Fresh off of its 13-0 defeat to Germany and 7-0 drubbing by the Czech Republic, San Marino is all fired up and ready to lose to Ireland in Euro 2008 qualifying Wednesday. San Marino head coach Giampaolo Mazza is entirely realistic above his team’s chances.
“I’ve also a young team from a very small nation. [...]

I realize that Portugal’s Euro 2008 qualifying opponent tomorrow, Kazakhstan, might not have the best attack in the world, but my beloved Snow Leopards might just score a goal or two if Portugal decides to play this guy in yellow on the backline.

The international teams take center stage this week with teams competing in Euro 2008 and Asian Cup qualifying, as well as a slew of international friendlies. The one that everyone will be watching (or just me), is Kazkhstan taking on mighty Portugal. I’m predicting 27-0 for the Snow Leopards. There are also [...]

At one time I thought that Guus Hiddink might be the perfect candidate to guide Russia through Euro 2008 qualifications. The guy has worked miracles everywhere he has managed and Russia could use a bit of a miracle or two considering their form the past few years.
But then I came across this story talking [...]

It wasn’t long ago when I was wondering how Luis Aragones has remained the coach of Spain. Well, apparently his bosses have more confidence that he is the right man for the job than I do. Aragones has signed a contract extension to guide Spain through Euro 2008.
Aragones did lead Spain to a [...]

Early reactions from the Blogosphere about England’s 2-0 loss to Croatia in Euro 2008 qualifying :
* Can England Sink Any Lower? (Goonerboy)
* Video: Croatia 2-0 England Lowlights (Soccer-Weblog)
* Has McClaren Lost the Plot (We are England)
* So Much for the 3-5-2 (Soccerword)
* Don’t Blame the Bobble (Chelsea FC Blog)

Hey kids, it has been three months since the World Cup ended. Doesn’t time fly? Only 43 more months to go before we are back at it again in South Africa. In the meantime, there is plenty of action to keep us all amused like the Euro 2008 qualifying matches and international [...]

Far be it from me to advocate that anyone ever get fired, but I find it almost incredible that Luis Aragones is still running the show for Spain. After leading his team to an early crap out in the World Cup, Aragones received the backing of his football federation. He is still being [...]

I’ve taken my shots at Cristiano Ronaldo on this very ole’ blog before so it is only honorable and noble to point out that he had an absolutely monster of a game this past weekend against Azerbaijan. Luis over on the Portugal blog has a breakdown of the match and the video highlights of [...]

I’ll admit that I did not predict Scotland’s win over France on Saturday in Euro 2008 qualifying, but little did I know ahead of time that Scotland had a twelfth man: its ball boys.
The kids roaming the sidelines are the subject of France coach Raymond Domenech’s scorn. He was less than happy with the [...]