Articles tagged with "Portugal"
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 6th, 2008
All 16 Euro 2008 teams have nicknames, though some are more widely used than others. Many of the nicknames are simple reflections of the colour ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 4th, 2008
There's only one tried and trusted way of correctly predicting final group standings at major international tournaments.
But replacing every single player and referee with robots ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 3rd, 2008
The group stages of the Euro 2008 Jersey Poll Tournament are nearly over, and it's time for the knockout stages to begin.
Just like the actual ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Laurie | Jun 3rd, 2008
These are supporters of the Portugal team, awaiting the arrival of Cristiano Ronaldo and friends on the team bus in Neuchatel, Switzerland.
Want to ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 3rd, 2008
I've heard it muttered that Euro 2008 would be better if Brazil were involved. Well, maybe. But then it wouldn't be the European Championships would ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 2nd, 2008
The former Swiss International Alexander Comisetti (30 games, 3 goals) is TSR's (French-speaking Swiss television) football consultant. He will comment the Euro 2008 games as ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Ian Rose | May 31st, 2008
There were some nice goals for Euro 2008 teams in today's warmup friendlies, except France, who couldn't manage one. They could have used the ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Laurie | May 30th, 2008
In our poll last week, the vote wasn't even close. The winner was...
CROATIA! With 44%(!!!) of the total votes. Poland was second ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | May 30th, 2008
Nickname: Selecção das Quinas (National team of the five)
Jersey: Red for home, white away. Take a look.
FIFA World Ranking: 9th as May 2008, seventh out ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | May 30th, 2008
The Euro 2008 Jersey Poll Tournament is exactly what it sounds like. Using your votes, we're going to find the best jersey in Euro 2008 ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | May 26th, 2008
Something to read while you buy a ghost in a bottle:
Which Portugal ad do you prefer? (Portugal Blog)
Vorsprung durch Technik in the gym (Germany ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | May 23rd, 2008
Whenever a major tournament arises, we're sure to hear about the bitter battle between national teams and domestic clubs - especially if Michael Owen is ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | May 22nd, 2008
Name: Cristiano Ronaldo
Nickname: C-Ron
Team: Portugal
Group: A; Switzerland, Czech Republic, Turkey.
Caps (Goals): 54 (20) - as of May 22, 2008
DOB: February 5th, 1985 (23 years old)
Position: ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | May 21st, 2008
Back in the world of club football, it's the Champions League Final today. Cheslea vs Man Utd in Russia. There are, it turns out, exactly ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | May 19th, 2008
The FIFA World Rankings for May were released recently, the final world rankings before Euro 2008 begins. So here's how FIFA ranks the Euro 2008 ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | May 15th, 2008
Name: Ricardo Quaresma
Team: Portugal
Group: A; Czech Republic, Switzerland,Turkey
Caps (Goals): 20 (2) - as of May 15, 2008
DOB: September 26, 1983 (24 years old)
Position: Right wing ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Laurie | May 14th, 2008
This is part of ESPN's newest ad campaign, aimed at American audiences. There are five spots at present: Italy, Spain, Portugal, Germany, and ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | May 12th, 2008
Name: Deco
Team: Portugal
Group: A; Switzerland, Czech Republic, Turkey
Caps (Goals): 51 (3) - as of May 12, 2008
DOB: August 27, 1977 (30 years old)
Position: Attacking ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Laurie | May 6th, 2008
During the African Cup of Nations back in February, one of the big stories was the lack of accommodations for the teams. The Black ...
Posted on: Scotland World Cup Team Blog by Ian Rose | May 4th, 2008
While we wait out the long month until the May 30th Czech Republic v. Scotland friendly in Prague, there is still plenty of national team ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | May 1st, 2008
Over at UEFA's Euro 2008 website, fans of all 16 teams have voted on which slogans to emblazon on the team buses. The results are ...
Posted on: Scotland World Cup Team Blog by Ian Rose | Apr 9th, 2008
No big surprises in the FIFA World Rankings announced today. Our draw with Croatia wasn't enough to keep up the good points average of ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Apr 4th, 2008
UEFA's official Euro 2008 website held a vote recently to determine the best headed goal in European Championship history. The winner was João Pinto's diving ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Mar 31st, 2008
You've probably seen Cristiano Ronaldo's ridiculously good goal for Man Utd against Aston Villa by now. A flick with his back leg, through Martin Laursen's ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Mar 21st, 2008
With all the Euro 2008 teams in friendly action next Wednesday, here's a quick rundown of all the squad news from the teams involved:
Austria v ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Mar 14th, 2008
Like it says above, welcome to Euro 2008 on World Cup Blog. This is where we'll be covering the big show in Austria and Switzerland ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Mar 5th, 2008
Euro 2008 is getting closer and World Cup Blog is going to cover everything that happens this summer in a big big way. And there's ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Feb 5th, 2008
Football links from World Cup Blog, The Offside and beyond.
13 things the Pharaohs learned from the quarterfinal (Egypt Blog)
A look back at the Carthage Eagles ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jan 2nd, 2008
It must be January, because the Cristiano Ronaldo to Real Madrid rumours are back. Much like the Kaka to Real Madrid rumours, this one appears ...
Posted on: USA World Cup Team Blog by Carter Daly | Jul 24th, 2007
So a few days ago, the Adu deal was imminent (according to Ives) and a deal would be struck soon. That may still be ...
