Articles tagged with "euro-2008"
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Greg | Jul 4th, 2008
"So, let me get this straight, Sir Alex. Each team plays with eleven a side? Or is it twelve?"
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 4th, 2008
The EC is history. Spain won. So what? It's old news. Bring on the new...
The next big thing will be the World Cup (have I ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jul 4th, 2008
Dear Raymond,
We've reached a dead end. The team isn't progressing. In fact, it's regressing. Something has to change.
Given the ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Laurie | Jul 3rd, 2008
Geez, Spain. I know you're excited about the your first big win in 44 years, but you could show a little sensitivity here.
Or not. ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 3rd, 2008
I assume giving a post-match interview after you just lost the final of a major tournament is difficult enough, but doing so while a group ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jul 3rd, 2008
Let's say you're the coach of a team of exceptionally talented players. These players are handled poorly and crash out or a major tournament ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 3rd, 2008
Football fans could chose the EC's best goal on the UEFA website. Wesley Sneijder's wonderful strike fromm outside the box, the 4-1 against France, received ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 3rd, 2008
Football mania has left the Swiss capital Bern, but they won't forget the Dutch fans. Ever. Two weeks, the city was orange and the party ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 2nd, 2008
Following the Euro final defeat against Spain, around 100.000 fans at the Brandenburg Gate in Berlin tried their best to cheer up the national team. ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Cesar | Jul 2nd, 2008
If winning Euro 2008 wasn't enough, FIFA today announced that the newly crowned European champions Spain have climbed to the top of the latest world ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Jul 2nd, 2008
Saw this coming, but it still hurts a bit. The latest FIFA World Rankings came out today, and England have dropped six placed to 15th.
So ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jul 2nd, 2008
The transfer window is open. Players are on the move. What does this mean for our France boys and their club situations? ...
Posted on: Germany Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jul 1st, 2008
When Jürgen Klinsmann stepped down after the World Cup 2006, Jogi Löw did a great job gradually refining and improving the team he had put ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by Daryl | Jul 1st, 2008
The eleven giant statues of Euro 2008 players are broken down and removed from Zurich train station. Once they'd sawn off Michael Ballack's head, Euro ...
Posted on: Poland Euro 2008 Blog by tomasz | Jul 1st, 2008
Wow, that was fun. The best tournament since World Cup 1998 and Euro 2000. When national teams' football seemed to be on a downfall here ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by Cesar | Jul 1st, 2008
That was fun!!!
After 44 years of disappointment, failure and bemusement, Spain finally conquered their demons, defeating Germany 1-0 in the Euro 2008 final.
Finally, Spain ...
Posted on: England World Cup Team Blog by Daryl | Jul 1st, 2008
...why can't we?
I always thought of Spain as our brothers in underachievement. Lots of quality players, but never in danger of actually winning another trophy. ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Jun 30th, 2008
One thing which will always last from the tournament is the great slew of pictures featuring lovely young ladies. Now that we're officially in the ...
Posted on: Belgium World Cup Team Blog by julien | Jun 30th, 2008
"I am not worried about the quality by increasing the number of teams. Countries like England, Denmark, Scotland, Ireland, Belgium, Serbia, Ukraine and Bulgaria all ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Greg | Jun 30th, 2008
(AP Photo/Armando Franca)
Defenders Pepe and Bosingwa (both pictured on the left of the wall) were named to the 2008 Euro Team of the ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 30th, 2008
Wesley Sneijder and Edwin van der Sar have secured a position in the UEFA star-squad, chosen by "a select team of football experts" (they didn't ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 30th, 2008
"Terminus: Vienne", this was written on the Swiss Team's Bus, "Destination: Vienna". It hasn't been the case, the Swiss players probably watched the final in ...
Posted on: Switzerland Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 30th, 2008
Congratulations to Spain! The Spanish team was consistent all throughout the tournament, giving classy performances against Italy, Russia and Germany; a promising team that can ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 30th, 2008
* Playing lousy and copping criticism and playing out-of-this-world football can be sleeping on the same pillow.
* Playing out-of-this-world football and playing crap in the ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Daryl | Jun 30th, 2008
Well, this is embarrassing. I did a quick rundown of Euro 2008 Player of the Tournament candidates last night, and there was one name I ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by jeff | Jun 30th, 2008
WickedDeflection.com had a Euro 2008 fantasy football mini-league, in cooperation with Soccernet.com, and as I was thinking about who I would put in a tournament ...
Posted on: Spain Euro 2008 Blog by elisa | Jun 30th, 2008
A well deserved victory for our team, España. I am still at a loss for words. All in all, we truly deserved this ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 29th, 2008
The AD readers - and maybe you too - have chosen their definitive team. Edwin van der Sar was the no-brainer on goal. As right ...
Posted on: UEFA Euro 2008 Championships by Chris | Jun 29th, 2008
Players of the Tournament: There are four of them:
Carles Puyol
Carlos Marchena
Sergio Ramos
Joan Capdevila
Knockout stages: 0 goals conceded
Iker gets some credit as well, but the most ...
Posted on: Netherlands Euro 2008 Blog by Jan | Jun 29th, 2008
It sounds as a cliche already, but it is true. The beautiful game of football won! Spain deserves every gram of this cup. And Germany ...
