Latest WCB Entries
May 6th, 2008 | By:
Daryl |
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While other Euro 2008 managers are waiting on decisions for new contracts, are putting absolutely no effort into fronting a rock band, and are healthy sensible non-smokers, Slaven Bilić is taking an alternative approach. The Croatian boss signed a two-year contract extension recently, is famously recording a Euro 2008 fan anthem ... [read]
May 6th, 2008 | By:
Laurie |
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During the African Cup of Nations back in February, one of the big stories was the lack of accommodations for the teams. The Black Stars from Ghana, the host nation, found themselves out on the street when their hotel realized they could make more money by renting their rooms out to other customers. ... [read]
May 6th, 2008 | By:
Chris |
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There's a report from a Thai site today which stated the country is looking towards a boom in the LCD market in the lead up to the tournament final on June 29th. A boom which is expected to double the market, actually. Very surprising, considering:
This is despite high inflation and a rising cost of ... [read]
May 5th, 2008 | By:
Chris |
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Name: Klaas-Jan Huntelaar
Team: Netherlands
Group: C; Italy, France, Romania.
Caps (Goals): 11 (6) - as of May 5, 2008
DOB: August 12, 1983 (24 years old)
Position: Striker
Club Team: Ajax
It remains to be seen how much of an impact KJH will have during the summer, but there's no doubt he'll be one of the most intriguing and ... [read]
May 5th, 2008 | By:
Laurie |
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Are you a British fan of EastEnders?
Too bad for you. On June 12, your show will be jettisoned for Austria v Poland.
Despite the fact that the England team won't be making the journey to SwissAustria, viewers in the UK will have access to the games. And these games will be ... [read]
May 5th, 2008 | By:
Daryl |
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Great news for Poland: they just gained a whole new nation of fans. The Tartan Army - the famous Scotland supporters club - will officially be supporting Poland at Euro 2008 this summer, and the rest of the country looks set to follow.
With two victories over France in qualifying, the ... [read]
May 5th, 2008 | By:
Chris |
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If it weren't for this goal, Italy would have gone through in Portugal in 2004 - though they certainly had many other opportunities to get the job done. The story goes: Italy had the lead through an Antionio Cassano "header" which grazed the longest of his hairs, when in the 85th this clusterfuck happened. Enter the highest of high world ... [read]
May 3rd, 2008 | By:
Chris |
14 CommentsWe figured it might be a nice little idea to run a poll each week heading towards the Euros to see what the impact of squad selection, injuries and overall pandemonium might affect the thoughts of the impending tournament. It may stay the same, but what happens if Thierry Henry's back finally locks up forever or Jens Lehmann goes batshit ... [read]
May 3rd, 2008 | By:
Laurie |
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Name: Karim Benzema
Team: France
Group: C; Italy, Netherlands, Romania
Caps (Goals): 9 (3) - as of May 2, 2008
DOB: December 19, 1987 (20 years old)
Position: Striker (the top Ligue 1 scorer for the 07-08 season)
Club Team: Olympique Lyonnais (Lyon)
One indicator of French striker Karim Benzema's worldwide appeal and growing international popularity? He's only twenty ... [read]
May 2nd, 2008 | By:
Daryl |
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Euro 2008 is a little over five weeks from kick off and we have most of our 16 team blogs filled by excellent writers. But we still have a Czech Republic shaped vacancy to fill.
If you're a fan of the Czech team, and would like to write about the team ... [read]
Latest Country News
May 9th, 2008 | By:
Greg
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2 CommentsI know Rui Costa took a bit of a hit with this week's WAG Wednesday, but I'm sure he's over it by now. Since he's playing in his final match of professional football this Sunday at home against Vitória Setúbal, I thought it would be nice to take this
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May 9th, 2008 | By:
Daryl
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0 CommentsYou'd think the FA, the people who hired Steve McClaren, would be in no position to make demands about performance. But they've told Fabio Capello that he has to reach at least the semi-finals of World Cup 2010 or Euro 2012, ore he can look for another job.
Given that England are, as Laurie pointed out on The Offside, a quarterfinal team by tradition, and given that we didn't even make it to Euro 2008, I'm thinking the FA need a healthy dose of realism.
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May 9th, 2008 | By:
jeff
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0 CommentsWe all know what happened in 2002 when France had a team full of attackers coming into the World Cup in blazing form. They had burned too brightly, and they had burned out. Zizou limped out of training injured, and the side imploded, unceremoniously.
Henry, a red-card villain of
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May 8th, 2008 | By:
Mario
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3 CommentsSome interesting data I've borrowed from Transfermarkt.de :
According to their data, we are apparently the 10th most expensive team in Europe today, with a summed up value of 127.000.000 €. Now compare that with data on our Group B rivals and you get the following:
Germany (20 players) - 205.500.000 €
Croatia (24 players) - 127.000.000 €
Poland (32 players) - 75.700.000 €
Austria (31 players) - 52.275.000 €
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May 8th, 2008 | By:
Andrea
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0 CommentsSo what does a Dutch kid, Arsene Wenger, and Arsenal have to due with Mexico. Well the Dutch kid meets Rafael Marquez, Arsene Wenger likes Carlos Vela and Vela's owned by Arsenal. It all relates. Nike: the Next Level extended cut.
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May 8th, 2008 | By:
Tamim
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0 Commentsyou all know that egypt as well as all African teams are getting ready for the qualifiers of world cup 2010 to be held in south Africa. so i thought it would be interesting if we look back at our old diaries concerning the world cup; there isn't much to mention as the 6 times African champions have a very humble history with the world cup in one of Egyptian football dilemmas but i will try to focus on the 2 major participations in the big competition.
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May 8th, 2008 | By:
Rami
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0 CommentsDisconcerting news out of Germany today as Karim Haggui made a call to mosaique FM saying that he just underwent what he termed a minor surgery on his abdomen. Apparently the injury itself was never serious but it kept coming and going and anyone who ever played a sport semi
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May 8th, 2008 | By:
Ian Rose
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0 CommentsOn May 30th, when Scotland travels to Prague for our first away match under George Burley, there will be some new faces on the squad, thanks to a few injuries to some of our aging stars. Burley's list of 23 includes five uncapped players, and 16 under the age
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May 8th, 2008 | By:
Jan
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Amid the disappointment and disillusionment that Swiss starplayers had to cope with after a promising transfer market one player seems to stand out of the crowd of anonimity.
Gokhan Masera Inler, this being his not-very-Swiss name, was born on June the 27th, 1984, in Olten, Solothurn, Switzerland by Turkish parents.
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May 8th, 2008 | By:
Ian Rose
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0 CommentsThe Romanian Liga is over, and for the first time ever, CFR Cluj is champion of Romania. But as is often the case in Romania, things are not so simple. Corruption and bribing charges have now officially been filed by DNA, the national anti-corruption department. As a
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Name: Adrian Mutu
