French striker Frank Ribery flew in from training at Tignes to take in the French Open at Roland Garros on Sunday, probably starting to fret about his place in the team. The great form of Gomis might be worrying him…
U) Four players share this record, who are they?
| 1) Lothar Matthaus, Michel Platini, Fabien Bathez and Luis Figo |
| 2) Lilian Thuram, Zinedine Zidane, Luis Figo and Karel Poborsky |
| 3) Peter Schmeichel, Oliver Bierhoff, Raul and… |
P) In 1992, how many players shared the title of top goalscorer for the competition?
| 1) 3 | 2) 4 | 3) 5 | 4) 6 |
Q) Who are the only two players to take part in four European championships?
1) Lilian…
Challenge your knowledge… The third part of the Euro-Quiz is getting tricky ! The answers are in the comments box
K) Out of 12 finals, how many times has the winning team scored two goals?
1)six 2) eight 3) nine 4) 10
L) Which two players…
Here is the second part of our Euro-Quiz -the answers are in the comments box:
F) Which of the following players has never scored a hat-trick at the Euros?
1)Michel Platini 2) Marco Van Basten
3) Sergio Conceicao 4) Patrick Kluivert
G) The fastest goal ever scored…
What a team the English Premier League could put out in Euro 2008?
Chelsea’s Petr Cech in goal (don’t worry if he gets injured again, the likes of Edwin van der Sar or Pepe Reina can step in), and in front…
Test your your knowledge here. The answers are in the comments box
A) Which country has won the most European soccer Championships?
1) France 2) Germany3) Italy 4) Spain
B) Who has scored the most goals in the competition?
1) Alan Shearer 2) Patrick Kluivert3)Michel Platini4) Oliver Bierhoff
C) Who scored the most…
The ENGLISH are not the only players who will miss out on Euro 2008. Many household names have also retired or been dropped and will be spending the summer in the pool. Most notable perhaps is Juventus’s French striker David…
RUSSIA:
Russia are rated 25th in the world by FIFA.
They are far from being favorites but other teams will be wary of them after they knocked England out with that 2-1 victory in Moscow. And Zenith St Petersburg victory in the Uefa…
GREECE:
Greece are rated 8th in the world by FIFA.
After the wonderful performance and victory in 2004, Greece will not be able to play on the surprise factor. But they remain a very well organized team which will be very difficult to…
Sweden are rated 23rd in the world by FIFA.
Remember 2002 when Sweden got out of a group with Argentina, England and Nigeria or 2004 when they reached the quarter-finals after eliminating Italy? Sweden have for some years increased their level and…
SPAIN:
Spain are rated 4th in the world by FIFA.
The ranking shows that Spain are a really good team, but for years and years they have stacked up wins in friendlies and not performed on the big stages. Only in February they…
Holland are rated 10 in the world by FIFA.
Holland are hungry for trophies and victories. The Dutch team has often done well in the big competitions, they reached the semi-finals in 2000 and 2004, but the fact remains that Holland has…
FRANCE:
France are rated 7 in the world by FIFA
Coach Raymond Domenech has already announced that France will win the competition. They had a good qualifying phase with just two accidents against Scotland but they beat Italy 3-1. They also beat…
When the winners pick up the European Nations Cup on June 29, the name Henri Delaunay will be engraved across the silver work. In fact it appears above the competition name
Europe Cup
Cup Henri Delaunay
European Championship
Delaunay was a contemporary and colleague of…
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