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RUSSIA 2 - 1 SERBIA IN EURO 2008 WARMUP GAME 2008-05-29 05:27:08 Russia have beaten Serbia 2-1 in their warm-up game for the upcoming Euro-2008 championships. The match was played in Germany, where the Russian squad is preparing for the tournament.
After 11 minutes, Pavel Pogrebnyak took a long-range free kick - and the result was pretty spectacular, the ball flying in off the post. Even the [...]
POGREBNYAK INJURY SCARE FOR RUSSIA AHEAD OF EURO 2008 2008-05-29 05:22:38 Russia defeated Serbia 2-1 in a friendly international Wednesday but lost striker Pavel Pogrebnyak to a knee injury.
Russia’s Dutch coach Guus Hiddink said he feared the Zenit St Petersburg forward had suffered a torn ligament which would put him out of the European Championships starting on June 7.
“We are really concerned,” Hiddink said, adding that [...]
NATASHA MARSH IS GOING TO BE QUEEN OF EURO 2008 2008-05-29 05:19:38 Soprano Natasha Marsh tells Adam Sweeting how her tonsil-twisting aria will match the drama of the football
All manner of horrors lurk behind the phrase “football songs”, with echoes of the England squad’s 1970 atrocity Back Home or Fat Les’s oafish Vindaloo from 1998.
Happily, next month’s England-free Euro 2008 championship should prove more uplifting, [...]
PAYING THE PRICE FOR EURO 2008 SOCCER ACTION 2008-05-29 05:18:07 FOR a few reasons, Euro 2008 is going to be a bit different to the previous versions of soccer’s second-biggest four-yearly event (think of it as being what the World Cup would have been if Vasco da Gama, Columbus and Captain Cook had failed to find their sea legs).
This used to be one of the [...]
KIA MOTORS ENSURING SMOOTH TRANSPORTATION WITH FLEET FOR EURO 2008 2008-05-29 05:10:41 Kia Motors Corporation announced today that it will deliver 265 passenger cars and provide 463 bus days to ensure efficient and smooth transportation during UEFA EURO 2008™ in Austria and Switzerland, as a UEFA EUROTOP Partner and official automobile of UEFA EURO 2008™ (in conjunction with its sister company Hyundai Motor). Kia is supplying official [...]
DOMENECH TRUSTS WHAT HE TRIED AND TESTED 2008-05-29 05:08:30
“You always improve with age,” claimed Raymond Domenech, who, four years into his reign as France coach, hopes to take Les Bleus one step further this summer than they managed at the 2006 FIFA World Cup. “Experience is helpful, but one competition is never the same as the next. I won’t know if this [...]
TURKEY FINAL SQUAD FOR EURO 2008 2008-05-28 18:03:57 Turkey Final Team for Euro 2008:1 Rüştü Reçber 2 Servet Çetin 3 Hakan Balta 4 Gökhan Zan 5 Emre Belözoğlu 6 Mehmet Topal7 Mehmet Aurélio 8 Nihat Kahveci 9 Semih Şentürk 10 Gökdeniz Karadeniz 11 Tümer Metin 12 Tolga Zengin13 Emre Güngör14 Arda Turan 15 Emre Aşık 16 Uğur Boral17 Tuncay Şanlı 18 Kazım Kazım19 [...]
SWITZERLAND FINAL SQUAD FOR EURO 2008 2008-05-28 17:59:49 Switzerland Final Team for Euro 2008:1 Diego Benaglio 2 Johan Djourou 3 Ludovic Magnin 4 Philippe Senderos 5 Stephan Lichtsteiner 6 Benjamin Huggel 7 Ricardo Cabanas8 Gökhan Inler 9 Alexander Frei 10 Hakan Yakin 11 Marco Streller 12 Eren Derdiyok 13 Stéphane Grichting 14 Daniel Gygax 15 Gelson Fernandes 16 Tranquillo Barnetta 17 Christoph Spycher [...]
SWEDEN FINAL SQUAD FOR EURO 2008 2008-05-28 17:57:16 Sweden Final Team for Euro 2008:1 Andreas Isaksson 2 Mikael Nilsson 3 Olof Mellberg 4 Petter Hansson 5 Fredrik Stoor6 Tobias Linderoth 7 Niclas Alexandersson 8 Anders Svensson 9 Fredrik Ljungberg 10 Zlatan Ibrahimović 11 Johan Elmander 12 Rami Shaaban 13 Johan Wiland14 Daniel Majstorovic 15 Andreas Granqvist 16 Kim Källström 17 Henrik Larsson18 Sebastian [...]
