By fraser drew | July 1st, 2008
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…
By fraser drew | June 25th, 2008
A large tract of north London - probably epicentred around Arsenal’s Emirates Stadium and circling around Dalston and Stoke Newington which will be drawing a deep breath of hope tonight that Turkey could beat Germany. And quite a few Englishmen will be…
By fraser drew | June 19th, 2008
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…
By fraser drew | June 16th, 2008
The Sunday paper pundits have written off England but it is an interesting with hindsight to reflect on whether Wayne Rooney et al could have made an impact at Euro 2008.
If they had been drawn in group A then Portugal…
By Sam the man | June 11th, 2008
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…
By Arthur King | June 8th, 2008
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…
By Arthur King | June 7th, 2008
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.
By Arthur King | June 5th, 2008
The bookies have been laying a fantastic array of odds on the Euro 2008. Our preferred betting partner is ww.BetClick.com. You can see their full range of Euro 2008 Football odds on BetClick but this is a sample…plus they are running a…
By fraser drew | May 13th, 2008

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,”…
By Arthur King | May 6th, 2008

The Czech Republic are rated sixth in the world by FIFA.
They are solid with a good history in competition. In 2004, they reached the semi-finals and in 1996 with a great team they were finalists
They were impressive in qualifying…