Alright folks, the first round is done. Sorry I didn’t get in the final two days of highlights, but they were mostly anticlimactic anyway, except for maybe the disallowed Ukraine goal and the two very good goals from Balotelli and Ibrahimovic. Anyway, on to the quarterfinals! All times Pacific. Thursday, June 21 Czech Republic vs. … Continue reading Euro 2012 quarterfinals preview
TV Schedule Croatia 1, Italy 1: Heading into this match, a lot of the debate was about whether or not Italy coach Cesare Prandelli would bench Antonio Cassano for saying he hoped there were no gays on the Italy team. In the end, Cassano played, and Italy were very good in the first half – … Continue reading Euro 2012: Match Day 7 highlights
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
Preview | TV Listings | Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D Spain Ranking: 1; Qualifying record: 8-0-0; Best finish: Champion, 1964, 2008; Coach: Vicente Del Bosque; Nickname: La Roja Spain is bidding to become the first team ever to win three consecutive major tournaments (2008 Euros, 2010 World Cup, now), … Continue reading EURO 2012 Preview: Group C
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