GREECE FACES CATASTROPHE

After both sides had lost their opening matches in UEFA EURO 2008™ Group D, the stakes were high at the Stadion Wals-Siezenheim, but Russia emerged victorious and knocked defending champions Greece out of the tournament.

SPAIN WON AT LAST MINUTE

David Villa scored in 92nd minite as Spain defeated a stubborn Sweden 2-1 at the Stadion Tivoli Neu in Innsbruck to sure their space in the UEFA EURO 2008™ quarter-finals as Group D winners.

In the tough match they maintained equal share about 60 minutes with the goals of Torres(15min.) and Ibramovic(34min).

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Holland thrashed world cup finalist france by 4-1. kuyt, van percy, robben, and snieder are the scorers for holland. second half substitute robben banged one and behind other two. henry left footed the lonely one for france. now the oranges are placed in quarters. they demolished both world cup winner and runner-up.

Italy in danger

Romania hold italy on 1-1 draw. adriyan mutu is the scorer for romania and he also missed a last minites penalty. italy's quarter hope is now depent upon the last match against france.

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Austria holds there with 90th minite penalty

contraversial last minite penalty results over polland's 2 point. score-polland-1 austria-1.

croasia bagged a big win over germany

Croasia stuns Germany on euro 2008. Croasia injured twice over Lucas Podolski's consolidative lonely one. now Germany's chances are on questable trouble.

PORTUGAL IN QUARTERS

Portugal won in UEFA euro cup against Czech republic for 3-1 as qualified for the quarter final. Deco had given Portugal an eighth-minute lead with the support of Ronaldo.




9 minutes later, Sionko equalized for the Czechs with a powerful header.
In the second half,Ronaldo provide a sublime finish from the edge of the area in the 63rd minute.
Portugal scored one more goal by Quaresma from the gifted pass of Ronaldo in the 90th minute.

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Team Portugal's victory on Euro Cup 2008

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POLISH SQUAD FOR UEFA EURO CUP 2008

The provisional team of Poland for the UEFA Euro Cup 2008 is follows as Poland's coach Leo Beenhakker announced.

Forwards : Euzebiusz Smolarek (Real Racing Club Santander, Spain), Maciej Żurawski (Larissa FC, Greece), Tomasz Zahorski (Górnik Zabrze, Poland), Radosław Matusiak (Wisła Kraków, Poland), Marek Saganowski (Southampton FC, Poland).

Midfielders : Dariusz Dudka (Wisła Kraków, Poland), Wojciech Łobodziński (Wisła Kraków, Poland), Jakub Błaszczykowski (BV Borussia Dortmund, Germany), Mariusz Lewandowski (FC Shakhtar Donetsk, Ukraine), Rafał Murawski (Lech Poznań, Poland), Łukasz Garguła (GKS Bełchatów, Poland), Jacek Krzynówek (VfL Wolfsburg, Germany), Radosław Majewski (Groclin Grodzisk Wielkopolski, Poland), Michał Pazdan (Górnik Zabrze, Poland), Roger Guerreiro (Legia Warszawa, Poland).

Defenders : Jacek Bąk (FK Austria Wien, Austria), Marcin Wasilewski (RSC Anderlecht, Belgium), Paweł Golański (FC Steaua Bucureşti, Romania), Mariusz Jop (FC Moskva, Russia), Adam Kokoszka (Wisła Kraków, Poland), Jakub Wawrzyniak (Legia Warszawa, Poland), Michał Żewłakow (Olympiacos CFP, Greece), Grzegorz Bronowicki (FK Crvena Zvezda, Serbia).

Goalkeepers : Artur Boruc (Celtic FC, Scotland), Tomasz Kuszczak (Manchester United FC, England), Łukasz Fabiański (Arsenal FC, England).

Poland's first match will be on June, the 8th, against Germany, in Klagenfurt in Austria, at 20:45.

Poland and Ukraine will be hosting the next UEFA Euro Cup in 2012.

JOACHIM LOW ANNOUNCED GERMAN SUAD FOR EURO CUP 2008

 GermanyJoachim Löw announced recently a provisional list of German football players for the Uefa Euro cup 2008.