ITALY 3 - 1 BELGIUM IN EURO 2008 WARMUP GAME 2008-05-30 19:01:42 Italy 3-1 BelgiumAntonio Di Natale scored two goals in the first half and Mauro Camoranesi added another in the second as Italy defeated Belgium n Florence in their last friendly game ahead of UEFA EURO 2008™.
Comfortable winDi Natale opened the scoring before the ten-minute mark and made it two just before the break. He was [...]
AUSTRIA 5 - 1 MALTA IN EURO 2008 WARMUP GAME 2008-05-30 18:59:34 Austria 5-1 MaltaUEFA EURO 2008™ co-hosts Austria gave their confidence a major boost as they secured their first win since November in their last pre-finals friendly.
Wait overAustria coach Josef Hickersberger made five changes to the side that faced Nigeria on Tuesday, with Alex Manninger between the goalposts and Ronald Gercaliu, Christoph Leitgeb, Ümit Korkmaz [...]
SWITZERLAND 3 - 0 LIECHTENSTEIN IN EURO 2008 WARMUP GAME 2008-05-30 18:55:20 Switzerland 3-0 LiechtensteinUEFA EURO 2008™ co-hosts Switzerland came through their last pre-tournament warm-up against neighbours Liechtenstein in comfortable style on a night when Alexander Frei became his country’s all-time leading scorer.
Frei recordFrei was one behind Kubilay Türkyilmaz’s record tally of 34 goals at kick-off but within 31 minutes had not only equalled it but
RENE ADLER PROFILE - GERMANY PLAYERS AT EURO 2008 2008-05-30 18:44:00 René Adler (born January 15, 1985 in Leipzig) is a German goalkeeper. His first club was VfB Leipzig, but in 2000 he moved to Bayer 04 Leverkusen.
Adler has been a club captain at all levels of competition and at the German Under-19 championships he was one of the star players of the tournament, attracting [...]
KEVIN KURANYI PROFILE - GERMANY PLAYERS AT EURO 2008 2008-05-30 18:41:45 Kevin Dennis Kurányi (born March 2, 1982 in Rio de Janeiro) is a German football (soccer) player, who currently plays for the German Bundesliga team Schalke 04, as a tall striker with top aerial ability and finishing skills.
He was born to a German-Hungarian father and a Panamanian mother, and eventually opted to play for the [...]
CHRISTOPH METZELDER PROFILE - GERMANY PLAYERS AT EURO 2008 2008-05-30 18:39:13 Christoph Metzelder (born November 5, 1980 in Haltern, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany) is a football defender for Real Madrid. Metzelder is also a part of the German national team, with whom he has amassed a total of 39 caps.
In the summer of 2000, Metzelder signed for Borussia, and he was an instant success. He not [...]
LUKAS PODOLSKI PROFILE - GERMANY PLAYERS AT EURO 2008 2008-05-30 18:36:37 Lukas Podolski (German, pronounced [ˈlukas poˈdolski]) (born as Łukasz Podolski on June 4, 1985 in Gliwice, Upper Silesia, Poland) nicknamed (Prinz) Poldi, is a German footballer who plays as a striker for Bayern Munich and is a member of the German national football team.
Early career
Podolski was born to Christina and Waldemar Podolski, former Polish football [...]
DAVID ODONKOR PROFILE - GERMANY PLAYERS AT EURO 2008 2008-05-30 18:34:10 David Odonkor (born February 21, 1984 in Bünde, Germany), born to a German mother and Ghanaian father, is a young German international footballer playing for La Liga side Real Betis. He most often plays as a side midfielder or winger, usually on the right side of the pitch. He is also capable of playing as [...]
TIM BOROWSKI PROFILE - GERMANY PLAYERS AT EURO 2008 2008-05-30 18:32:09 Tim Borowski (born May 2, 1980 in Neubrandenburg, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany), is a German football midfielder with FC Bayern Munich of the German Bundesliga and Germany. He is a central midfielder, adept at tackling and attacking although best known for his passing and vision.
Personal life
He has a higher commercial school qualification. He married Lena Mühlbacher [...]
PER MERTESACKER PROFILE - GERMANY PLAYERS AT EURO 2008 2008-05-30 18:29:14 Per Mertesacker (born September 29, 1984 in Hannover, Niedersachsen, Germany) is a professional footballer who plays as a defender for Werder Bremen and Germany.
Personal career
Mertesacker, a native of Hannover, became a youth player at Hannover 96 and eventually made his first-team debut for this club. Mertesacker had an unlucky start for his home club, [...]
HELDER POSTIGA PROFILE - PORTUGAL PLAYERS AT EURO 2008 2008-06-01 06:03:57 Hélder Manuel Marques Postiga, (born August 2, 1982 in Vila do Conde), is a Portuguese football player who plays as a striker for Panathinaikos FC.
