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Favorites of Euro 2008 Lining Up For Quarter Finals

How is the Euro 2008 action so far? If you are like me, I am delighted but between watching matches and juggling my busy schedule, I am sorry I didn’t really have the time to write my match analysis.
Anway, six days have flashed by and the first round of matches ended without much surprises. The […]

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Euro 2008: Spain 4 – 1 Russia

The following was guest blogged by Chris Rivers from Betting Fair.  
Have we seen the winners of Euro 2008 play? I would say no despite the brilliant performance from Spain last night. The Spanish have matched the start they made in the World Cup two years when they put four past the Ukraine and just […]

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Euro 2008: Portugal 2-0 Turkey

Portugal affirmed their status as the hot favorite for Euro 2008 by sweeping past Turkey with a comfortable 2-0 victory in Geneva. Four years ago, they came in as runners-up to Greece in their own country but this time, they are more than ready to erase their underdog tag and claim their ascendancy to European […]

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Capello To Ponder On Team Selection After USA Friendly Win

While the rest of Europe prepare in earnest for the upcoming European Championships, the English are wondering what activities to indulge themselves as they licked their wounded pride. England failed to qualify so it is hard to foresee a nation gripped by football fever.
Amid this depression, nobody paid much attention to to Fabio Capello’s friendly […]

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Wherehence for Cristiano Ronaldo?

There is no smoke without a fire. Amid the celebrations of Manchester United’s third Champions League success, rumors of Cristiano Ronaldo’s departure for the sunny climate of Madrid intensified. Could this be the fanatical English media at work, fanning the flames just to keep our interest, especially now that football season has ended, or there […]

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Can Manchester United Retain Their Superiority?

Last Saturday, Manchester United pipped Chelsea to clinch their 17th Premier League title with a 2-0 victory at Wigan. Chelsea let themselves down in a 1-1 draw with Bolton, adding more cheer for the Red Devils as they are seen as legitimate winners, in the sense that goal difference was not the decisive factor.
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Will Wenger Loosen Up After Flamini’s Departure?

Mathieu Flaimini’s decision to seek greener pastures at AC Milan has caused a massive upheaval for the Gunners. Despite forging a formidable midfield partnership with Cesc Fabregas, Flamini chose to forsake his blossoming career by cashing in on his status as a free agent.
Is he right to do so? I will say yes, considering how […]

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Is Eriksson Good Enough For Another Season?

While Manchester United celebrated their progress in the Champions League finals and have one hand on the Premier League title, their derby rival Manchester City are following in Liverpool’s footsteps by snatching headlines on internal conflicts. Rumors of the imminent departure of manager, Sven-Goran Eriksson, gain traction by the day.
Ever since owner Thaksin Shinawatra indicated […]

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