The Squad of Germany for the UEFA Euro Cup 2008 is as follows:

Forwards: Miroslav Klose (FC Bayern München, Germany), Lukas Podolski (FC Bayern München, Germany), Mario Gómez (VfB Stuttgart, Germany), Kevin Kuranyi (FC Schalke 04, Germany), Oliver Neuville (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, Germany), Patrick Helmes (1. FC Köln, Germany).

Midfielders : Michael Ballack (Chelsea FC, England), Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart, Germany), Simon Rolfes (Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Germany), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen, Germany), Bastian Schweinsteiger (FC Bayern München, Germany), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburger SV, Germany), Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen, Germany), Jermaine Jones (FC Schalke 04, Germany), David Odonkor (Real Betis Balompié, Spain), Marko Marin (VfL Borussia Mönchengladbach, Germany).

Defenders : Christoph Metzelder (Real Madrid CF, Spain), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen, Germany), Philipp Lahm (FC Bayern München, Germany), Arne Friedrich (Hertha BSC Berlin, Germany), Marcell Jansen (FC Bayern München, Germany), Clemens Fritz (Werder Bremen, Germany), Heiko Westermann (FC Schalke 04, Germany).

Goalkeepers : Jens Lehmann (Arsenal FC, England), Robert Enke (Hannover 96, Germany), René Adler (Bayer 04 Leverkusen, Germany).


Germany is in the Group B of the UEFA Euro Cup 2008 along Poland, Croatia and Austria. Thefirst game will be against Poland on June the 8th at 20:45 in Klagenfurt, at the stadium Wörthersee, in Austria.

TURKEY SQUAD FOR UEFA EURO CUP 2008

The coach of Turkey has announced the squad / team for the UEFA Euro Cup 2008 in Austria and Switzerland.

The initial squad / team of Turkey for the UEFA Euro Cup 2008 is as follows:
Forwards: Nihat Kahveci (Villarreal CF, Spain), Halil Altıntop (FC Schalke 04, Germany), Semih Şentürk (Fenerbahçe SK, Turkey), Mevlüt Erding (FC Sochaux-Montbéliard, France).

Midfielders : Mehmet Aurélio (Fenerbahçe SK, Turkey), Mehmet Topal (Galatasaray AŞ, Turkey), Emre Belözoğlu (Newcastle United FC, England), Tümer Metin (Larissa FC, Greece), Yıldıray Baştürk (VfB Stuttgart, Germany), Hamit Altıntop (FC Bayern München, Germany), Ayhan Akman (Galatasaray AŞ, Turkey), Arda Turan (Galatasaray AŞ, Turkey), Tuncay Şanlı (Middlesbrough FC, England), Kazım Kazım (Fenerbahçe SK, Turkey), Gökdeniz Karadeniz (FC Rubin Kazan, Russia).

Defenders : Gökhan Gönül (Fenerbahçe SK, Turkey), Sabri Sarıoğlu (Galatasaray AŞ, Turkey), Gökhan Zan (Beşiktaş JK, Turkey), İbrahim Kaş (Beşiktaş JK, Turkey), Emre Aşık (Galatasaray AŞ, Turkey), Servet Çetin (Galatasaray AŞ, Turkey), Hakan Balta (Galatasaray AŞ, Turkey), Uğur Boral (Fenerbahçe SK, Turkey).

Goalkeepers : Volkan Demirel (Fenerbahçe SK, Turkey), Rüştü Reçber (Beşiktaş JK, Turkey), Tolga Zengin (Trabzonspor, Turkey).

The first game of Turkey in the UEFA Euro Cup 2008 will be against Portugal in Geneve at the stadium Stade de Geneve.

PORTUGAL SQUAD FOR UEFA EURO CUP 2008

Luiz Felipe Scolari, coach of Portuagal national footabll has announced the final list of players in Portugal squad for the UEFA Euro Cup 2008 in Austria and Switzerland. Portugal will be played in the Group A along Turkey the Czech Republic and Switzerland.
Here is the detailed list of Portugal National Team for UEFA Euro Cup 2008.

Forwards : Nuno Gomes (SL Benfica, Portugal), Simão Sabrosa (Club Atlético de Madrid, Spain), Cristiano Ronaldo (Manchester United FC, England), Nani (Manchester United FC, England), Hugo Almeida (Werder Bremen, Germany), Ricardo Quaresma (FC Porto, Portugal), Hélder Postiga (Panathinaikos FC, Greece).

