Articles tagged with "czech-republic"
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 9th, 2008
After spending yesterday with his family Benaglio, that gave him an opportunity to clear his mind following Saturday's drama, is ready for the win-or-lose fight ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 8th, 2008
How did the Swiss newspapers react to yesterday's unfair defeat?
Here's an overview
The French-speaking "LE MATIN" simply said: "Les Suisses ne méritaient pas ça" (The ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 8th, 2008
Frei's dreadful injury will not require surgery. He will have to stay put for 6 weeks and get ready for the 2010 World Cup qualifiers. ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 8th, 2008
Hakan Yakin's disappointment (AP/Ivan Sekretarev)
Vonlanthen believes he will score, but the ball miserably hits the woodwork (Keystone/Laurent Gillieron)
A sad fan after the game ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 8th, 2008
I thought a good night's sleep would make me forget yesterday's tragedy but it isn't the case. I woke up this morning realising that the ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 7th, 2008
Well the opening ceremony was a trip. Almost literally. I'm sure any Euro 2008 viewers who came of age in the 60s thought they were ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 7th, 2008
1. Swiss goalframes are thicker than normal
How many players hit the woodwork today? Johan Vonlanthen must have thought he'd equalized for Switzerland but found the ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Jun 7th, 2008
Sadly, it will become one of the defining images of this tournament: Alexander Frei limping off the pitch in tears in his hometown of Basel, ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 7th, 2008
"Our EURO is not over yet!" Despite his own troubles and Frei's injury Kuhn wants to encourage his team. "We have to recover to be ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 7th, 2008
Will Switzerland's European Championship begin in tears and end in tears?
I apologise if this entry gradually wavers into an emotional ramble but I'm shocked at ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 7th, 2008
Frei in tears is something that kills the heart of a Swiss Fan. How bad can the injury be? How bad can losing Frei be ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 7th, 2008
Two years have passed since Switzerland's last competitive game. A series of ups and downs in prestigious friendlies and games you regret having watched were ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 7th, 2008
June 7th, 1800 CET, Basle (Switzerland)
Group A
Switzerland
vs
Czech Republic
0-1
Sverkos 71'
Thanks to everyone for reading and commenting. There's the second game of Euro 2008 kicking off in ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 7th, 2008
Switzerland
vs
Czech Republic
Saturday, June 7th 2008, 1800 CET
Basel (Switzerland) - Travel to Basel
THE BIG PICTURE
It's the opening game of Euro 2008. Grit your teeth and pretend ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 7th, 2008
The day has arrived - Switzerland's greatest test in recent history. Following the disappointing knockout at Euro 2004 and the failed penalty shoot-out against the ...
Posted on: Czech Republic Euro 2008 Blog by Yuko Méd'a Orii | Jun 7th, 2008
Time flies, can't believe it was 4 years ago when I traveled around Portugal and ended up in Lisbon. Was completely speechless after the stunning ...
Posted on: Czech Republic Euro 2008 Blog by Yuko Méd'a Orii | Jun 6th, 2008
According to Czech Republic FA's website, one of their defenders Zdeněk Pospěch will be missed from the 1st tournament match against Switzerland due to ...
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: Czech Republic Euro 2008 Blog by Yuko Méd'a Orii | Jun 5th, 2008
If you speak Czech, you should know what "Méd'a" means. My friend's hubby made a small Czech jersey(away 06-07 w/ the backnumber 11 and says ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 5th, 2008
Interviewed by the Swiss tv Alexander Frei has given voice to his thoughts concerning Euro 2008:
"Saturday at 6.00 pm the pressure we'll have will ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 5th, 2008
(interview with Patrick Muller, in French - you will need real player)
Patrick Muller doesn't feel ready to begin his European adventure, probably his last as ...
Posted on: Scotland World Cup Team Blog by Ian Rose | Jun 4th, 2008
FIFA's World Rankings are out today, and it's another minor slip for the Scots, as we drop from 15th to 17th. The friendly loss ...
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: Czech Republic Euro 2008 Blog by Yuko Méd'a Orii | Jun 3rd, 2008
Just spoke with someone in Seefeld over the phone and according to what he said it's all quiet on the Czech front. Nobody in the ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 2nd, 2008
Nickname: None. Bad start.
Jersey: Red for home, white for away. Like everyone else in Group A.
FIFA World Ranking: 6th - as of May 2008. That ...
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: Czech Republic Euro 2008 Blog by Méd'a | Jun 2nd, 2008
I was in Seefeld(more familiarly known as Innsbruck) 2 years ago to catch the Czech Republic squad friendly mathes before the World Championship kicked off ...
Posted on: Czech Republic Euro 2008 Blog by Méd'a | Jun 2nd, 2008
WHO'S YOUR PICK? :)
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: Scotland World Cup Team Blog by Ian Rose | May 30th, 2008
As promised, here's a bit deeper of a look at today's 3-1 loss to the Czech Republic. There are some bright points, more in ...
