Turkey are done. They finally were killed off in a classic game against Germany 3-2 in Basel today. Germany are the first team in the final, and with the halftime score at 1-1 (Turkey scored first on a Urga Boral goal and then Bastian Schweinsteiger equalized 4 minutes later) and Turkey outplaying the Germans (and [...]
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Well, I went 1 of 4 in my picks last time around, so I’m going to be really careful with this one. Germany vs. Turkey Basel awaits the favorite team The other is living out a stunning dream One side is limping and losing players left and right The other side is trying to avoid [...]
Turkey are definitely the “Cinderellas” of Euro 2008. Guess how many minutes they’ve lead in this tournament? A total of 4 minutes in 4 games, one of them they lost 2-0. Yet, they are in the semi-finals of the European Championships for the first time ever. They needed to beat the co-hosts Switzerland to stay [...]
Well, the two teams I thought would finish last in their groups (Russia, Turkey), ended up winning their last 2 games and are in the quarterfinals, while France……finished dead last when I had them in the semi-finals. Today begins the knockout rounds of Euro 2008! And of course my predictions: Portugal vs. Germany Yikes, this [...]
Last Minute Euro 2008 Stuff: SSR’s Predictions
Posted: June 6, 2008 in Euro 2008, Soccer, UncategorizedGroup A 1. Portugal – I think there is too much talent for them not to win this group. Cristiano Ronaldo is at the top of his game (isn’t that right Real Madrid?), Deco heads a strong midfield, and they should have this one locked up. 2. Switzerland – They’re the co-hosts, I think they’ll [...]
Last Minute Euro 2008 Stuff: The Commentators
Posted: June 6, 2008 in ESPN, Euro 2008, Sky Sports, SoccerESPN Derek Rae and Tommy Smyth are confirmed to be the first commentating crew. They do a very good job of “off-tube” commentating from ABC Studios and player recognition, and most importantly, no filler nonsense (which has been ESPN’s biggest problem in every sport they cover). Rae is from Scotland, has a very good tone [...]
The defending World Cup champion Italian side just lost center-half and former FIFA World Player of the Year, Fabio Cannavaro for Euro 2008 after an ankle injury suffered in training. Via Sky Sports: Cannavaro suffered the injury after a training ground collision with team-mate Giorgio Chiellini on Monday. The influential centre-half lay on the turf [...]
Last night of 2007, instead of doing what is probably going to be a lame year in review of footy, I will leave you with my best wishes to all in the new year. I’ll see you next year, and non-stop coverage of Euro 2008. Also, RIP to Motherwell player Phil O’ Donnell, who died [...]
It’s finally here, the quest for Euro 2008 has been set, here are the 16 teams competing in Austria and Switzerland. Group A Switzerland (Co-Hosts) Czech Republic Portugal Turkey Group B Austria (First time competitors, also co-hosts) Poland Germany Croatia Group C Netherlands Romania Italy France Group D Greece (Defending champions) Sweden Spain Russia Tough [...]
England 3 Estonia 0: For the first time since 2004, Wayne Rooney scores in international competition as England romp over Estonia for their 4th consecutive win in Euro 2008 Qualifying. So with this win, England can now have a ticket to Austria/Switzerland with a mid-week win over Russia. Shaun Wright-Phillips opened the scoring in the [...]
