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SOLAR ENERGY POWERS FREE WIFI IN TIME FOR EURO 2008 IN GENEVA 2008-05-20 19:27:43 For some time now, major cities in Switzerland have had wifi spots that give you free access to the Internet. So, on a fine day it’s pretty usual to see people sitting outside on a town bench, their laptops perched on their knees, checking their email and catching up on the latest news.
Yesterday, [...]
SIRL AND PUDIL TO MISS EURO 2008 DUE TO INJURIES 2008-05-20 19:24:24 Radek Sirl and Daniel Pudil will miss next month’s European Championship due to injuries, growing the Czech Republic’s injury list.
Sirl was diagnosed with a strained ligament in his right knee and ruled out after medical check on Monday, less than a week after he won the UEFA Cup with Zenit St. Petersburg, Czech Republic [...]
DIALECT GUIDE TO ASSIST EURO 2008 FANS ON FOOD AND FLIRTING 2008-05-20 19:21:06 A free guide to be distributed around Vienna to soccer fans visiting for Euro 2008 will advise them how to order Austrian cuisine, flirt with local women, and find their way to the stadium in the thick local dialect.
Essential phrases such as "Ham Se an Kaiserschmoan mit Zwetschknroesta?", "Do you have a sliced sugared [...]
EURO 2008 UNVEILS ITS OFFICIAL ANTHEM - ENRIQUE IGLESIAS - CAN YOU HEAR ME 2008-05-20 19:16:26 Spanish singer Enrique Iglesias is set to become the official voice of Euro 2008 with the song Can You Hear Me. It is likely the song will become the anthem of the whole tournament and the singer was described as the ideal person for the job in a statement issued by UEFA from its [...] Read more:ANTHEM
KLAAS JAN HUNTELAAR - MORE GOALS FOR NETHERLANDS 2008-05-20 19:09:41 It is clear that Ruud van Nistelrooy will not have all the Holland responsibility in this EURO 2008. Although the Real Madrid player is living a great moment, he will be very well accompanied in the penalty area. Klaas Jan Huntelaar is the main forward of Ajax. He made 37 goals in [...]
DONADONI - NEW TWO YEARS DEAL 2008-05-20 19:05:51 Italy coach Roberto Donadoni has agreed a new two-year deal with the World Cup holders, but with an escape clause included.
The escape clause has been included for both parties in case Italy endure a disappointing Euro 2008 campaign.
Donadoni’s existing contract was due to expire after this summer’s finals, but the Italian [...]
GREECE - CYPRUS : 2 - 0 2008-05-20 19:04:14 European champions Greece began their build up to the defence of their crown with a 2-0 friendly win over Cyrpus in Patras.
Greek coach Otto Rehhagel handed a debut to teenager Sotiris Ninis and he responded in great fashion with a goal just five minutes in.
The Panathinaikos midfielder took a pass from [...]
MAKELELE CONFIRMS QUIT DATE 2008-05-20 19:02:29 Claude Makelele has confirmed he intends to quit international football after Euro 2008.
The 35-year-old Chelsea midfielder previously announced his retirement from France after the World Cup in 2006.
But coach Raymond Domenech refused to accept his decision and called him up and so Makelele went back on his decision to play in [...]
VAN BRONCKHORST: FRANK RIBERY AND KARIM BENZEMA WILL BE THE STARS OF EURO 2008 2008-05-22 13:34:25 Franck Ribery and Karim Benzema will be the stars of Euro 2008, according to Holland international Giovanni van Bronckhorst.
Holland and France will face each other in Group C, dubbed “the group of the death” and Feyenoord defender Van Bronckhorst reckons the duo are capable of winning games on their own.
“They impress me,” he [...]
EURO FANS CHOOSE SLOGANS FOR EURO 2008 TEAM BUSES 2008-05-22 13:29:29 Supporters of the national sides competing at Euro 2008 have been given a new way of driving their teams on.
Tournament organisers on Thursday presented the designs of the 16 participating team’s buses including some colourful messages of support selected by the fans in an online survey.
The supporters of the host nations seem to differ in [...]
BARNETTA INJURIED! 2008-05-22 13:24:18 The injury jinx affecting Switzerland’s preparations for the European Championship has claimed two more victims.
Tranquillo Barnetta will miss the weekend warmup match against Slovakia and sit out training sessions until Monday after damaging ligaments in his left ankle, the team said Wednesday.
The Bayer Leverkusen winger, who celebrates his 23rd birthday Thursday, has been the [...]
AUSTRIA PLAYS CUBA IN EURO 2008 WARM UP GAME ON EMPTY STADIUM 2008-05-22 13:22:14 Austria will play Cuba on Friday in a European Championship warm-up game in an empty stadium.
No spectators or press will be allowed to watch the match, which will consist of three periods of 35 minutes each.
“I want quietness around the team just before the tournament,” Austria coach Josef Hickersberger said Thursday. “This is no official [...]
GABULOV JOINING DINAMO MOSKVA? 2008-05-22 13:16:58 Goalkeeper Vladimir Gabulov is set to leave FC Amkar Perm for FC Dinamo Moskva following UEFA EURO 2008™ after asking the club to terminate his loan deal.
Contract stipulationThe 24-year-old, who previously played for Dinamo in 2001, is on loan at Amkar from FC Kuban Krasnodar but has asked to be released from that deal [...]
