The Herald (Free subscription) | 01/07/2008
George Burley believes Scotland can approach the qualifiers for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa without fear, citing strong performances against Italy and France in the qualifying group for Euro 2008.
Lucruri neinteresante (Free subscription) | 30/06/2008
Column order Country - Coefficient after EURO 2008 - Coefficient before EURO 2008 - Difference Spain 39172 33922 5250 Germany 39121 35769 3352 Italy 36695 36876 -181 Croatia 35927 33989 1938 Netherlands 35741 33672 2069 Portugal 33765 32789 976 Czech Republic 33751 34607 -856 France 32751 34218 -1467 Russia 32543 30182 2361 Romania
Pakistan News (Free subscription) | 23/06/2008
VIENNA :Spain reached the Euro 2008 semi-finals here on Sunday after they beat Italy 4-2 on penalties. Spain sealed their place in their first semi-final since reaching the 1984 Euro semi-finals - they went on to lose to France in the final - when Cesc Fabregas slotted home the winning penalty. Spanish ‘keeper and captain Iker [...]
The News Market (Free subscription) | 22/06/2008
At a press conference following a youth clinic in Vienna, Zinedine Zidane explains why France was knocked out of Euro2008 by Italy and what a team must have to win the Euro2008 final.
Footballing World (Free subscription) | 22/06/2008
Holland celebrate one of their 10 goals Euro 2008 Team Review: Holland How did they do? Magical in their twin thrashings of Italy and especially France, the technical prowess, ease on the ball and attacking nature led many pundits to compare them with the vintage Dutch side that won the trophy so spectacularly 20 years ago. Along [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 20/06/2008
Basle, Switzerland - Dutch coach Marco van Basten has some luxury problems to solve when he pits his wits against compatriot Guus Hiddink on Saturday in the Euro 2008 quarter-finals. Having seen his side demolish Italy and France, van Basten knows he...
Bodog Beat UK (Free subscription) | 19/06/2008
Spain face their toughest Euro 2008 examination to date on Sunday as Luis Aragones´s side take on Lazarus men Italy. Written off after a 3-0 thrashing against Holland and a poor 1-1 draw with Romania, the Azzurri came roaring back with a comfortable 2-0 win over woeful France to book ...
Unprofessional Foul (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
As everyone is aware by now, I am the resident UF Frenchman. I am sure that you are also aware that France lost to Italy 2-0 yesterday and was eliminated from Euro 2008. As you might imagine 2 + 2 = 4, and I am an unhappy camper. To make it worse, Cardillo took some cheap shots over on Deadspin today with some lame French jokes. Needless to say, I was not happy about that either. So what does this...
Reuters UK (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
VEVEY, Switzerland (Reuters) - France turned the page on a golden era in traumatic fashion when a 2-0 defeat by Italy sent them out of Euro 2008 with just one point and one goal from a calamitous group stage run.
Games Play Prattle (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
World champions Italy snatched a place in the quarter-finals of Euro 2008 by beating ten-man France 2-0 in Zurich to pip Romania to second place in Group C. France coach Raymond Domenech brought in Francois Clerc and Eric Abidal in defence, while Karim Benzema took the place of Florent Malouda. Italy’s Roberto Donadoni recalled Gennaro Gattuso in [...]
Soccerpassion.net (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
Claude Makelele ended his international career after France's 2-0 loss to Italy at the European Championship.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Makelele...
Soccerpassion.net (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
Italy was on the brink of elimination. Now the Azzurri have got their swagger back after securing a Euro 2008 quarterfinal berth.SHARETHIS.addEntry({...
Articles Database (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
With Euro 2008 now in full swing you may be tempted to consider having a bet on the winners. The pre-tournament hype suggested that the likely winners would come from the usual trio of France, Italy or Germany and the odds that you would get for these teams reflected this. However, the first week of [...]
Soccerpassion.net (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
Highlights from the last round matches from the group of death: Italy 2-0 France Highlights First Half Highlights Second Half Highlights Holland 2-0...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 18/06/2008
Milan - A cautious optimism prevailed among Italy's fans after a 2-0 win over France that pushed the Azzurri to the quarter-finals of Euro 2008 despite their dismal start to the tournament. As La Gazzetta dello Sport titled Tuesday, the win was Too ...
