Free spreadsheet to follow the championships
UEFA EURO 2008 Schedule is a free spreadsheet with a calendar of all the games of the tournament and a group standing of each team. Designed as a Excel project, UEFA EURO 2008 Schedule automatically calculates the standing of every team without the use of macros. Schedule works very simple - all you need to do is to fill in the gaps of the teams with scores. Using the match results you provide, UEFA EURO 2008 Schedule will automatically define the position of teams in all four groups as well as quarter finalists, semi finalists and, of course, finalists.
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jueves, 12 de junio de 2008
Top 10 Free UEFA Euro 2008 Wallpaper Download
Well, here are some wonderful free Euro 2008 wallpaper available for you to download. Just right click on the image and save as to download the wallpaper as free. Enjoy!
martes, 10 de junio de 2008
What Hugh Larkin Think about EURO 2008
Winners
Germany. The squad is experienced without being aged- most went through World Cup 2006 and a few go back to 2002. As a group they look ready to win something
Surprise Package
As Guud Hiddink is such a great coach I'll go for Russia - just as big underachievers as Spain really
Supporting
Croatia- to produce the players they do from a 4.5 million population and consistently qualify (6 out 7 major tournaments since independence) they deserve to be there
Outstanding Player
Michael Ballack. Probably a surprise choice but few teams win trophy at this level without a fulcrum. His last chance at this level and he's had a light workload this season but run into form at the end of it. Won't be the most noticed player but he could be the most influential
Emerging Player
Sebastian Prodl of Austria. Due to go to Werder Bremen and highly praised by the Italian media for his defending at the World under-20 Championship. Likely to get a lot of exposure in a mediocre Austrian team
Whipping Boys
Greece: they can't be as lucky this time round.
Germany. The squad is experienced without being aged- most went through World Cup 2006 and a few go back to 2002. As a group they look ready to win something
Surprise Package
As Guud Hiddink is such a great coach I'll go for Russia - just as big underachievers as Spain really
Supporting
Croatia- to produce the players they do from a 4.5 million population and consistently qualify (6 out 7 major tournaments since independence) they deserve to be there
Outstanding Player
Michael Ballack. Probably a surprise choice but few teams win trophy at this level without a fulcrum. His last chance at this level and he's had a light workload this season but run into form at the end of it. Won't be the most noticed player but he could be the most influential
Emerging Player
Sebastian Prodl of Austria. Due to go to Werder Bremen and highly praised by the Italian media for his defending at the World under-20 Championship. Likely to get a lot of exposure in a mediocre Austrian team
Whipping Boys
Greece: they can't be as lucky this time round.
lunes, 9 de junio de 2008
What Antony Melvin Think about EURO 2008
Winners
Czech Republic - the winners are less commonly the European World Cup powers Germany and Italy. Of the last five winners (Greece, France, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands) exclude Germany and there is one World Cup win between them. The Czechs won it in 1976 and are a good, uncomplicated side in an easy to qualify group.
Surprise Package
Croatia - hugely confident and will progress to the knock-out stages with ease; a place in the final will be no surprise.
Disappointments
Spain - aren't they always?
Supporting
Football - it will be nice to be a neutral and latch on to whoever is playing the best football.
Oustanding player
Ronaldo or Ballack are temptations, but after such a long season big team players not involved in the Champions' League could be pivotal - Franck Ribery I'm talking about you.
Emerging player
Karim Benzema is being touted as worth £30m - let's see why.
Whipping Boys
Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Greece, Turkey, Romania - the list is surprisingly long.
Czech Republic - the winners are less commonly the European World Cup powers Germany and Italy. Of the last five winners (Greece, France, Germany, Denmark, Netherlands) exclude Germany and there is one World Cup win between them. The Czechs won it in 1976 and are a good, uncomplicated side in an easy to qualify group.
Surprise Package
Croatia - hugely confident and will progress to the knock-out stages with ease; a place in the final will be no surprise.
Disappointments
Spain - aren't they always?
Supporting
Football - it will be nice to be a neutral and latch on to whoever is playing the best football.
