Wednesday, January 30, 2008
Saturday, January 19, 2008
The Previous Champions UEFA-EURO 2008...Who'll Next in 2008 ?
0 comments Posted by Thepeoplechoice at 7:19 PMPrevious Champions of Uefa-Euro Cup.
- 2002 - 2004 Greece
- 1998 - 2000 France
- 1994 - 1996 Germany
- 1990 - 1992 Denmark
- 1986 - 1988 Netherlands
- 1982 - 1984 France
- 1978 - 1980 Germany
- 1974 - 1976 Czechoslovakia
- 1970 - 1972 Germany
- 1966 - 1968 Italy
- 1962 - 1964 Spain
- 1958 - 1960 USSR
Who'll be Next in 2008 ???
- France ? Italy ?
Final tournament match schedule 07-29 June 2008
| 1 | 07/06 | Grp A | Switzerland | 18:00 | Czech Republic | Basel |
| 2 | 07/06 | Grp A | Portugal | 20:45 | Turkey | Geneva |
| 3 | 08/06 | Grp B | Austria | 18:00 | Croatia | Vienna |
| 4 | 08/06 | Grp B | Germany | 20:45 | Poland | Klagenfurt |
| 5 | 09/06 | Grp C | Romania | 18:00 | France | Zurich |
| 6 | 09/06 | Grp C | Netherlands | 20:45 | Italy | Berne |
| 7 | 10/06 | Grp D | Spain | 18:00 | Russia | Innsbruck |
| 8 | 10/06 | Grp D | Greece | 20:45 | Sweden | Salzburg |
| 9 | 11/06 | Grp A | Czech Republic | 18:00 | Portugal | Geneva |
| 10 | 11/06 | Grp A | Switzerland | 20:45 | Turkey | Basel |
| 11 | 12/06 | Grp B | Croatia | 18:00 | Germany | Klagenfurt |
| 12 | 12/06 | Grp B | Austria | 20:45 | Poland | Vienna |
| 13 | 13/06 | Grp C | Italy | 18:00 | Romania | Zurich |
| 14 | 13/06 | Grp C | Netherlands | 20:45 | France | Berne |
| 15 | 14/06 | Grp D | Sweden | 18:00 | Spain | Innsbruck |
| 16 | 14/06 | Grp D | Greece | 20:45 | Russia | Salzburg |
| 17 | 15/06 | Grp A | Switzerland | 20:45 | Portugal | Basel |
| 18 | 15/06 | Grp A | Turkey | 20:45 | Czech Republic | Geneva |
| 19 | 16/06 | Grp B | Poland | 20:45 | Croatia | Klagenfurt |
| 20 | 16/06 | Grp B | Austria | 20:45 | Germany | Vienna |
| 21 | 17/06 | Grp C | Netherlands | 20:45 | Romania | Berne |
| 22 | 17/06 | Grp C | France | 20:45 | Italy | Zurich |
| 23 | 18/06 | Grp D | Greece | 20:45 | Spain | Salzburg |
| 24 | 18/06 | Grp D | Russia | 20:45 | Sweden | Innsbruck |
| 25 | 19/06 | QF | Winner Grp A | 20:45 | Runner-up Grp B | Basel |
| 26 | 20/06 | QF | Winner Grp B | 20:45 | Runner-up Grp A | Vienna |
| 27 | 21/06 | QF | Winner Grp C | 20:45 | Runner-up Grp D | Basel |
| 28 | 22/06 | QF | Winner Grp D | 20:45 | Runner-up Grp C | Vienna |
| 29 | 25/06 | SF | Winner #25 | 20:45 | Winner #26 | Basel |
| 30 | 26/06 | SF | Winner #27 | 20:45 | Winner #28 | Vienna |
| 31 | 29/06 | F | Winner #29 | 20:45 | Winner #30 | Vienna |
Top scorers »
| 13 | David Healy | Northern Ireland |
| 10 | Eduardo da Silva | Croatia |
| 9 | Euzebiusz Smolarek | Poland |
| 8 | Lukas Podolski | Germany |
| 8 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal |
| 7 | Jon Dahl Tomasson | Denmark |
| 7 | Steffen Iversen | Norway |
| 7 | David Villa | Spain |
Assist »
| 7 | Ján Kozák | Slovakia |
| 6 | Dennis Rommedahl | Denmark |
| 6 | Franck Ribéry | France |
| 6 | Andrea Pirlo | Italy |
| 4 | Efstathios Aloneftis | Cyprus |
| 4 | Nicklas Bendtner | Denmark |
| 4 | Bernd Schneider | Germany |
| 4 | Torsten Frings | Germany |
Shots on goal »
| 31 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal |
| 29 | Nikola Žigić | Serbia |
| 24 | David Healy | Northern Ireland |
| 22 | Adrian Mutu | Romania |
| 21 | Andriy Shevchenko | Ukraine |
| 20 | Dimitar Berbatov | Bulgaria |
| 20 | John Carew | Norway |