Midfielders : Petit (SL Benfica, Portugal), Deco (FC Barcelona, Spain), Raul Meireles (FC Porto, Portugal), Miguel Veloso (Sporting Clube de Portugal, Portugal), João Moutinho (Sporting Clube de Portugal, Portugal).

Defenders : Paulo Ferreira (Chelsea FC, England), Ricardo Carvalho (Chelsea FC, England), Bosingwa (FC Porto, Portugal), Bruno Alves (FC Porto, Portugal), Jorge Ribeiro (Boavista FC, Portugal), Miguel (Valencia CF, Spain), Fernando Meira (VfB Stuttgart, Germany), Pepe (Real Madrid CF, Spain).

Goalkeepers : Ricardo (Real Betis Balompié, Spain), Quim (SL Benfica, Portugal), Rui Patrício (Sporting Clube de Portugal, Portugal).

Portugal's first game will be against Turkey on the same day of the inauguration of the Euro Cup 2008, June the 7th at 20:45 in Geneve, in the stadium Stade de Geneve. Portugal also gain outstanding victory against Georgia (Portugal-3 Georgia-0) in a friendly match before the Euro cup 2008, last week.

Euro Cup Trophy

Euro cup Trophy
The Henri Delaunay Trophy, awarded to the winner of the European Football Championship, is named in honor of Henri Delaunay, the first General Secretary of UEFA, who came up with the idea of a European championship but died five years prior to the first tournament in 1960. His son Pierre Delaunay was the person in charge of making the trophy. Since the first tournament it has been awarded for the winning team to keep for four years, until the next tournament.
For the 2008 tournament, the trophy was slightly remodeled making it larger.

The trophy, which is made of sterling silver, now weighs 8 kilograms and is 60 centimeters tall. A small figure juggling a ball on the back of the original was removed, as was the marble plinth. The silver base of the trophy had to be enlarged to make it stable. The names of the winning countries that had appeared on the plinth have now been engraved on the back of the trophy

History of Euro Cup

The European Championship were first held in 1960 and were originally called the Uefa European Nations Cup. Initially it was hard to get many teams to compete, but by 1968 the tournament when it changed its name to the European Football Championship.Until 1976 only four teams entered the final tournament.

Euro 1960Highlights:
Spain was eliminated from the tournament when Gen. Francisco Franco's government refused to let the Spanish team travel to Moscow.Winner: USSR

Euro 1964Highlights:
Largest crowd in championship history -- 125,000 at Santiago BernabeuWinner: Spain

Euro 1968Highlights:
Name was changed from the Nations Cup to the European ChampionshipWinner: Italy

Euro 1972Highlights:
Muller, netted a remarkable 68 goals in 62 appearances for West Germany. Winner: Germany

Euro 1976Highlights:
Czechoslovakia won on penaltiesWinner: Czechoslovakia

Euro 1980Highlights:
The final field was increased to eight teams from fourWinner: Germany

Euro 1984Highlights:
Spanish 'keeper Luis Arconada knocked the first goal over his own line. Winner: France

Euro 1988Highlights:
Only three of the eight finalists from '84 qualified, including France. Winner: Netherlands

Euro 1992Highlights:
U.N. sanctions forced out war-torn YugoslaviaWinner: Denmark
Euro 1996Highlights: First Golden Goal in a major international championshipWinner: Germany

Euro 2000Highlights:
Sylvain Wiltord shocked Italy by scoring the game 3 1/2 minutes into injury time when the Italians were leading the whole match with David Trezeguet scoring the Golden Goal winner 13 minutes to win France their 2nd euro championship Winner: France

FRENCH TEAM FOR EURO CUP 2008 ANNOUNCED

Raymond Domenech, the coach for France for the UEFA Euro 2008 Cup has introduced the provisional list of 30 fooball players for the European Championship in Austria and Switzerland.

Here is the squad of French team announced by Raymond Domenech.