Oustanding player
Ronaldo or Ballack are temptations, but after such a long season big team players not involved in the Champions' League could be pivotal - Franck Ribery I'm talking about you.
Emerging player
Karim Benzema is being touted as worth £30m - let's see why.
Whipping Boys
Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Greece, Turkey, Romania - the list is surprisingly long.
EURO 2008 Live Streaming & Match Preview
With the start of Euro 2008 there will be many people looking to tune in an watch the sporting event of the summer, I mean who wouldnt? Download this free eBook to learn how to watch Euro 2008 online, or bookmark this post., or download the torrent Everyone in the world should have access to watch Euro 2008, and many people do choose to do this online, here is a quick rundown of what you need & how to watch euro 2008 live online & for free:
- Never ever pay for any of these software packs that people offer to watch live TV, they are simply taking the free feeds and packaging them up & reselling the to you, because they think you cant find these live streams on your own! well now you can
- Download & Install Sopcast, TV Ants, PP Mate all these applications are free and will help you find a wide variety of live matches, letting you choose from the best one.
- Find a source to get live links: We will be updating each day here at footyblog.net with links to live feeds of the matches & will be posting highlights afterwards, so subscribe to our RSS feed to keep upto date with all the latest live streams & highlights for euro 2008. however there are any other places to find euro 2008 live streaming links:
Myp2p.eu - Has tons of links for every football match, just visit this page to view the euro 2008 games for today
- LoveFooty.net - Posts live streams & highlights after each match
- Goalcentre.com - Posts highlights of each match
- FCFootballBlog.com - Posts highlights & live streams
- FootyTube.com - Possibly the best highlights website, lists hundreds of videos for each match highlights only though.
World champions start continental quest
Just once, eight years ago, have the FIFA World Cup holders won the ensuing UEFA European Championship. Italy, beaten in that 2000 final, begin their bid to emulate France on Monday against a Netherlands team confident they can overcome the absence of Arjen Robben.
Burden
Azzurri coach Roberto Donadoni succeeded Marcello Lippi after the 2006 World Cup victory in Germany and, as he considered the Netherlands encounter in Berne, as well as the subsequent Group C tests against Romania and France, he admitted that their exalted status could be a burden. "When a side are world champions, there are obviously expectations," Donadoni said. "People think that because you won the World Cup it is a guarantee that you are going to win. But it happens at club as well as international level – you can win the UEFA Champions League but it doesn't mean you will win it again. Every time there is a different winner and it is very difficult to repeat victories."
Materazzi favoured
The captain from 2006, Fabio Cannavaro, is out with an ankle injury and Marco Materazzi is favourite to take his place alongside Andrea Barzagli in central defence while Antonio Di Natale could beat the squad's new skipper, Alessandro Del Piero, to a start on the left of the attack. Christian Panucci did tweak a knee tendon on Friday but Donadoni – who was still experimenting with different lineups in Sunday training – said the right-back has "no problem" now. As for Italy's opponents, Donadoni said: "The Netherlands did well in qualifying and have some interesting players with plenty of skill, so we have taken that into consideration. It is not going to be easy." He added: "I think the Netherlands team are helped by the fans all dressing in orange – you really notice them. Aesthetically, it is beautiful."
Van Persie hope
Donadoni's former AC Milan club-mate Marco van Basten, who was already without Ryan Babel for the tournament, lost winger Robben to a groin injury which the Netherlands coach said looks likely to rule him out for "at least seven days" – including for the France game on 13 June. However, Robin van Persie is training again after a thigh complaint and may yet pip Ibrahim Afellay or Dirk Kuyt to selection. Right-back Mario Melchiot, meanwhile, has recovered from a pubic bone problem. Van Basten said: "Robben is an important player – it is a disadvantage that he is not playing. But we played a lot of qualifying matches without Arjen and other players, so we are still capable of getting a good result."
'Difficult job'
Not that it will be easy against Italy, whom the Netherlands have not defeated since 1978. "Two years ago they were world champions and they still have mostly the same players," the Oranje trainer continued. "It is going to be a difficult job for us and the group will be difficult with France and Romania. We will have to perform very well but we will give it a try."
