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NEDVED WILL NOT PLAY AT EURO 2008 - THE CZECH REPUBLIC TEAM 2008-05-14 13:51:44 The Czech Republic have named a provisional 23-man finals squad without Pavel Nedvěd after the midfielder chose not to return to international football for UEFA EURO 2008™.
Absence confirmed The Juventus midfielder announced his retirement from international football in the wake of the 2006 FIFA World Cup, but had been [...]
GOKHAN GONUL INJURIED - WILL HE MISS EURO 2008? 2008-05-14 13:48:31 Turkey have been hit by the news that defensive duo Servet Çetin and Gökhan Gönül will be out for the next three weeks through injury, putting their appearance at UEFA EURO 2008™ in doubt.
Scan results Galatasaray AS centre-back Servet picked up a groin injury five minutes from the end [...]
PORTUGAL IS READY FOR EURO - THE TEAM 2008-05-14 13:46:25 There was no place for Maniche in Luiz Felipe Scolari’s final 23-man squad for UEFA EURO 2008™, although the FC Internazionale Milano midfielder’s brother Jorge Ribeiro is included after an excellent season in the Boavista FC defence.
Shone in 2004 Maniche was one of the stars of the previous EURO [...]
SWITZERLAND’S SQUAD FOR EUROS 2008-05-14 13:36:56 Patrick Müller and Philipp Degen will be given a chance to prove their fitness after being named in a provisional 26-man Switzerland squad for UEFA EURO 2008™.
Injured stars Olympique Lyonnais defender Müller, 31, tore cruciate ligaments in December but recently returned to action for his club, playing 65 minutes [...]
SANTI CAZORLA: "SPAIN CALL WOULD BE A DREAM" 2008-05-16 12:48:44 Santi Cazorla would relish the chance to represent Spain at this summer’s European Championships amid talk of a shock call-up for the Villarreal midfielder.
Reports in the Spanish media on Thursday suggested the 23-year-old was in line for a possible place in Luis Aragones’ 23-man Euro 2008 squad, which is now being named on [...]
RAUL IS NOT EXPECTING A PLACE IN SPAIN’S SQUAD FOR EUROS 2008-05-16 12:44:23 Real Madrid captain Raul has hinted that he does not expect to feature on Spain’s list of 23 players heading to Euro 2008 this summer.
Raul has not figured in the plans of Spain coach Luis Aragones since a 3-2 loss to Northern Ireland in September 2006, during the qualifying campaign for the Austria [...]
GIUSEPPE ROSSI TO BE THE ITALIAN SURPRISE FOR EURO 2008? 2008-05-16 12:39:18 Giuseppe Rossi has been left out of the Italy Under-21 squad for the Toulon tournament next week, sparking rumours that he will be selected by Roberto Donadoni for Euro 2008.
The Toulon Tournament takes place in Southern France from May 20-29, and will serve as a warm-up for the Azzurrini prior to their participation [...]
HILDEBRAND DROPPED FROM GERMANY’S EURO 2008 SQUAD 2008-05-16 12:28:47 Germany coach Joachim Loew dropped Valencia goalkeeper Timo Hildebrand from his provisional squad for the European Championship and called up rookie midfielder Marko Marin, who played in the second division this season.
Hildebrand had been the team’s No. 2 behind Arsenal’s Jens Lehmann, but he was replaced by rookie 23-year-old Rene Adler of Bayer [...]
EURO 2008 EXCEL SHEET 2008-05-16 05:38:05 1. Euro 2008 Schedule Excel, Enjoy the wonderful competition with this excel, which support you to interact with this championship, all what you should do just enter the results of matches and go. You can adjust the times depend on your city, you can set timer for next match, you [...]
WHICH PLAYERS WILL BE MISSED AT EURO 2008? 2008-05-16 04:49:49 Clarence Seedorf? Raul Gonzales? Mark van Bommel? Ogararu? England’s team? Kahn?
Which player is missed by you this Euro?
SCOLARI: "RONALDO IS THE BEST PLAYER IN THE WORLD" 2008-05-16 04:19:04 Debate on whether the polarizing Manchester United megastar really is the best on the planet never fails to rouse the emotions, but for the coach of Portugal there is no debate. "According to me, Ronaldo is the best player in the world," boomed Scolari. "And I hope that he will [...]
KRKIC WILL NOT PLAY AT EURO 2008 2008-05-16 04:11:57 Bojan Krkic has ruled himself out of going to the European Championships this summer for personal reasons after talking to Spain coach Luis Aragonés, a report states.
The 17-year-old striker was widely tipped to be named in la Selección for the tournament in Austria and Switzerland, but has now asked not to be considered. [...]
CROATIA - READY TO BE THE EURO 2008 SURPRISE 2008-05-16 03:51:48 Eliminated in the first round of World Cup 2006, Croatia has turned its football fortunes around going into the European Championships thanks to a new wave of players.
Some of them - like Eduardo da Silva, Mladen Petric and Ivan Rakitic -have been successfully drafted into the national squad after having been coached by senior [...]
SPAIN WILL ANNOUNCE ON SATURDAY THE TEAM FOR EUROS 2008-05-16 03:46:38 Spain have delayed the announcement of their squad for Euro 2008 following the news of the death of team doctor Genaro Borras.
The Spanish Football Federation said the squad would be named on Saturday instead of Friday to allow national team coach Luis Aragones to attend the funeral in Vigo.
Borras, 62, who had been team doctor [...]
