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Summers without a major soccer tournament are very painful for me – my wife hates it. I mope around the house like a kid who didn’t get a toy or their favorite candy. Between the middle of May and the middle of August I’m like a bear with a sore head. There’s no Barclays Premier [...]
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Today’s games at Euro 2008 saw Croatia take on tournament favorites Germany while Poland played Austria.
A highly enjoyable game of soccer today as dark horses Croatia showed that they were no push overs. Having already defeated England in the qualifiers, the Croatians were happy to soak up the pressure and hit the Germans on the [...]
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Cristiano Ronaldo may have been the name on everyone’s lips today, but it was a thorough team effort that saw the Portuguese go through to the quarter-finals of Euro 2008. Even though he scored one and set up another, the current Manchester United winger was not totally on song today. The final scoreline didn’t do [...]
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In the first of todays games in Euro 2008, Spain played dark horses Russia. Many had predicted this game to be a close fought event, with underdogs Russia well coached by Guus Hiddink. However, it turned out to be the complete opposite of what many had predicted. Spain, ready to hit Russia on the counter [...]
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Today’s games in Euro 2008 were a stark contrast to each other.
The first game of the day involved Romania vs France. There’s an old saying that watching paint dry is less boring than watching a 0-0 draw. Today was one of those days. France showed no attacking flair while the Romanians were quite prepared to [...]
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Todays fixtures in Euro 2008 saw Croatia play hosts Austria and Germany play Poland.
A fourth minute penalty gave Croatia the decisive goal as they struggled to put the game beyond doubt over Austria. Only the Austrians over physical style of defending saw them gift a penalty to Croatia. Other than that, the game was fairly [...]
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Today was the opening day of the 2008 European Championships. Much fancied Portugal pulled off an impressive 2-0 victory of Turkey with goals from Pepe and putting the game beyond doubt with an injury time goal scored by Raul Meireles. Cristiano Ronaldo managed to hit the post from a free-kick as the winger’s future remains [...]
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