The drama at tournaments like Euro 2008 is often described as “heart-stopping,” but in Austria they’re taking that very literally. Due to the risk of fans having heart attacks while supporting their team this summer the Viennese Union of Hospitals has banned all doctors in the Austrian capital from taking any holiday while the tournament [...]

Turns out we don’t even need to stage Euro 2008, because the Czech Republic are going to win. And they’re going to beat Italy in the final. On penalties. That’s according to Swiss bank UBS anyway. A team of their best mathematical boffins used statistical data like past performance, home advantage and FIFA world rankings [...]

Euro 2008 is getting closer and World Cup Blog is going to cover everything that happens this summer in a big big way. And there’s still room for you to join the team.
We need blog captains for the following Euro 2008 teams: Portugal, Greece, Turkey, Croatia, Russia and Romania. If you’re a fan of one [...]

The now long-running saga of Spain possibly being booted out of Euro 2008 got even more complicated yesterday. FIFA are still upset with the Spanish government forcing the Spanish Football Federation to hold elections early, and are still threatening to suspend the Spanish national team from all international competitions if they have to. Including Euro [...]

You know an international tournament is approaching when people start worrying about their sex lives. And you know it for sure when that information is revealed in survey form. And here’s the proof: 30% of Austrians surveyed by Vienna University expect to be have less sex than usual during the three weeks of Euro 2008. [...]

This is Austrian defender Martin Hiden. OK, so it’s not a very flattering picture, but the Austrian defender deserves some credit. Hiden is apparently the world’s first carbon neutral footballer after agreeing to compensate for all his carbon emissions with investments in Austrian projects to tackle global warming. He’s 35 years old, nearly 36, but [...]

I’m not sure exactly when video games started having trailers, but apparently they do. The above is a preview of EA Sports’ Euro 2008 game. I’m not saying you should buy it (though I’m not saying you shouldn’t either) but I am saying that this has got me all excited for the real thing this [...]

At first I was hugely skeptical. I mean, the Euros are a pretty big deal. Not only that but they’re, you know, European. (Feel free to send that brilliant revelation right there to the awards committees.) However, the more time passed, the more I realized this is an absolute stroke of genius move from the [...]

Things are looking up a little for everyone involved in the Eduardo incident. Eduardo himself is out of hospital and expected to make a full recovery. Even Martin Taylor has turned the tide of public opinion.
And now the Croatian FA are suggesting that Eduardo could join the team at Euro 2008 this summer. He won’t [...]

After a valiant but failed attempt at Euro 2008 qualification, Northern Ireland’s hopes of making the tournament are still alive (just about,) thanks to FIFA’s ongoing dissatisfaction with Spain. Basically the Spanish government is trying to force the Spanish Football Federation to hold early elections, so FIFA is threatening to ban Spain from international competition [...]