RAUL OUT! SERGIO GARCIA IN! SPAIN’S SQUAD FOR EURO 2008 2008-05-17 22:52:57 Luis Aragonés final 23-man squad for Euro 2008 has thrown up a few surprises, but Raúl’s exclusion, as expected, has gone ahead…
As expected, Raúl will miss out on Euro 2008 after being left out of the final squad, but his replacement is neither Raúl Tamudo nor Luís García of Espanyol. Rather, it is Sergio [...]
SWISS SAYS THAT THERE IS NO SIGN FOR AL QAEDA PLANS ON EURO 2008 2008-05-17 06:46:10 Switzerland said on Thursday it had no evidence of al Qaeda plans to attack next month’s Euro 2008 football tournament, despite reported militant threats on the Internet.
La Liberte newspaper quoted Swiss security sources as saying they were taking seriously anonymous messages on Islamist Web forums before the June 7-29 event in Switzerland and Austria, one [...]
400 COBRA MEMBERS WILL GUARD AUSTRIA DURING EURO 2008 2008-05-17 06:43:15 About 400 members of the Austrian premier counter-terrorism unit "Cobra" would station during the European Football Championship to provide emergency assistance, said the Cobra Commander Bernhard Treibenreif at a press conference in Vienna Neustadt on Friday.
According to the plan of the Cobra, a daily total of about 10 to 15 protection missions [...]
AUSTRIA HOPES FANS WILL COME BACK FOR MORE 2008-05-17 06:41:26 VIENNA, Austria: Have fun and hurry back!
The Austrian cities hosting European Championship games are hoping soccer fans will have such a great time next month they’ll soon be back for more.
It’s part of the Alpine republic’s strategy to secure long-term economic benefits from Euro 2008, co-hosted by Austria and Switzerland, and runs for three [...]
GERMANY’S SQUAD FOR EURO 2008-05-17 03:00:50 Marko Marin, Oliver Neuville and Patrick Helmes have been named in Germany’s provisional UEFA EURO 2008™ squad despite playing second division football in 2007/08.
Second division Marin and Neuville represented VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach in the 2. Bundesliga this season, while Helmes played for 1. FC Köln, but all three did enough [...]
SCOLARI ANNOUNCES PORTUGAL’S SQUAD FOR EURO 2008 2008-05-16 19:07:03 Portugal head coach Luiz Felipe Scolari has announced his 23-man squad for the EURO 2008 Finals in Austria/Switzerland, kicking-off on June 7, 2008.
There are three players from the English Premier League to feature in Scolari’s final 23-man Portugal squad. Manchester United star winger Cristiano Ronaldo and Chelsea’s Ricardo Carvalho and Paulo Ferreira.
One big name [...]
SPAIN DOESN’T NEED BOJAN, GREECE IS BETTING ON NINIS 2008-05-16 19:04:00 Panathinaikos youngster has finally got the call from Greece Coach National Team coach, Otto Rehagel. The Greek coach announced today which players were included in Greece’s roster for their friendly with Cyprus on Monday (May 19th). It came as a bit of a surprise, a pleasant one at that, for many Greek fans and [...]
DENISOV REFUSES EURO 2008! 2008-05-19 06:33:32 Russia’s coach Guus Hiddink said Monday that Zenit St Petersburg midfielder Igor Denisov had rejected his ivitation to join his squad in their preparations for the European championship’s finals.
"I invited Denisov to join our team in our preparations for the Euro-2008 finals but he has refused," Hiddink said.
"It’s his decision and we have [...]
ESPN RELEASES EURO 2008 SCHEDULE 2008-05-19 00:51:40 There’s no word yet on announcers for the games, but I figured I’d pass along the schedule for you Soccer lovers out there. Here are the games (all times EST)….
Round Robin Phase: Saturday 6/07 11:50 a.m.- Switzerland vs. Czech Republic A (ESPN Classic, ESPN Deportes) [...]
KAREL BRUCKNER: DON’T UNDERESTIMATE THE CZECH REPUBLIC AT EURO 2008 2008-05-18 23:55:31 Don’t underestimate the Czech Republic at next month’s European Championship.
At least that’s the message coach Karel Bruckner is trying to get across - despite the team’s successful past.
As Czechoslovakia, the country became European champion in 1976. Twenty years later, and playing as an independent nation, the Czech Republic stunned Italy, Portugal and France on [...]
FRANCE’S SQUAD AT EURO 2008. NO TREZEGUET! GOMIS YES! 2008-05-18 23:51:47 France coach Raymond Domenech has named a provisional 30-man squad for UEFA EURO 2008™ but Juventus striker David Trezeguet is not among the players listed.
Trophy chasers Seven players from the selection will be trimmed ahead of the 28 May deadline for the final squad announcement but Domenech opted for [...]
MLADEN PETRIC FOR CROATIA 2008-05-18 23:48:49 UEFA EURO 2008™ hopefuls Croatia have received encouraging news concerning the fitness of Mladen Petrić, with medical staff clearing the BV Borussia Dortmund striker to train.
Green light A back injury forced Petrić to miss the last few matches of the Bundesliga campaign, but coach Slaven Bilić expects the 27-year-old [...]
WOJCIECH SZCZESNY JOINS POLAND IN PRE-EURO TRAINING CAMP 2008-05-20 19:40:55 Coach Leo Beenhakker has called young Arsenal goalkeeper Wojciech Szczesny to Poland’s pre-Euro 2008 training camp in Germany.
The 18-year-old has joined Lukasz Fabianski, also of Arsenal, for the camp in Donaueschingen in the absence of Tomasz Kuszczak and Artur Boruc.
Beenhakker’s first choice pair are still on club duty with Manchester United and Celtic [...]