Spain were immediately installed as favourites for Euro 2012 folliwing their 1-0 victory over Germany in the Euro 2008 final. The team that Aragones built are 6/1 to repeat the feat in four years time. England are 11/1. There are…
The odds are narrowing - two games to go, possibly two lots of extra time, possibly two lots of penalty shoot outs. Who will be Euro 2008 top goalscorer? This is how they line up in the betting:
David Villa 11/20
Lukas…
It seems the bright boys at Uefa have realized that European could be about to split in half with the explosion of countries and talent emerging from the former Soviet bloc and a la Gordon Brown have set up a…
An empty food mall in Vienna shows that Euro 2008 outside of the stadiums has really just been a virtual TV event. Uefa has sucked all ther money out of the economy and local vendors like these guys are having…
There is sponsorship and there is sponsorship. This gratuitous picture is from last night’s soccer before the Russia Sweden game at the Tivioli-Neu stadium in Innsbruck. Belgian referee , the amazingly monikered Frank De Bleeckere gets the match ball from…
There are great minds behind European football but they are probably not working for Uefa. Their official sponsor the Red Cross has been pledged to get €4,000 for every goal scored in the competition. This will go to victims of…
The welcome awning is up, but there are no fans at Klaganfurt, Austria. The local council has had to resort to giving out 6,000 vouchers worth €5 each to try and drum up business in the deserted fan zones between…
While most of us have been gripped by our TV sets, sofas and local pubs by the Euros it seems the fan zones have been a disaster - torrential rain is one reason that has kept people away and also…