EPL Talk

Tonight sees the first dual clash with Czech Republic playing Turkey whilst Switzerland host Portugal. With Portugal through as Group Winners, all eyes will be on Geneva. We could potentially have a first in Group qualification with the fact that should tonight’s game end in a draw, we will go straight into a penalty shoot out […]

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I’ve finally had a chance to catch up on watching some of the Euro 2008 matches I missed. The jet lag hit me later in the week, so I found myself watching many of the games this week at weird hours on DVR.
The one thing about football is that it can be so subjective. Earlier […]

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After one set of games, we now have the groups beginning to take shape and we move into the second phase of matches. Everyone who wins in this particular round knows that they still have a chance of qualifying or indeed making sure that they have qualified for the Quarter Finals.
The first of tonight’s matches […]

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The opening match of Euro 2008 has finished with Czech Republic winning one-nil against Switzerland in Basel. Here are some statistics from the match:
Czech Republic
1. Petr Cech    11.26 (top speed; kph)    3840 (distance; metres)
2. Zdenek Grygera    22.68    9674
3. Jan Polak    22.05    11009
4. Tomas Galasek    20.65    9610
6. Marek Jankulovski    23.67    9715
7. Libor Sionko    22.05    […]

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Czech Republic captain Tomas Rosicky has announced that he will not be taking part in next month’s European Championships due to a recurring knee injury.
Rosicky held a news conference to announce the decision. “I’m not capable of starting the European Championships. My injury requires an operation. I will go (for it) at the start of […]

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