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Euro 2008 Quarterfinals
Bring on the quarterfinals. After a stirring round of group stage games that rewarded attacking football (thank you Netherlands, Croatia, Portugal and Spain) and threw out old, conventionality (see you France, Greece and Sweden) Euro 2008 moves into the knock-out stages where one bad game is all it takes for […] -
Underdogs Without a Chance
After the Euro 2008 Group D game between Spain and Sweden in Innsbruck, reports surfaced that several players and staff members from the Spanish national team verbally attacked the head referee, Pieter Vink. According to eyewitnesses, the head referee and his assistants were met between the main tunnel and referee […] -
Tamed Lions
What England players will be doing during Euro 2008 this month: 1. Calling David Beckham to see if they can come crash at his pad in L.A. on holiday. 2. Watching their WAGS spend their money. 3. Seeing if Sven Goran Eriksson can help them obtain dual citizenship to play […] -
EURO 2008 Preview
Next Saturday EURO 2008 starts in Austria and Switzerland. Sixteen of best European nations will compete for the enormous privilege being the champion of Europe. The countries are divided in four groups of four teams. The best of the two teams from each group will advance to elimination matches that […] -
Mourinho Joins Inter Milan, Crushes Foes
Nearly seven hours after being unofficially announced as the new Internazionale manager, Jose Mourinho has still not won any trophies for the storied Milan club. In interviews following the announcement of the appointment, the self-proclaimed “Special One” announced his utter disapproval toward everyone who is not himself as well as […] -
Don’t Cry for John Terry
John Terry choked. It’s that simple. While others may wax lyrical about Chelsea’s “iron man” who is a true blue blood for the club, the simple fact is that when his side needed him most he ended up on his backside and let Manchester United back in the shootout to […] -
Biggest deal ever!
Rumor is passing through our ears here that the biggest event on Wednesday night/Thursday morning was not Manchester United winning the UEFA Champions League. No, this has to do with Cristiano Ronaldo’s future with the Red Devils. Rumor has it a deal with Real Madrid has been struck for 125 […] -
Champions League final preview
Some would say Wednesday’s UEFA Champions League final is a battle of two evils. Since Manchester United and Chelsea are two of the world’s richest and most powerful clubs, the ability to buy any player and build unsurpassed depth has allowed the sides to make it to Moscow. However, lamenting […]
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