Euro Cup thoughts

June 22, 2008   2 Comments  

The Euro Cup is getting hot and heavy as we charge towards the June 29th final game. I’ve watched a great deal of it and thought I’d share some thoughts so far: -France looks old. They didn’t get out of the group round for a reason. They just don’t look like they have much firepower. [...]

Ronaldo wants to go to Real Madrid

June 20, 2008   1 Comment  

Stud winger Cristiano Ronaldo, considered by many to be the best soccer player in the world, continues to try to work his way out of Manchester United and into Real Madrid of the Spanish league. He talked to the media after his Portuguese team got ousted from the Euro Cup by Germany on Thursday. “I [...]

Czech Republic collapses in Euro Cup

June 15, 2008   2 Comments  

Petr Cech is among the best goal keepers in the world, but his mistake Sunday was unbelievably costly. The Czech Republic was up 2-1 in the final minutes of their game against Turkey, and it looked like the Turks were done. [...]

Italy close to elimination in Euro Cup

June 13, 2008   1 Comment  

After getting their heads handed to them in the first game of the Euro Cup by Holland 3-0, Italy inched closer to elimination Friday with a 1-1 draw against the Romanians. The Italians should consider themselves lucky. Zambrotta made a bone-headed play in the second half, heading the ball back to his netminder while allowing [...]