| 19 | David Villa | Spain |
Shots wide »
| 24 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal |
| 16 | Tuncay Sanli | Turkey |
| 15 | Quaresma | Portugal |
| 14 | Nuno Gomes | Portugal |
| 14 | A Selva | San Marino |
Ruled offside »
| 27 | Healy | Northern Ireland |
| 25 | Bellamy | Wales |
| 20 | Johansson | Finland |
| 19 | Berbatov | Bulgaria |
| 19 | Koller | Czech Republic |
Red card »
| 1 | Morfis | Cyprus |
| 1 | Fellaini | Belgium |
| 1 | Dembélé | Belgium |
| 1 | Curri | Albania |
| 1 | Cana | Albania |
Yellow card »
| 5 | Fellaini | Belgium |
| 5 | Woods | Malta |
| 5 | Codrea | Romania |
| 5 | Tamas | Romania |
| 5 | Stanković | Serbia |
Fouls committed »
| 36 | Koller | Czech Republic |
| 30 | Laizans | Latvia |
| 29 | Carew | Norway |
| 28 | Lavrič | Slovenia |
| 26 | Makridis | Cyprus |
Fouls suffered »
| 52 | A Selva | San Marino |
| 48 | Cristiano Ronaldo | Portugal |
| 31 | Lavrič | Slovenia |
| 29 | Okkas | Cyprus |
| 28 | Healy | Northern Ireland |
Final tournament - Group phase
| Group A | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 0 |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 |
| Group C | Pld | Pts |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 |
| Italy | 0 | 0 |
| Romania | 0 | 0 |
| France | 0 | 0 |
| Group B | Pld | Pts |
|---|---|---|
| Austria | 0 | 0 |
| Croatia | 0 | 0 |
| Germany | 0 | 0 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 |
| Group D | Pld | Pts |
| Greece | 0 | 0 |
| Sweden | 0 | 0 |
| Spain | 0 | 0 |
| Russia | 0 | 0 |
- Pld: Matches played , Pts: Points
Marat Izmailov is back in favour with Russia (©Getty Images)
Midfielder Marat Izmailov has joined four uncapped players in Guus Hiddink's Russia squad for a training camp in Turkey between 2 and 6 February.
Training camp
Despite Russia not having a friendly until they face Romania on 26 March, the coach has chosen to take his squad away as they begin preparing for UEFA EURO 2008™. Izmailov, who last featured in October 2006, returns to the fold having impressed at Sporting Clube de Portugal, while four other players receive first call-ups – versatile FC Krylya Sovetov Samara defender Ivan Taranov, FC Lokomotiv Moskva full-back Renat Yanbaev, FC Zenit St. Petersburg newcomer Roman Shirokov and FC Moskva forward Roman Adamov. Goalkeeper Igor Akinfeev and winger Vladimir Bystrov also figure after injuries. Russia have been drawn against Greece, Spain and Sweden in Group D at UEFA EURO 2008™.
Russia squad
Goalkeepers: Igor Akinfeev (PFC CSKA Moskva), Vladimir Gabulov (FC Kuban Krasnodar), Vyacheslav Malafeev (FC Zenit St. Petersburg).
Defenders: Aleksandr Anyukov (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Aleksei Berezutski (PFC CSKA Moskva), Vasili Berezutski (PFC CSKA Moskva), Sergei Ignashevich (PFC CSKA Moskva), Denis Kolodin (FC Dinamo Moskva), Ivan Taranov (FC Krylya Sovetov Samara), Renat Yanbaev (FC Lokomotiv Moskva).
Midfielders: Diniyar Bilyaletdinov (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Dmitri Torbinskiy (FC Lokomotiv Moskva), Vladimir Bystrov (FC Spartak Moskva), Yuri Zhirkov (PFC CSKA Moskva), Konstantin Zyrianov (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Roman Shirokov (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Marat Izmailov (Sporting Clube de Portugal), Ivan Saenko (1. FC Nürnberg), Igor Semshov (FC Dinamo Moskva).