Goalkeepers : Grégory Coupet (Olympique Lyonnais, France), Mickaël Landreau (Paris Saint-Germain FC, France), Sébastien Frey (ACF Fiorentina, Italy), Steve Mandanda (Olympique de Marseille, France)
Strikers : Franck Ribéry (FC Bayern München, Germany), Florent Malouda (Chelsea FC, England), Sidney Govou (Olympique Lyonnais, France), Samir Nasri (Olympique de Marseille, France), Hatem Ben Arfa (Olympique Lyonnais, France), Nicolas Anelka (Chelsea FC, England), Thierry Henry (FC Barcelona, Spain), Karim Benzema (Olympique Lyonnais, France), Djibril Cissé (Olympique de Marseille, France), Bafétimbi Gomis (AS Saint-Etienne, France).
Midfielders : Alou Diarra (FC Girondins de Bordeaux, , France), Mathieu Flamini (Arsenal FC, England), Patrick Vieira (FC Internazionale Milano, Italy), Claude Makelele (Chelsea FC, England), Jérémy Toulalan (Olympique Lyonnais, France), Lassana Diarra (Portsmouth FC, England).
Defenders : Willy Sagnol (FC Bayern München, Germany), Lilian Thuram (FC Barcelona, Spain), William Gallas (Arsenal FC, England), Eric Abidal (FC Barcelona, Spain), Patrice Evra (FC Manchester United, England), Jean-Alain Boumsong (Olympique Lyonnais, France), François Clerc (Olympique Lyonnais, France), Julien Escudé (Sevilla FC, Spain), Philippe Mexès (AS Roma, Italy), Sébastien Squillaci (Olympique Lyonnais, France).

Italy, Netharlands and Romenia will play in the C group along with France. The First game of France will be against Romania on June 9th at 18:00 in the Letzigrund Stadium, in Zurich, Switzerland. French coach Raymond Domenech said that he has enough belief in his team to win the Euro cup, if so it should be another honour for France. His team also played final of World Cup 2008 in Germany this year.

Euro Cup -result of friendly matchs

Results of the latest friendly matches before the begining of the UEFA Euro Cup 2008:
Netherlands 2 - Wales 0
Greece 0 - Armenia 0
Poland 1 - Denmark 1
Sweden 0 - Ukraine 1
France 0 - Paraguay 0
Germany 2 - Serbia 1
Spain 2 - Peru 1
Croatia 0 - Hungary 0
Portugal 2- Georgia 0
Romania 4 - Montenegro 0
Italy 3 - Belgium 0
Austria 5 - Malta 1
Switzerland 3 - Lichtentstein 0
Czech Republic 3 - Scotland 1

AUSTRIA DIVIDES ITS BORDER CROSSINGS DURING THE EURO CUP

Austrian Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ decided to divide its border crossings into three categories during the Euro 2008 soccer tournament.

The first border crossing will be permanently checked, the second will be mobile border crossings which will direct the traffic into single lane and make random checks of individual vehicles, the third category will be tourist friendly crossings without any gearshift, the ministry said. Switzerland, the co-host of Austria too decided to reintroduce international boarder checks during selected matches of Euro 2000.

ITALIAN SQUAD FOR EURO 2008 ANNOUNCED

ROME, May 20 (Xinhua) - Provisional 24-man squad of Italy for Euro 2008 unveiled by coach Roberto Donadoni on lastweek
Goalkeepers: Gianluigi Buffon (Juventus), Marco Amelia(Livorno), Morgan De Sanctis (Sevilla)
Defenders: Fabio Cannavaro (Real Madrid), Marco Materazzi(Inter Milan), Christian Panucci (AS Roma), Andrea Barzagli(Palermo), Gianluca Zambrotta (Barcelona), Giorgio Chiellini(Juventus), Fabio Grosso (Lyon)
Midfielders: Andrea Pirlo (AC Milan), Gennaro Gattuso (ACMilan), Massimo Ambrosini (AC Milan), Daniele De Rossi (ASRoma), Simone Perrotta (AS Roma), Alberto Aquilani (AS Roma),Mauro Camoranesi (Juventus), Riccardo Montolivo (Fiorentina) Forwards: Luca Toni (Bayern Munich), Alessandro Del Piero(Juventus), Antonio Di Natale (Udinese), Marco Borriello(Genoa), Fabio Quagliarella (Udinese), Antonio Cassano(Sampdoria, on loan from Real Madrid)