Articles tagged with "euro-2008"
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 19th, 2007
Sometimes one player will pop onto your radar screen over and over and over in a short period of time. This week it's ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 18th, 2007
Apparently I'm not the only one who goes a little weak in the knees at the thought of a long-term Djibril Cissé-Franck Ribéry pairing. ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 16th, 2007
I swear, I will never, ever again write about how wonderful it is that my favorite players are getting healthy. It's bad luck. ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 13th, 2007
Really bad news on the Karim Benzema front. According to Football.fr, it looks like the reinjury caused by scar tissue from last November's muscle ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 12th, 2007
In the continuing Coupet-Barthez saga, Coupet is now dismissing Barthez as too old. Well, not in so many words. But in an interview ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 11th, 2007
He just turned nineteen. He's scored three Champions League goals. Thierry Henry expects him to win the Ballon d'Or someday. And I ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 10th, 2007
A bit more transfer news about Philippe Mexès. (I've been intently searching for more Mexès news, because I wanted to show that I ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 10th, 2007
Yesterday I posted a picture of goalkeeper Fabien Barthez with a smug, knowing, happy smile on his face. Which I, of course, attributed ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 8th, 2007
If your team has to have a dilemma, this is not a bad one. It is SO good to finally see so many French ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 5th, 2007
For sheer entertainment value, you just can't beat Fabien Barthez.
He's scheduled to be back on the pitch for Nantes this weekend against Guingamp ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Jan 5th, 2007
Think back to last month and all of those anonymous Thierry Henry bashers. If you remember, one of the criticisms was that he didn't ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 21st, 2006
When you start reading up on Bleus coach Raymond Domenech, two things stand out:
1. He makes a lot of people really, really, really mad, ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 20th, 2006
It always interests me when a player is good enough to be called up for the National Team but is not considered good enough to ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 11th, 2006
2008 UPDATE to this post: If you've clicked on this post looking for info in Karim Benzema as he heads into Euros, we recommend ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 8th, 2006
One of Henry's France teammates finally came to his defense on Thursday, refuting those egotism charges. France Team Captain and longtime Henry pal Patrick ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Dec 3rd, 2006
According to FIFA.com, on Thursday France coach Raymond Domenech received the Attitude Fair-Play award for 2006, given out by l'Association Française pour un Sport sans ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis | Nov 22nd, 2006
Now that qualifiers are over until next year, Big Phil Scolari is doing a little public relations work. This time around, he's feeling romantic ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis | Nov 16th, 2006
Portugal defeated Kazakhstan 3 - 0, in Coimbra, in a rather lopsided match. It's a good thing football isn't played on horseback. ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Nov 16th, 2006
Well, I tried to post three photos together last night and the page totally did not do what I expected. Someday I will be ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis | Nov 15th, 2006
We're just hours from kickoff in today's Euro 2008 qualification match against Kazakhstan and it seems appropriate to catch up on all the news.
Under 21: ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Nov 15th, 2006
Nick at Manchester United Offside has become my new best friend by giving me a post and an (English-language!) article on the return to Les ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Nov 14th, 2006
Seriously bad news: France may be a hurtin' team tomorrow. I just read in Sports.fr that Franck Ribéry is also out for tomorrow's ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Nov 14th, 2006
Fresh off of its 13-0 defeat to Germany and 7-0 drubbing by the Czech Republic, San Marino is all fired up and ready to lose ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Nov 14th, 2006
I realize that Portugal's Euro 2008 qualifying opponent tomorrow, Kazakhstan, might not have the best attack in the world, but my beloved Snow Leopards might ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Nov 13th, 2006
I am quite hopeful. Reader Thierry brought it to my attention that David Trezeguet has been out recently with an injury. (The only thing ...
Posted on: World Cup Soccer - South Africa 2010 by WC Bob | Nov 13th, 2006
The international teams take center stage this week with teams competing in Euro 2008 and Asian Cup qualifying, as well as a slew of international ...
Posted on: Portugal Euro 2008 Blog by Luis | Nov 13th, 2006
Date of Birth: October 1, 1986
Place of ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Nov 13th, 2006
2008 UPDATE to this post: If you've clicked on this post looking for info in Karim Benzema as he heads into Euros, we recommend ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Nov 10th, 2006
Gonzalo, this hurts! Say it's not so!
(The rejected one is always last to know. We have to read it on someone else's ...
Posted on: France Euro 2008 Blog by Laurie | Nov 10th, 2006
The last time I spent a weekend waiting for an eighteen-year-old guy to make up his mind, I think it was, like, y'know, prom season ...
