Uefa looks to expand to 24 countries

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…

That save - Euro 2008 best keepers

Of all the moments so far in Euro 2008 this was surely the one that will stay in the mind longest. The phenomenal Gianluigi Buffon’s save from Adrian Mutu for Italy against Romania which with hindsight ensured the Italians went forward to a…

Goodnight Vienna

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…

Another barmy example of Uefa’s greed

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…

Uefa charity blunder

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…

13th European Soccer Championship

On Saturday June 7 , the thirteenth edition of the European championship opens in Austria and Switzerland.

It was originally called the European Cup of Nations, created in 1960 by Henri Delaunay. Only four countries competed in the first tournament

The trophy…