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Get Ready For Thrills and Spills of Euro 08 Knock-out Stage

June 17, 2008 – 6:51 pm

Knockout stage of Euro 08 campaign has yet to arrive but the footballing actions we have seen are exhilarating enough. In Group A, Portugal are safely through despite a 2-0 loss to Switzerland. Scolari had to apologize for destroying a winning momentum when he rested key players and fielded reserves who either developed cold feet [...]

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Favorites of Euro 2008 Lining Up For Quarter Finals

June 12, 2008 – 10:34 am

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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England Clash With Croatia Again in World Cup

November 27, 2007 – 11:52 pm

And then there were two… The ink has barely dried from the discussions of England’s European Championships debacle, courtesy of Croatia who cruelly drove the final stake into the coffin, and fate has brought them together again.Last Sunday, the results from the preliminary 2010 World Cup draw revealed that both teams are now in Group [...]

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England’s Loss to Croatia - Afterthoughts

November 23, 2007 – 11:21 pm

Before England’s downfall to Croatia, the thought of McClaren sneaking off to the toilet crossed my mind. It certainly works for the Israelis. Wouldn’t it be great if we can replay the entire scene, with the game tied at 2-2, and McClaren excused himself to visit the gents, it may be an inspired England who [...]

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Botched Experiment For McClaren

November 18, 2007 – 1:38 am

I had meant to tone down the criticism of Steve McClaren after Croatia coach, Steve Bilic, had his two cents about the difficulties in managing a national team. He said: “As a club manager you need a couple of years to make or build a team. In a national team you need three or four [...]

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