Postiga started his career at Varzim SC in Póvoa de Varzim (north of Porto). He later joined the FC Porto youth teams and continued to progress until he got to the [...]
RUI PATRICIO PROFILE - PORTUGAL PLAYERS AT EURO 2008 2008-06-01 06:01:55 Rui Pedro dos Santos Patrício born February 15, 1988 in Marrazes is a Portuguese football goalkeeper who plays for Sporting Clube de Portugal.
Club career
Patrício played as a striker at a young age. Reportedly, a Sporting Lisbon scout was in the area and saw the youngster play in goal; the scout was very impressed and [...]
NUNO GOMES PROFILE - PORTUGAL PLAYERS AT EURO 2008 2008-06-01 06:00:14 Nuno Miguel Soares Pereira Ribeiro, born on 5th July ,1976 in Amarante. He is a striker who plays for the Portugal national football team and currently plays for S.L. Benfica. He was given the nickname Gomes during childhood, after Fernando Gomes, who was the top european goalscorer in 1983 and 1985. A striker who works [...]
DECO PROFILE - PORTUGAL PLAYERS AT EURO 2008 2008-06-01 05:58:45 Anderson Luis de Souza (born August 27, 1977 in São Bernardo do Campo, Brazil) is a professional Portuguese Brazilian footballer widely known as "Deco". He plays internationally for Portugal and for FC Barcelona at club level.
Club career
Early career
Deco started off his career at Nacional Atlético Clube in the city of São Paulo, where he [...]
NANI - LUIS CARLOS ALMEIDA DA CUNHA PROFILE - PORTUGAL PLAYERS AT EURO 2008 2008-06-01 05:55:02 Luís Carlos Almeida da Cunha (born 17 November 1986 in Praia, Cape Verde), better known as Nani, is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays for Manchester United and Portugal. His predominant position is as a winger.
Career
Early career
Nani was born in Praia, to Maria do Céu Almeida and Domingos da Cunha, but emigrated with his [...]
MIGUEL VELOSO PROFILE - PORTUGAL PLAYERS AT EURO 2008 2008-06-01 05:51:02 Miguel Luís Pinto Veloso, (born May 11, 1986 in Coimbra), is a Portuguese football player, currently with Sporting Clube de Portugal. He plays mainly as a defensive midfielder, but has also played as a center back (his first position) and left back.
His father is former Portuguese national team and SL Benfica defender António Veloso. His [...]
RICARDO QUARESMA PROFILE - PORTUGAL PLAYERS AT EURO 2008 2008-06-01 05:49:09 Ricardo Andrade Quaresma Bernardo (born 26 September 1983, in Lisbon, Portugal) is a Portuguese football midfielder who currently plays for FC Porto in the Portuguese BWINLIGA and the Portugal national football team. He is also a winner of trick of the season on numerous occasions.
Nicknamed Mustang by former Sporting Clube de Portugal coach Laszlo Bölöni, [...]
RICARDO CARVALHO PROFILE - PORTUGAL PLAYERS AT EURO 2008 2008-06-01 05:46:44 Ricardo Alberto Silveira Carvalho, (born 18 May 1978 in Amarante, Portugal), is a Portuguese footballer who currently plays as a central defender for the Premier League club Chelsea.
Career overview
FC Porto
Carvalho’s professional career began at FC Porto. In his youth he was considered to have the potential to become a great player, often being compared [...]
KEPLER LAVERAN LIMA FERREIRA ( PEPE ) PROFILE - PORTUGAL PLAYERS AT EURO 2008 2008-06-01 05:43:50 Képler Laveran Lima Ferreira, best known as Pepe (born February 26, 1983 in Maceió, Brazil) is a Portuguese-Brazilian football defender, who currently plays for La Liga’s Real Madrid.
Club career
The Marítimo years
At the age of 18, Pepe, along with his friend Ezequias left Brazilian youth team Corinthians Alagoano and signed for the B team of [...]
JORGE RIBEIRO PROFILE - PORTUGAL PLAYERS AT EURO 2008 2008-06-01 05:39:25 Jorge Miguel de Oliveira Ribeiro (born 9 November 1981 in Lisbon) is a Portuguese footballer defender. He plays for Boavista FC but in april 2008 he signed a contract agreeing to sign for Benfica and going to the club on July 1,2008.On February 4, 2007 he played his first Superliga match for Desportivo das Aves [...]
CZECH REPUBLIC ARRIVES AT THEIR TRAINING BASE FOR EURO 2008 2008-06-03 02:36:03 When the Czech Republic arrived Monday at its European Championship base, it was a sort of homecoming.
Seefeld, a resort town in the western province of Tirol which is surrounded by the rocky peaks of the Alps, has been a reliable safe haven for Czech teams in the past.
The Czechs were based in Seefeld ahead of [...]
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