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…
Cesc Fabregas came on as a substitute for David Villa last night and almst singlehandedly undid Russia with his movement, flicks, passes and overall display of a pocket general that outshone the pre-match hype surrounding Andrei Arshavin. Fabregas as he did in the…
It is the tightest of calls in the betting for the Euro 2008 semi final tonight between Spain and Russia, with Spain slightly ahead as favourites. Spain are 2.20 to win in normal time, 9.00 to win in extra time and…
Something changed in the runes of European football last night at the St Jakob-Park stadium in Basel. Turkey’s Mehmet Aurelio hides his face after the Germans bushwacked a late winner and a path to the Euro 2008 final on Sunday. But Turkey…
Spain v Russia will be a battle of styles and perhaps energy. The flamboyant free flowing Russians have won through with the high octane, lung bursting fast football reminiscent of the many great Dutch teams and also the South Korean…
The enduring image of the weekend Euro 2008 quarterfinals was Italian and Spanish midfielders looking up desperately to see where their teammates were. The night before Andrei Arshavin had shown them how. For Russia’s second goal he sprinted down the touchline…
The two fat ladies bet: Steve Maclaren’s threadbare reputation as an international manager could require some re-stitching if England’s conquerors Croatia and Russia progress as they might to the finals. The unlikely sounding proposition of a few months ago has rather…
Harking back to the dark months of the winter against England, Russia looked interesting but naive. Last night they demolished the old men of Sweden and Gus Hiddink’s team had the speed and flair that marked them out as an…
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…
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…
How humiliating for poor old Steve Maclaren (oh well I needed the money and to remind everyone I still have not got a job) watching Croatia batter Germany. At least the Croats showed that maybe their dismemberment of England was…
Another curious bet is on which teams will finish bottom of their groups. This is a great sports bet.
The bookies have it that it will be Russia, Romania, Turkey and Austria. It would only take a small suprise to make…
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…
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