Turkey v Czech Republic
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And so you have a team that will go down twice and be staring defeat and exit in the face. When miracle of miracles the world’s greatest goalkeeper Petr Czech will drop the ball. Will drop the ball. And you… |
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CECH VS RONALDO: 4TH ROUND FOR A PLACE IN 1/4
Portugal’s star Cristiano Ronaldo and Czech Republic’s goalkeeper Petr Cech will meet again this afternoon with this time a qualification for the quarter finals at stake for the winner. Chelsea goalkeeper and Manchester midfield have already met three times this…
Lucky draw for Germany
One reason the Germans are Euro 2008 favourites is the draw. In terms of text book predictions, the top half of the draw is considerably lighter weight than the bottom half.
Germany could reach the final having only played one of the…
Euro 2008 Preview
So one wants to say that leaves France with its array of forward power and Portugal’s mesmeric midfield to dominate. But even if they manage that for a few games, can they keep up the style and flair through all of June? What a final that would be. The odds are 18/1. Let us hope it is that kind of tournament.
The opening game odds
Historically the opening game of a tournament can be a nervy heavy affair with neither side fully warmed up, both cautiously believing that a draw is better than a defeat and the champagne football can wait a bit while they…
Bet on which group scores the most goals
There are more than 33 kinds of bets offered on the Euro 2008 matches. One of the more unusual bets is which group will produce the most goals. The betting is tight but curious.
Favourites are Group B with Germany and…
Rosicky ruled out for two months
Arsenal’s Tomas Rosicky has ruled himself out of Euro 2008. The talismanic Czech Republic captain will undergo surgery later today after the hamstring he pulled in January has failed to heal. “I am in the lowest point of my career,”…
GROUP A: ANALYSIS
Group A: Analysis
Much of the attention has been focused on Group C as the potential group of Death for someone, but this is a finely balanced group and any team not coming out of the starting blocks quickly could find…