Those amazing Dutch fans

By fraser drew | June 18th, 2008

The Dutch football may have been a delight but what about those fans? They just get more and more outrageous - just face painting is sooo last week. We have the shaved and died hair in knots look; the return…

Turkey v Czech Republic

By fraser drew | June 16th, 2008
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…

Italian bust

By fraser drew | June 14th, 2008

This Italian did rather more than wear his heart on his sleeve.

Italy expects

By fraser drew | June 13th, 2008

Can the Italians find their true form and bounce back after that crushing defeat by Holland. Tonight it is Romania who will be a severe test, but the Italians are still good bet at 10/1

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Dutch fans: The return of Lenny the Lion

By fraser drew | June 13th, 2008

The Dutch have played great football, but their fans have been great too dressing up in the bright orange for the occasion and really getting behind their team. This chap bears more than a passing resemblance to that old children’s…

French fans: heavy on the mascara

By fraser drew | June 13th, 2008

French fans were not about to be outdone by the Dutch for tonight’s game. This girl smacked on the greasepaint thick and wide. Let’s hope she does not kiss anybody, as Brian Clough used to say.

Great fans

By Arthur King | June 9th, 2008

Hope, woe, inept defending, the old enemy…it is all writ large on the face of this Polish fan as he watched in anguish as his team went down to the usual German efficiency model 2008 helped of course by some…