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Until Russia’s lengthy dismantling exercise in Basle on Friday, Holland’s blitz on the proclaimed ‘Group of Death’ had been Euro 2008′s foremost point for exclamation. To English audiences in particular, the proposition of a Dutch rebirth after twenty years of …

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As Guus Hiddink ran onto the pitch at FC Basel’s St Jakob Park at around five past ten tonight, fist clenched, face contorted with joy, there was only one man he was heading for. The man crumpled on the turf, …

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Netherlands (Ruud van Nistelrooy 86′) 1-3 (AET) Russia (R. Pavlyuchenko 56′, D. Torbinski 112′, A. Arshavin 116′) St Jakob Park, Basel Quarterfinals, Euro 2008 Saturday 21 June 2008 Kickoff: 20:45 CET, 14:45 EST Sometimes justice is not served on the …

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16 matches gone, 15 more to go. After the agonisingly long qualification process, the tournament itself feels brutally short – then again, that’s probably what makes up most of the excitement at this level, the fact that every match is …

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Head to head records for Euro 2008′s Group D participants – Spain, Sweden, Russia, Greece.

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The start of Euro 2008 is only two days away, which means this is the worst time to get injured, or in Austria’s case, to get a little lazy.

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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.

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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 …

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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 …

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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 …

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Russia will be keen to have a lengthy run in the competition and end a long spell without any major silverware in the European Championship. Supporters will fancy their chances of having a successful tournament with coach Guus Hiddink at …

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