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Euro 2008 News (04 June 08): Goian boost for Romania, Russia waits on Pogrebnyak
There are only three more days to go before Euro 2008 begins, and though it’s an abbreviated day in the news, that’s not necessarily a bad thing.
Euro 2008 Roundup (01 June 08): Injury concerns for Romania and Russia, co-hosts wrap up preparations in style
With a week to go before Euro 2008 starts, the 16 participants are busy with their final tune-ups before next weekend. Some teams look to be on firmer ground than others as they go through their final warm-up matches and training sessions before the real action begins. Who’s looking good heading into next weekend, and…
World Football Elo Ratings for Euro 2008 – an alternative to FIFA rankings?
Four years ago, Dan Leo told me about a new ranking system. At least, it was new to me. Like most of us, I had grown accustomed to the monthly FIFA rankings. Those rankings were quoted by the media and other football commentators as the only source, and often, they seemed to create controversy. FIFA,…
Euro 2008 Squads
Euro 2008 features 16 teams with each consisting of a squad of 23 players (with 3 goalkeepers). The final squads were submitted on 28 May 2008 and the teams will kick off Euro 2008 on 7 June 08. Here’s a complete list of all 16 squads (group-wise), along with a detailed preview for each team…
Romania Euro 2008 Squad
As Romania look ahead to the tournament in Austria and Switzerland and particularly their match with World Champions Italy, their fans must cast their minds back 25 years for any encouragement. On April 16, 1983, Romania defeated Italy for the first and only time in a competitive match in a qualifying game for the 1984…
Euro 2008 Countdown – less than 2 weeks to go
With just 2 weeks to go now the cream of Europe’s footballing nations are gearing up for the European Championships in Austria and Switzerland. The fact none of the Home Nations have managed to qualify has put a dampener on the tournament for the majority of the United Kingdom’s population, but let us not get…
Euro 2008 Countdown: Group C – Dracula’s Boys to struggle in ‘Group of Death’
As always in a big tournament draw there is always several highly-fancied teams thrown together which ultimately leads to a big-name first round casualty in what is commonly referred to as a ‘Group of Death’. Euro 2008 is no different as current world champions Italy, runners up France, the impressive-looking Holland and a Romania side,…
Death by Football: The Fall of the ‘big’ Teams
In recent seasons, we have witnessed (and continue to witness), slowly but surely, the elegant destruction of what we know as the ‘big’ teams. Spain, Italy, France, England, Scotland, Germany, Holland, Russia, Greece, and Turkey have all fallen to the inevitable rise of the ‘middle’ teams. Let’s review the movers and shakers:
Euro 2008 Flags
Euro 2008 promises to be massive – with or without England. Along with team beer and several exciting stars expected to leave a mark on the event, there’s also the small matter of football fans (if anyone forgets, this is what we had in Germany 2006). I know a lot of bloggers will be covering…
Euro 2008 Kits
For many teams across Europe, the second biggest tournament to qualify and win would be the Euro. Behind the World Cup, of course. So it is a big time for all teams across the continent to unveil kits that will be worn for this event only, or for a couple years following. Though some of…
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