Guus Hiddink enjoyed a late supper and went to bed. But the sleep wouldn't come. He enjoyed ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Greg | Jun 20th, 2008
This match just goes to show you... If you want to spend a small percentage of a game in attack, you had better make ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Laurie | Jun 20th, 2008
QUARTER-FINAL 2
June 20th, 2045 CET, Vienna (Austria)
Croatia1 (1)
VS
Turkey 1 (3)
Klasnic 119' Senturk 120'
And now the huge question. Who the heck is going to ...
Posted on: Italy Euro 2008 Blog by Chris | Jun 20th, 2008
(Fabio says hi to Abidal)
Barzagli Down & Out
When Donadoni released his squad list with only 7 defenders, I simply thought "alright, whatever". When Canna went ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Inara | Jun 19th, 2008
...and no, I'm not talking about Domenech (though he crashed too). The most hilarious part has to be the speculation as to whether he was ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 19th, 2008
Oranje will play Russia in the quarter finals on June 21 and never before did Holland lose on that particular day. We played five games ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 19th, 2008
Bastian Schweinsteiger was involved in all six of Germany's goals in the last two encounters between Germany and Scolari's Portugal. So hats off to Scolari ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 19th, 2008
Portugal's tourism office is currently running an advertising campaign in Germany - and a few other countries I guess - promoting a holiday in Portugal ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 19th, 2008
Bastian Schweinsteiger's girlfriend Sarah Brandner holding two beers prior to the quarter final between Germany and Portugal (3-2).
(Photo by Lars Baron/Bongarts/Getty Images)
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 19th, 2008
Got to admit, Michael Ballack had a great game tonight. He looked imperious and confident in Germany's midfield, box to box, composed on that ball, ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jun 19th, 2008
Please tell me this didn't happen right after the sending off. (I think it did.) I'm not an Italy fan, but I've always ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 19th, 2008
Huntelaar is training for the Tour de France: " Imagine, winning the title and the yellow jersey in one year!"
Oranje finished its entrees, but the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 19th, 2008
Khalid Boulahrouz will stay in the Dutch camp. On Wednesday, Khalid and Sabia were faced with a devastating personal drama when he premature baby girl ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 19th, 2008
It's time for the obligatory link to the liveblog again:
Euro 2008 QF1 LiveBlog: Germany vs Portugal
If you feel underprepared for this match, you might want ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jun 19th, 2008
As Jeff said yesterday, the gig is probably up for Raymond Domenech. And four names are being bandied about as possible replacements.
Tell ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jun 19th, 2008
When life gives you lemons, make lemonade.
Or, alternatively, when you're soon going to be unemployed, grab your baby-mama and make it legal before she can ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 19th, 2008
QUARTER-FINAL 1
June 19th, 2045 CET, Basel (Switzerland)
Germany3
VS
Portugal 2
Schweinsteiger 22'
Klose 26'
Ballack 61' Gomes 40'
Postiga 87'
Great game, I really enjoyed that. Germany deserving winners, but it's ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 19th, 2008
At least UEFA thinks so and decided to ban Joachim Löw and his Austrian colleague Joseph Hickersberger for one match, following their comedy moment in ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Laurie | Jun 19th, 2008
Cristiano Ronaldo or Michael Ballack? Flying Dutchmen or Russian youth? Croatian dark horse vs. um...Turkish dark horse? World Cup Champs Italy or ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 19th, 2008
It's over with all that fiddling and tinkering and calculating and hiding.
The boys are separated from the men! Now, it's all or nothing. It's Death ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 19th, 2008
I'll bet these two are surprised to be playing each other so soon. Germany likely expected to win Group B and avoid Portugal at least ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 19th, 2008
Euro 2008 group stages, we need to talk. We've been together now for 11 days, and they've been some of the best 11 days of ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 19th, 2008
Neuropsychologist Erik Matser wrote a book called "Character" in 2006 and in that he discussed - among other things - the brilliance of Marco van ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by jeff | Jun 18th, 2008
Speculation reported by France 2 is that Domenech will get the sack on July 3, 2008.
Here are the candidates they've heard touted to take over: ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by elisa | Jun 18th, 2008
Is Spain the deepest squad in Euro 2008? I say Yes, emphatically. It wasn't a very difficult game. The reserves did not have ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 18th, 2008
The group stage is over and all sixteen teams have played three times.
So what finer moment than now to do our Euro 2008 Power Rankings?
Below ...