Burden
Azzurri coach Roberto Donadoni succeeded Marcello Lippi after the 2006 World Cup victory in Germany and, as he considered the Netherlands encounter in Berne, as well as the subsequent Group C tests against Romania and France, he admitted that their exalted status could be a burden. "When a side are world champions, there are obviously expectations," Donadoni said. "People think that because you won the World Cup it is a guarantee that you are going to win. But it happens at club as well as international level – you can win the UEFA Champions League but it doesn't mean you will win it again. Every time there is a different winner and it is very difficult to repeat victories."
Materazzi favoured
The captain from 2006, Fabio Cannavaro, is out with an ankle injury and Marco Materazzi is favourite to take his place alongside Andrea Barzagli in central defence while Antonio Di Natale could beat the squad's new skipper, Alessandro Del Piero, to a start on the left of the attack. Christian Panucci did tweak a knee tendon on Friday but Donadoni – who was still experimenting with different lineups in Sunday training – said the right-back has "no problem" now. As for Italy's opponents, Donadoni said: "The Netherlands did well in qualifying and have some interesting players with plenty of skill, so we have taken that into consideration. It is not going to be easy." He added: "I think the Netherlands team are helped by the fans all dressing in orange – you really notice them. Aesthetically, it is beautiful."
Van Persie hope
Donadoni's former AC Milan club-mate Marco van Basten, who was already without Ryan Babel for the tournament, lost winger Robben to a groin injury which the Netherlands coach said looks likely to rule him out for "at least seven days" – including for the France game on 13 June. However, Robin van Persie is training again after a thigh complaint and may yet pip Ibrahim Afellay or Dirk Kuyt to selection. Right-back Mario Melchiot, meanwhile, has recovered from a pubic bone problem. Van Basten said: "Robben is an important player – it is a disadvantage that he is not playing. But we played a lot of qualifying matches without Arjen and other players, so we are still capable of getting a good result."
'Difficult job'
Not that it will be easy against Italy, whom the Netherlands have not defeated since 1978. "Two years ago they were world champions and they still have mostly the same players," the Oranje trainer continued. "It is going to be a difficult job for us and the group will be difficult with France and Romania. We will have to perform very well but we will give it a try."
Modrić penalty undoes gutsy Austria
Austria went the same way as co-hosts Switzerland, opening their UEFA EURO 2008™ challenge with a narrow defeat as Luka Modrić's early penalty gave Croatia victory in Vienna.
Fastest penalty
The midfielder scored the only goal of the first Group B game in the fourth minute, firing in after Ivica Olić had been brought down by René Aufhauser – the fastest penalty converted in the history of the finals. The home side took time to find their feet after that setback, but mounted a stirring late charge with substitute Roman Kienast heading centimetres past the post seconds before the whistle.
Dreadful start
Coach Josef Hickersberger ended the goalkeeper conundrum by selecting Jürgen Macho ahead of Alex Manninger but, with three minutes and 35 seconds on the clock, the Austria No21 was forced to pick the ball out of the net following the worst of starts. Modrić showed outstanding control to keep an attack alive down the left and found Olić, who was blocked by Aufhauser as he attempted to go outside the midfielder. Modrić slotted in the spot-kick with aplomb, driving down the centre of goal with Macho diving to his right.
Set-piece threat
With an entire nation having worked themselves into a fever of anticipation, it was a blow that could have shattered Austrian morale. For Slaven Bilić's men, meanwhile, the immediate breakthrough settled Croatian nerves and there was an assured control about their football. The home team looked vulnerable every time Croatia forced a set-piece, Darijo Srna's delivery proving impeccable. It left Martin Stranzl and company overworked and little was happening at the other end to lift local spirits, although Sebastian Prödl shot wide from distance with Stipe Pletikosa watching it all the way. The Austria defender then rose highest to meet a corner but his effort flew beyond the far upright.