Forwards: Roman Adamov (FC Moskva), Andrei Arshavin (FC Zenit St. Petersburg), Aleksandr Kerzhakov (Sevilla FC), Roman Pavlyuchenko (FC Spartak Moskva), Dmitri Sychev (FC Lokomotiv Moskva).
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Tuesday, January 15, 2008
European Championships | 15.01.2008
Tickets for the German national team's matches in the 2008 European Championships in Switzerland and Austria go on sale on Tuesday, Jan. 15. Most would-be ticket buyers are expected to go away empty-handed.
Similar to the lottery setup for the 2006 World Cup, soccer fans will enter an online drawing for the 14,400 tickets put up for sale by the German Soccer Federation (DFB). The ticket window on the DFB Web site (www.dfb.de) opens Tuesday at 10 a.m. (9 a.m. GMT) and closes at midnight on Feb. 12.
Prospective ticket buyers can register their names and payment details to purchase a maximum of four tickets. Ticket winners are scheduled to be drawn at the end of February. Anyone interested in seeing a Germany game -- not only Germans -- can enter the DFB's ticket lottery.
The soccer organization said it was keeping 30 percent of its tickets for the June 7 to June 29 tournament for dignitaries, DFB officials, sponsors and players.
"Everyone will understand that we have to serve our committees, the Bundesliga clubs, state soccer associations, sponsors and national team players from this really very small allotment of tickets," DFB General Secretary Wolfgang Niersbach said in a statement on Monday.
Small stadiums limit seating
Should Germany advance to the tournament's knock-out stage, the country will receive 22,000 more tickets, of which 70 percent would be made available to the public.
Expecting a good showing from the German team, one of the tournament's favorites, the DFB is selling vouchers for knock-out stage matches, which will be exchanged for tickets if Germany advances.
Some 5,722 tickets are available for 45 euros ($66) for the first-round matches against Poland and Croatia on June 8 and June 12 at Klagenfurt, and 10,321 for the clash against Austria in Vienna on June 16. The highest-priced ticket for the final match in Vienna is 550 euros. All tickets are subject to a 5 percent ticketing fee and 20 euro charge for shipping and handling.
The limited capacity of stadia hosting Germany's games has been criticized in the German press. The Klagenfurt stadium holds 30,000 people while the Vienna stadium has a capacity of 50,000.
"A lot of disappointment"
"It is unfortunate, but we do not have any influence on ticket allocation," DFB President Theo Zwanziger said, adding it was determined by UEFA, Europe's governing soccer body. "I know that there is going to be a lot of disappointment."
The daily mass-market Bild newspaper complained in an editorial on Sunday that the DFB was keeping too many tickets for itself.
"Ninety-nine percent of German supporters who will apply to buy a ticket will go away empty-handed to the delight of the black market, where tickets at 850 euros are already available," the paper wrote. "And that leads to the question: is [soccer] now just for the rich?"
National soccer federations, including the DFB, receive tickets only to European Championship matches involving their country. Tickets for matches involving other teams were put on sale last year on the UEFA Web site and are already sold out.
Monday, January 14, 2008
Mario Holek signed for Dnipro last week and now has been given an international call-up (©FC Dnipro)Czech Republic coach Karel Brückner has included three uncapped players in his squad for the training camp and friendly with Poland in Cyprus next month.
Trio called up
The UEFA EURO 2008™ contenders are taking 28 players to Cyprus, with a reserve team to meet Greece's second string in Nicosia on 5 February and a full side facing Poland in Larnaca the following day. Defender Jan Rajnoch plus midfield pair Luboš Kalouda and Mario Holek are included for the first time in a strong squad, which includes the return of defensive pair Marek Jankulovski and Zdeněk Grygera from injury. Kalouda was part of the Czech team that reached last year's FIFA U-20 World Cup final and his selection follows the similar promotions of Jan Šimůnek and Martin Fenin. Rajnoch is hoping for a debut at 26 while Holek has had a busy week, having also joined FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk from 1. FC Brno. The Czech Republic will open UEFA EURO 2008™ against co-hosts Switzerland on 7 June and also meet Portugal and Turkey in Group A.
