Boring boring boring. England was outshot I think 20-4, but France didn’t necessarily threaten besides the goal. Oh, who scored? Uhh … Joleon Lescott for England (a header off a corner) and Samir Nasri for France, beating Joe Hart at the near post. Not much else to say. Both teams are setting themselves up to … Continue reading Euro 2012: England 1, France 1
TV Schedule Spain 1, Italy 1: A weird match that featured one team playing without a striker (Spain) against one playing with three central defenders (Italy, obviously). Italy actually had much of the good play, as Spain often seemed to have no outlet for its fancy schmancy passing, but didn’t score until Antonio Di Natale … Continue reading Euro 2012: Match Day 3 highlights
Denmark scored the first big upset of the Euros, beating a dull, dull Netherlands team behind Michael Krohne-Dehli’s first half goal. The Dutch, one of the favorites to win the tournament, had the lion’s share of possession, but gave up the goal against the run of play, then never really got going in attack. Robin … Continue reading Euro 2012: Denmark 1, Netherlands 0
The first 20 minutes of this match, Poland played fast, attacking football and took the lead through Robert Lewandowski’s header in the 17th minute. It looked like Poland would score more too – Lewandowski had a shot go wide, and Poland spurned a couple other chances in front of a slightly disorganized (albeit, injury-weakened) Greece … Continue reading Euro 2012: Poland 1, Greece 1
Preview | TV Listings | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D Poland Ranking: 65; Qualifying record: N/A (Qualified as host); Best finish: Group stage, 2008; Coach: Franciszek Smuda; Nickname: Bialo-czerwoni Poland have long been a bit of an afterthought in continental (and world) competitions, but with a young and talented … Continue reading EURO 2012 Preview: Group A
Preview | TV Listings | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D By Jeremiah Paschke-Wood | Only Love Soccer On Friday, the European Championship begins, and the biggest question going into it is “Can a Spain team that will be without its all-time leading scorer (David Villa) or one of its … Continue reading Euro 2012 Preview
Preview | TV Listings | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D Netherlands Ranking: 4; Qualifying record: 9-0-1; Best finish: Champion, 1988; Coach: Bert van Marwijk; Nickname: Oranje After their run to the World Cup final, the Dutch will be one of the favorites to win this tournament, though they have … Continue reading EURO 2012 Preview: Group B
TV Listings | Preview | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D Ukraine Ranking: 50; Qualifying record: N/A (Qualified as host); Best finish: First appearance; Coach: Olei Blokhin; Nickname: Zhovto-Blakytni Ukraine’s squad consists almost entirely of players who play in the Ukraine, but there are some decent enough players (Andriy Shevchenko … Continue reading EURO 2012 Preview: Group D
Preview | TV Listings | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D For those of you interested in watching the games, here is a complete list of the TV schedule. Whew! Also keep in mind, these should all be available online at ESPN3.com or, whisper-whisper, via other web sites. Times are … Continue reading Euro 2012 TV schedule
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