[VIDEO] ENRIQUE IGLESIAS - CAN YOU HEAR ME - EURO 2008 OFFICIAL ANTHEM 2008-05-22 05:58:13 Enrique Iglesias - Can you Hear me lyrics:
I remember that I can still feel you Sometimes I’m blind but I see you You are here but so far away
The times when you wanna.. Im missing you Makes me feel like I’m spinning Sometimes you [...] Read more:ANTHEM
VAN PERSIE: I’LL BE FIT FOR EURO 2008 2008-05-22 05:48:36 Striker Robin van Persie has said that he is confident he will be fit for this summer’s European Championships in Austria and Switzerland.
The Dutch international struggled with a number of injuries this season and only managed to make a handful of end-of-season appearances for the Gunners.
But van Persie has moved to squash any [...]
PODOLSKI TO SORT FUTURE AFTER EURO 2008 2008-05-22 05:43:37 Bayern Munich striker Lukas Podolski has revealed that he won’t be making any decisions regarding his future until after this summer’s European Championships.
It is still unclear whether the 22 year old forward’s future lies at the Allianz Arena or whether he will try his luck elsewhere as he searches for more regular football. [...]
STEVE VON BERGEN OUT OF EURO 2008 2008-05-22 05:37:18 Team doctors have confirmed that defender Steve von Bergen will not play for Switzerland at UEFA EURO 2008™ after breaking a bone in his right hand.
Cracked bone The 24-year-old cracked the fourth metacarpal in his right hand during an open training session in Lugano, and despite initial hopes that he [...]
CAUTION: JOHN TERRY 2008-05-21 17:23:28 Don’t be sad, don’t feel blue, this could happen to anyone.
DANUT COMAN MISSES EURO 2008 2008-05-24 04:25:19 After Ovidiu Petre, Romania misses the second goalkeeper, Danut Coman. He injuried himself in a training session in 23rd of may and he will be replaced in the Romanian National Football Team by Eduard Stancioiu who plays for the Romanian Champions CFR Cluj.
LEO FRANCO SAYS SPAIN WILL WIN EURO 2008 2008-05-24 01:56:32 Atletico Madrid goalkeeper Leo Franco believes Spain will win Euro 2008 in Austria and Switzerland next month.
The Argentina international is convinced that Luis Aragones’ side are clear favourites to win the competition and he believes the coach will guide his men to glory in the final in Vienna on June 29th. [...]
NASRI DOESN’T HURRY TO SIGN FOR ARSENAL 2008-05-24 01:47:22 Samir Nasri’s agent has admitted that the Olympique Marseille star is currently weighing an offer from Arsenal, but insisted that reports of an agreement already having been reached are off the mark.
Marseille-based newspaper La Provence reported last week that Nasri was on the verge of agreeing a ₤12.5 million move to the Emirates, [...]
STRIKERS OPTIONS FOR SWITZERLAND 2008-05-24 01:41:13 Switzerland coach Jakob Kuhn faces a tactical dilemma about his striking options just two weeks before his side kick off UEFA EURO 2008™ against the Czech Republic.
"MAD DOG" POGATETZ UNLEASHED BY AUSTRIA 2008-05-24 01:28:41 There were question marks as to whether Emanuel Pogatetz would be available for Austria’s UEFA EURO 2008™ campaign, but after a tiring season in the English Premier League, the defender says he is raring to go.
Suspension The Middlesbrough FC player was dismissed during Austria’s concluding 2006 FIFA World Cup qualifier [...]
TORSTEN FRINGS DREAMING OF VICTORY IN EURO 2008 2008-05-24 01:14:28 Fit again after a season ravaged by a cruciate ligament injury, Torsten Frings is back in the Germany squad and dreaming of victory in the UEFA EURO 2008™ final in Vienna.
First choice Frings played just eleven Bundesliga games this term, two more in the UEFA Champions League and he [...]
RUSSIA - KAZAKHSTAN 6 - 0 IN FRIENDLY MATCH 2008-05-24 01:09:07 Six different players were on the scoresheet as Russia crushed Kazakhstan 6-0 in Moscow in their first warm-up fixture before UEFA EURO 2008™.
Brushed aside Pavel Pogrebnyak and Vladimir Bystrov struck before half-time, Konstantin Zyrianov added the third midway through the second half, while Diniyar Bilyaletdinov, Dmitri Torbinskiy and Dmitri [...]
GREECE LEAVING HOME! FOR HOW LONG? 2008-05-24 01:02:55 Greece’s UEFA EURO 2008™ squad left Athens for the last time on Friday, with coach Otto Rehhagel reluctant to be drawn on how long they would be away from home.
Portuguese odyssey Four years ago, the unfancied Greeks were expected back on home soil after the group stage, only to [...]
DUTCH WAITING FOR VAN PERSIE 2008-05-23 05:52:43 Marco van Basten says he will not take any risks with Robin van Persie’s fitness ahead of Holland’s opening game of Euro 2008.
Van Persie missed Arsenal’s final two matches of the Premier League season after enduring a campaign ruined by injury.
He is battling to be fit for the upcoming European Championship, but has [...]
ADRIAN MUTU TO BE EURO 2008 SURPRISE WITH ROMANIA? 2008-05-23 05:50:44 Adrian Mutu’s career looked over when he was sacked by Chelsea for cocaine use and then banned from the game for seven months in November 2004.
Yet as Euro 2008 approaches, Mutu is the heartbeat of a Romania side that promises to be one of the major surprise packages of the tournament.
They face [...] Read more:ROMANIA
CHELSEA’S INTEREST ON EURO 2008 2008-05-25 06:33:19 Although their England contingent will be absent from Euro 2008, Chelsea will still be well represented at this summer’s tournament and a number of Blues’ stars will be looking to go one better after their recent near misses at club level.
Petr Cech is a certain starter for the Czech Republic while Michael Ballack is the [...]
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