Euro 2012
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IdleRich
IdleRich
Well they topped the group with an amazing performance against the Dutch but then they scraped past Spain on penalties and got knocked out by the Germans on penalties just like they always do. But they were the home nation, that's not exactly a tournament to celebrate in my book.
yyaldrin
in je ogen waait de wind
The Dutch had an incredible selection during that tournament and with a similar selection they played some of the best football I've seen during an international tournament in 1998. I'm not trying to downplay the victory over the Dutch but in 1996 the team was heavily divided into two camps: black players from Ajax and the mostly white, other part of the team.
Still have a trauma over this match:
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
Bizarre highlights indeed. France-Netherlands would've been an interesting final in '98, pity. And again in 2000, come to think of it, that being the consensus choice for best international tournament of recent times.
IdleRich
IdleRich
Yeah, one second the ball is being carried harmlessly deep in their own half, an instant later it's in the back of the Argentine net. A great advert for the long-ball game some might say although that would miss the point that you need players with the touch of that non-flying Dutchman to convert a pass like that into an amazing gaol. I don't think Andy Carroll would have turned that into gold somehow... maybe Peter Crouch.
baboon2004
Darned cockwombles.
Hope he goes to Swansea. It would keep the buzz around the club going now Rodgers has left, even if he's not half as good a manager as player (being trained in management at Ajax bodes well though)
Sol Campbell on the Terry/Ferdinand drama - http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jun/06/sol-campbell-rio-ferdinand-england
'If it is ever proven true that John Terry was chosen over Rio because of race then I would tell the FA that they can take back my 73 caps and scrub my name out of the record books. I would no longer want to be known as someone who played for England – that would be the end for me'
'If it is ever proven true that John Terry was chosen over Rio because of race then I would tell the FA that they can take back my 73 caps and scrub my name out of the record books. I would no longer want to be known as someone who played for England – that would be the end for me'
computer_rock
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unnecessary personal rant about not getting picked which completely obscures the issue. nice work sol.
anyway. england struggle in the group and get stomped by spain in the next round, obviously.
fantasy football here too if anyone's into that:
http://en.euro2012fantasy.uefa.com
anyway. england struggle in the group and get stomped by spain in the next round, obviously.
fantasy football here too if anyone's into that:
http://en.euro2012fantasy.uefa.com
crackerjack
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And it's off to a flyer.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jun/07/euro-2012-holland-racist-abuse
Blinder there from Uefa, right up with Panorama's colonel who insisted the sieg heils were just people pointing.
http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/jun/07/euro-2012-holland-racist-abuse
Blinder there from Uefa, right up with Panorama's colonel who insisted the sieg heils were just people pointing.
Sectionfive
bandwagon house
First goal goes to Poland. Aping South Africa in 2010 isn't it?
See twitter don't have the special hashtags this time which made Spooky's tweets all the better during the world cup
mistersloane
heavy heavy monster sound
Bent ref.
mistersloane
heavy heavy monster sound
That was good eh? Very unexpected.
yyaldrin
in je ogen waait de wind
How was that unexpected? This is by far the weakest group in the Euro2012 apart from Russia. Greece, Poland and Czech Republic are incredibly weak. I'm a 100% sure Russia and Czech Republic will go thru.