Czech Republic squad
Goalkeepers: Petr Čech (Chelsea FC), Jaromír Blažek (1. FC Nürnberg), Daniel Zítka (RSC Anderlecht)
Defenders: Marek Jankulovski (AC Milan), Radoslav Kováč (FC Spartak Moskva), David Rozehnal (Newcastle United FC), Tomáš Ujfaluši (ACF Fiorentina), Zdeněk Pospěch (AC Sparta Praha), Zdeněk Grygera (Juventus), Michal Kadlec (AC Sparta Praha), Jan Šimůnek (VfL Wolfsburg), Jan Rajnoch (FK Mladá Boleslav).
Midfielders: Tomáš Galásek (1. FC Nürnberg), David Jarolím (Hamburger SV), Jaroslav Plašil (CA Osasuna), Jan Polák (RSC Anderlecht), Tomáš Rosický (Arsenal FC), Marek Matějovský (Reading FC), Daniel Pudil (SK Slavia Praha), Libor Sionko (FC København), Jiří Kladrubský (AC Sparta Praha), Mario Holek (FC Dnipro Dnipropetrovsk), Luboš Kalouda (1. FC Brno).
Forwards: Jan Koller (1. FC Nürnberg), Milan Baroš (Olympique Lyonnais), Marek Kulič (AC Sparta Praha), Martin Fenin (Eintracht Frankfurt), Stanislav Vlček (RSC Anderlecht).
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Samuel Holmén scored his first senior Sweden goal (©Getty Images)Costa Rica 0-1 Sweden
A Sweden team made up of players from Nordic leagues exacted a little piece of revenge for their 1990 FIFA World Cup elimination by Costa Rica as Samuel Holmén's goal gave the visitors victory in San Jose.
'Perfect pass'
Sweden lost 2-1 to the Central American side in Italy 18 years ago but the UEFA EURO 2008™ contenders gained the edge in this friendly early in the second half as Behrang Safari's pin-point cross from the left was turned in by Brøndby IF midfielder Holmén. By that stage former Derby County FC, West Ham United FC, Manchester City FC and Málaga CF forward Paulo Wanchope had left the pitch after the final appearance of his career in which he scored more than 40 goals for Costa Rica. "It was a perfect pass from Behrang and I connected with the ball perfectly with a volley," Holmén said. "It was my first goal for the national side and it feels great in view of EURO 2008™."
Debutants
Coach Lars Lagerbäck started with nine uncapped players and brought on three substitutes for their debuts, and will field a similar lineup on Saturday against the United States in Carson City, Nevada. "We were a bit slow off the mark, but with so many new players that was a bit expected," he said. "I think we did well and there were a lot of positives to take from the game."
Chances
Although Lagerbäck admits that the squad in the summer will be very different, he added that the newcomers all had an opportunity to make the breakthrough. "We have a squad of 16 or so players that are more or less certain. That means that there are about six places that are still for grabs," he said. "But then again anything can happen with regards to injuries and so on, so anyone who does well here will increase their chances of getting selected."
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Photos/Wallpapers »As official sponsor of UEFA EURO 2008™, McDonald's Austria not only guarantees a great football atmosphere on the ground, but also in the air as a specially branded Player Escort airbus has begun transporting passengers from London, Paris, Athens and Frankfurt to Vienna.
Lucky seven
Photographer to the stars Achim Lippoth interviewed 75 children who hoped to have their picture on the livery, and the lucky seven find their faces adorning the Austrian Airlines plane which is already attracting attention at airports across the continent. "With the Player Escort programme we encourage children to become actively involved with football," said Andreas Schmidlechner, marketing and communications director of McDonald's Austria. "McDonald's writes sports sponsorship in capital letters: it begins with the support of local football clubs and goes through to sports sponsorship at national level. Emphasising a balanced lifestyle is very important to us."
McDonald's campaign
The restaurant chain will help enlist 682 children from across Europe to accompany teams on to the pitch at the finals, with more than 200 coming from Austria. Launched in 1992, the Player Escort programme continues to prove hugely popular and national team player Martin Hiden was delighted to lend his support as official ambassador. Entry forms are available at all McDonald's restaurants in the country, with a closing date of 29 February.
Excitement
Peter Baumgartner, an executive vice-president of Austrian Airlines, said: "The McDonald's Player Escort is a nice idea for getting kids excited about UEFA EURO 2008™. Therefore we are particularly pleased about the excellent partnership with McDonald's Austria. It rounds off our co-operation with the city of Vienna fan zone superbly."
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