Entries from June 2008

Fabregas looks set to start for Spain in EURO 2008 final

Date June 30, 2008

It was a thorough professional performance by Aragones’ Spanish team, who came out winner yet against a strong Russian side by a 3 goal margin. All the goals came in the second half with two of them formed due to excellent crosses, Arsenal midfielder, Cesc Fabregas.
Reports suggest that Fabregas will be in the starting lineup [...]

Casillas: Ahead of EURO 2008 Finals

Date June 29, 2008

Iker Casillas, captain of the Spanish side, feels that he will now be primarily responsible, if his side beats Germany on Sunday in the finals of Euro 2008.
Real Madrid & Spain goalkeeper was a hero in the game against Italy, when he saved two important penalties for guiding his side past the knockout stage. He [...]

No room for second place in big tournaments

Date June 29, 2008

Luis Aragones, Spanish coach, has come up with a warning for his players a day before their all important game against Germany in EURO 2008 final at Vienna. He has said that there is no room for second place in such a tournament and people tend to forget them within a short time.
Spaniards will be [...]

Fabregas looks set to start for Spain in EURO 2008 final

Date June 29, 2008

It was a thorough professional performance by Aragones’ Spanish team, who came out winner yet against a strong Russian side by a 3 goal margin. All the goals came in the second half with two of them formed due to excellent crosses, Arsenal midfielder, Cesc Fabregas.
Reports suggest that Fabregas will be in the starting lineup [...]

Russia Vs Spain: It is Germany and Spain in EURO 2008 Championship Final

Date June 29, 2008

The fairytale run of Russian side in EURO 2008 came to an end when a confident Spain outfit thrashed them to a 3-0 win at Vienna. With goals from Xavi Hernandez, Daniel Guiza and David Silva (all coming in the second half), Luis Aragones’ men overpowered Hiddink’s troops to book a place in the Final [...]

Xavi: We have the belief of winning EURO 2008

Date June 27, 2008

Spain & Barcelona midfielder, Xavi, was all praise for Hiddink’s men for their performance in the tournament so far. However, he insisted that his side is currently having the belief for winning EURO 2008.
The Russians have comeback strongly after they went down to Spain 4-1 in their opening encounter and showed that defeating England in [...]

Lahm helps Germany to book a place in the finals

Date June 27, 2008

If anyone thought that this game would be a mismatch, they were proved wrong by a thoroughly professional Turkish side. Although Terim’s men fell short of booking a place in the finals of EURO 2008, they went down fighting. It was only after a last minute goal from Philipp Lahm that helped Germany scrap through [...]

Terim confident ahead of Turkeys clash against Germany

Date June 26, 2008

Fatih Terim, coach of the Turkish side, believes that his team has got the attention of the global audience with the unlikely run, which allowed them to book a place in the final four of Euro 2008.
With their last minutes efforts to win against Switzerland and Czech Republic for squeezing into the knockout stages and [...]

Low feels that his experience in Turkey might not work in their semifinal clash

Date June 26, 2008

With an all important clash against the Turkish side around the corner, German Coach Joachim Low is looking to use all his experience to form a combination that can beat Terim’s side, which has surprised some of their stronger opponents with magical display in the tournament.
Although Germans have had a professional outing in EURO [...]

Calderon: We cannot pay $157m for Ronaldo

Date June 24, 2008

After a month of speculation over the future of Portuguese winger with the reigning Premier League & Champions League winners, Manchester United, it was confirmed by the President of Real Madrid, Ramon Calderon, that there is no chance of a record payment for the player to play in the Spanish Capital.
In 2001, Zinedine Zidane was [...]