High-def weekend
I have seen the future, people, and it is very beautiful. Muy bonito. Bellisimo. The digital television world has reached world soccer. Euro 2008 and the U.S. men’s national team World Cup qualifiers...
View ArticleQuarterfinals !
The first round of the 2008 European Championships ended today. The top two teams from each of the groups have advanced to the quarterfinals. Group A Portugal 6 Turkey 6 Czech Rep. 3...
View ArticleGermany-Portugal; Croatia-Turkey
The organized and sometimes overlooked Germans dismantled Portugal today 3-2 to gain a spot in the 2008 European Championship semi-finals. The matchup paired two teams of different qualities, and...
View ArticleTurkey does it again! Holland-Russia
For the third consecutive match, Turkey came from behind for a victory, this time in remarkable fashion, ousting Croatia in a penalty kick shootout and advancing to play Germany in the Euro 08...
View ArticleHere come the Russians; Espana-Italia
His name is not Beckham, Ronaldo or Del Piero. No, the best personal performance so far of Euro 08 came Saturday from Russia’s Andrei Arshavin, who led the little-known Russian team to a gripping...
View ArticleSpain advances
Spain will again play Russia, this time in the semi-finals on Thursday, after defeating nemesis Italy 4-2 on penalty kicks in a disappointing match last night. Neither of the teams put in a...
View ArticleGermany 3 Turkey 2
Photo thanks to AP. Whew. You can’t ask for much more than that. From the parts of the match I saw live in the newsroom and the highlights, what a remarkable semi-final! First perpetual underdogs...
View ArticleESPN – Extra Soccer Please Now!
ESPN officials were extremely satisfied with viewership and the quality of play at Euro 2008, despite Wednesday’s frustrating 18-minute coverage blackout during the end of the pulsating...
View ArticleThe final: Spain-Germany
Germany won the European title in 1972, 1980 and 1996. Spain won in 1964. One of these teams will win in 2008. The two classic European superpowers meet tomorrow at 3 p.m. for a chance to hoist this...
View ArticleViva Espana
Spain came home with their first major trophy in 44 years Sunday, when they beat an unimaginative German squad 1-0 in an anti-climactic final to Euro 2008 in Vienna. For Spain, it was a delightful...
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