Euro 2008 Team of the Tournament
The official Euro 2008 team of the tournament:
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Italy), Iker Casillas (Spain), Edwin van der Sar (Netherlands).
Defenders: Bosingwa (Portugal), Philipp Lahm (Germany), Carlos Marchena (Spain), Pepe (Portugal), Carles Puyol (Spain), Yuri Zhirkov (Russia).
Midfielders: Hamit Altintop (Turkey), Luka Modric (Croatia), Marcos Senna (Spain), Xavi Hernández (Spain), Konstantin Zyryanov (Russia), Michael Ballack (Germany), Cesc FÃ bregas (Spain), Andrés Iniesta (Spain), Lukas Podolski (Germany), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands).
Forwards: Andrei Arshavin (Russia), Roman Pavlyuchenko (Russia), Fernando Torres (Spain), David Villa (Spain).
Xavi Hernandes (Spain) wins the Player of the Tournament award.
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A number of players pick themselves, but am quite surprised by some of the names there.
Pepe and Bosingwa had three good games between them and both should be excluded on the basis of the quarter-final performance itself.
Andres Iniesta moreover had half a decent game which fortunately enough was the final. I think that a number of players – Arda Turan, Memet Aurelio or even Camoranesi to name a few, were far superior.
My team is as follows:
Goal: Casillas
June 30th, 2008 @ 14:43Defence: Zhirkov, Puyol, Marchena, Ramos
Midfield: Podolski, Senna, Xavi, Shweinsteiger
Forward: Arshavin, Villa
Lahm? Are you kidding me? That guy had one pretty bad tournament, with the exception of the goal against the Turks. He was beat twice in that game and beat pretty bad in the Final by Torres. I just can’t believe that he would make an all tourny team…
June 30th, 2008 @ 15:37Goal: Gasillas(spain), Van der Sar (Holland)
Defence :Sergio Ramos(Spain), Puyol(Spain), Pepe(Portugal), Sabri(Turkey), Marchena(Spain),
Middfielder: Xavi(Spain), Fabregas(Spain), Sneijder(until against Russia), Schweinsteiger(Germany), Pirlo(Italy), Srna(Croatia), Senna(Spain), Arshavin(Russia)
Forwards: David Villa(Spain), Torres(Against Germany), Pavlychenko(Russia)
The real flop in this Euro was with no doubt:
July 1st, 2008 @ 02:20Luca Toni, Materazzi, Quaresma, Gomez, Nasri, Lahm, Benzema,
Team of the tournament: Iker Casillas- Spain, Sergio Ramos – Spain, Pepe – Portugal, Puyol – Spain, Zhirkov – Russia, Schweinsteiger – Germany, Senna – Spain, Fabregas – Spain, Sneijder – Netherlands, Ashavin – Russia, David Villa – Spain.
July 1st, 2008 @ 09:59Team Of the Tournament :
GK – Casillas
July 1st, 2008 @ 12:22RB – Sergio Ramos
LB – Lahm
CB – Pepe
CB – Puyol
RM – Scnweinsteiger
LM – Sneijder
CM – Xavi (Best Player Of Tourny)
CM – Senna
ST – David Villa
ST – Podolski/Arshavin (Could not choose, probs just Podolski cos he scored more goals, played more games, Even though Arshavin was suspended, and scored his goals from wide posistion)
Can’t believe Chiellini doesn’t get a mention. Was immense when he came in after the Dutch game. kept Spain out practically single-handed
July 1st, 2008 @ 13:17Ballack the best un the world. 2 bad he has so much bad luck
July 2nd, 2008 @ 13:55Gk: Casillas
July 3rd, 2008 @ 17:52Rb: Ramos
Lb: Van Bronkhurst
Cb: Puyol
Cb: Marchena
Dm: Senna
Rm: Schweinsteiger
Lm: Modric
Am: Ballack
Am: Altintop
St: Villa
GKs: Casillas, van der Sar
Defenders: Ramos, Lahm, Puyol, Pepe, Marchena
Midfielders: Ballack, Fabregas, Schweinsteiger, Senna!, Sneijder, Xavi Hernandes
Forwards: Villa, Podolski, Torres, Arshavin
(unlike others, I believe that Lahm played an awesome tournament, as whatever other people claim to be his faults were rather others, e.g.)
July 4th, 2008 @ 16:50I can’t believe someone mentioned flops of the tournament without mentioning the biggest flop of them all… C.Ronaldo.
Also puzzling to see people put Van Der Sar above Buffon.
August 4th, 2008 @ 08:03You have to include rudd van nistleroy in the team he held the ball well and passed ti well Fabio Capello even said in an interview at the time he was probably the best striker in the world.Other players who stood out were,
August 13th, 2008 @ 11:531.Luka Modric 6.senna
2.Arshavin 7.Buffon
3.villa 8.Pirlo
4.Schweinsteiger 9.pepe
5.Snieder
My Team:
GK: Casillas and Buffon
September 8th, 2008 @ 02:37Def:S.Ramos,Pepe,Lahm,Puyol,v.Bronckharst
Mids:Sneijder,Fabregas,Xavi,v.Persie,Cazorla,Iniesta
Forw:David Villa,Torres,Arshevin,Gomez[a little] and Podolski
team of the tournament
GK-CASILLAS
RB-SERGIO RAMOS
CB-PUYOL
CB-PEPE
LB-LAHM
RM-SCHWEINSTEIGER
CM-BALLACK
CM-XAVI
LM-SNEIJDER
CF-D.VILLA
CF-ARSHAVIN
SUBS; BUFFON,MARCHENA,SENNA,PODOLSKI
January 1st, 2009 @ 12:03not enough credit was given to the Dutch. Van bronckhorst, Van der sar, sneijder, van der vaart, robben, van nistelroy. amazing players that did great in the group stages. Hugeeee upset. would have been a great match between spain and holland.
February 3rd, 2009 @ 19:07fabregas got in it dats great
January 28th, 2010 @ 20:26the amazing thing is how SCHWEINSTEIGER was so unfairly excluded! However, fans knowfootball mroe than officials
i can see his name in almost every comment! it was a very good tournament 4 him… & 2010 will be even better 
OLE MANNSCHAFT
May 4th, 2010 @ 21:05these r my starting 11
July 7th, 2010 @ 00:35gk casillas
rb sergio ramos
cb puyol
cb pepe
lb bosingwa
rm arjen robben
cm sneijder
cm xavi
lm senna
rf torres!!!
lf villa
why german players???? they dint do anything besides cheat and be cocky and yes if u r a german fan you r crazy