Austria regroup
After Mladen Petrić had rushed a volley, sending the ball off target, Austria finally began to assert themselves and proved they could get behind the Croatia back line. Martin Harnik gathered a ball played incisively inside the full-back and his cut-back prompted some hurried defensive measures from Josip Šimunić before a long diagonal pass found Joachim Standfest, who could not place his header on target.
Harnik outlet
Austria kicked off the second half where they had left off with Harnik, a focal point for their progress down the right, bursting beyond his marker and it was unfortunate Aufhauser could not connect with the hard-driven centre. From a similar position moments later, Harnik put too much power into his cross and the chance went begging. Perhaps inspired, Modrić went on a right-sided excursion of his own, and Stranzl had to call on all his experience to avert the danger. Austria then brought on the championship's oldest player, the 38-year-old Ivica Vastic, in a bid to rescue the situation.
Late flurry
With another substitute, Ümit Korkmaz, adding a vital spark, Austria threw everything at Croatia in a rousing finale, Harnik shooting too high when well-placed and Pletikosa almost fumbling a Vastic header. The Croatia goalkeeper then had to push aside Korkmaz's fierce drive but he was a spectator in added time as Kienast met a left-wing free-kick with a header that flew just wide as Austria's last chance went begging. Croatia continue their campaign against Germany in Klagenfurt on Thursday, when Austria will hope for better fortune against Poland in this stadium.
Fastest penalty
The midfielder scored the only goal of the first Group B game in the fourth minute, firing in after Ivica Olić had been brought down by René Aufhauser – the fastest penalty converted in the history of the finals. The home side took time to find their feet after that setback, but mounted a stirring late charge with substitute Roman Kienast heading centimetres past the post seconds before the whistle.
Dreadful start
Coach Josef Hickersberger ended the goalkeeper conundrum by selecting Jürgen Macho ahead of Alex Manninger but, with three minutes and 35 seconds on the clock, the Austria No21 was forced to pick the ball out of the net following the worst of starts. Modrić showed outstanding control to keep an attack alive down the left and found Olić, who was blocked by Aufhauser as he attempted to go outside the midfielder. Modrić slotted in the spot-kick with aplomb, driving down the centre of goal with Macho diving to his right.
Set-piece threat
With an entire nation having worked themselves into a fever of anticipation, it was a blow that could have shattered Austrian morale. For Slaven Bilić's men, meanwhile, the immediate breakthrough settled Croatian nerves and there was an assured control about their football. The home team looked vulnerable every time Croatia forced a set-piece, Darijo Srna's delivery proving impeccable. It left Martin Stranzl and company overworked and little was happening at the other end to lift local spirits, although Sebastian Prödl shot wide from distance with Stipe Pletikosa watching it all the way. The Austria defender then rose highest to meet a corner but his effort flew beyond the far upright.
Austria regroup
After Mladen Petrić had rushed a volley, sending the ball off target, Austria finally began to assert themselves and proved they could get behind the Croatia back line. Martin Harnik gathered a ball played incisively inside the full-back and his cut-back prompted some hurried defensive measures from Josip Šimunić before a long diagonal pass found Joachim Standfest, who could not place his header on target.
Harnik outlet
Austria kicked off the second half where they had left off with Harnik, a focal point for their progress down the right, bursting beyond his marker and it was unfortunate Aufhauser could not connect with the hard-driven centre. From a similar position moments later, Harnik put too much power into his cross and the chance went begging. Perhaps inspired, Modrić went on a right-sided excursion of his own, and Stranzl had to call on all his experience to avert the danger. Austria then brought on the championship's oldest player, the 38-year-old Ivica Vastic, in a bid to rescue the situation.
Late flurry
With another substitute, Ümit Korkmaz, adding a vital spark, Austria threw everything at Croatia in a rousing finale, Harnik shooting too high when well-placed and Pletikosa almost fumbling a Vastic header. The Croatia goalkeeper then had to push aside Korkmaz's fierce drive but he was a spectator in added time as Kienast met a left-wing free-kick with a header that flew just wide as Austria's last chance went begging. Croatia continue their campaign against Germany in Klagenfurt on Thursday, when Austria will hope for better fortune against Poland in this stadium.
