Monthly Archives: June 2012

Euro 2012: Final Preview

It is sad to see that the tournament will be ending tomorrow. It has been an exciting tournament with good attacking football. The final is a rematch of a group match that was a draw the first time around. Both

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Euro 2012: Semifinal Recap

The final is set as the first game of Group C will be played again as Spain squares off with Italy. However, before moving onto the final, here is a look at the two semifinalists who played their opponents closely

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Euro 2012: Semifinals Preview

The semifinals are here and they are match-ups of teams that have recently dominated European football. Looking back at these teams recent histories, they have a history of knocking each other out. At Euro 2008 and World Cup 2010, the

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Euro 2012: Quarterfinal Review

The quarterfinals are over and there are some blockbuster match-ups in the semifinals. It was a good round of games as the top teams seemed to separate themselves in each of the games. Here is a look at the next

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Euro 2012: Quarterfinal Preview

The quarterfinals get started and for the most part big names are still in it. Here is a look at the four match-ups.

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Euro 2012: Group Stage Recap

The group stages are over and the quarterfinals are set. It has been an entertaining Euros with no scoreless games so far in the tournament. There have been surprises and disappointments in the tournament, but the quality of football has

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Euro 2012: Thoughts on Round 2

The second round of games are complete and the final set of games should be interesting as only two teams have been eliminated in the competition: Ireland and Sweden. Here are my look at all 16 teams summing them up

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Euro 2012: Thoughts From First Round

Every team has finally played and there are some interesting performances. The favorites in Spain and Germany had solid but not great performances. The surprises would be Ukraine and Italy while Holland were the disappointment from the first round of

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United States 3, Antigua & Barbuda 1: Player Ratings

World Cup qualifying got off to a start tonight for the US. It was a dominant but sloppy performance by the US. They really should have won by a larger margin and things were a bit interesting late in the

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Euro 2012: Final Predictions

Euro 2012 start tomorrow and here are my final predictions for the tournament including the champion.

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