Euro 2012: The morning after for Super Mario
Head on down to Who Ate All The Pies for a collection of Mario Balotelli inspired memorabilia. The City...
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Tim Bradford’s lo-fi animated match report: Portugal vs Spain
Funny and spot on. Here is the most recent Italy vs Germany match report. Tim’s got a bunch more...
Euro 2012: Five things we take from the Germany vs Italy match
Mesut Oezil has been a shadow, Andrea Pirlo a giant Mesut Oezil is no Andrea Pirlo: This Euro is...
Euro 2012: The Germans shed tears over their defeat
500,000 fans are left bereft at the Brandenberg Gate as their beloved Mannschaft come crashing down against the Italians.
Euro 2012: Semi-finals: Spectacular Balotelli sends Germany to a shocking demise, 2-0
szólj hozzá: www.dailygoalz.com – 1st h GER – ITA Four years ago, Fernando Torres blew by Philipp Lahm for...
A closer look at Olivier Giroud, the new Arsenal man
The first thing that leaps out is that he’s another left footed striker. Now we already have RVP and...
Shock: David Beckham not selected to England’s Olympic squad
Becks has worked hard and run more with the Olympic torch than at the LA Galaxy Stuart Pearce drops...
Giorgios Samaras vs Kyriakos Papadopoulos do a slow dance
How about this for one of the most enduring images of the 2012 Euro? In the Germany vs Greece...
Bert Van Marwijk resigns as Dutch coach
That didn’t take too long although Van Marwijk had till 2016 for his contract to run out and by...
Eur0 2012: Semi-finals: Portugal bow out to uninspiring Spain, 2-4 on PKs
Looks like no one brought their shooting boots to this match. It was a bunch of John Arne Riise’s...
Euro 2012: The Iberian showdown: Spain vs Portugal
In the 2010 World Cup second round, Spain went with a 4-4-2 with Fernando Torres paired up with David...
Fabio Capello got this one right about Wayne Rooney
Not as bad as the 2010 World Cup when England returned from a dismal campaign Fabio Capello said something...
Mario Balotelli imagery: This is racism and it is unacceptable
This is in such incredibly poor taste. Although the Gazzetta Dello Sport cartoonist explains this as a clumsy attempt...
It’s official: Olivier Giroud is an Arsenal man
The Montpellier striker who scored 21 goals in the Ligue last season to lead his club to their first...
Marco Reus piques Arsene Wenger’s interest
Marco Reus, the Borussia M’gladbach striker, who had such a breakout game against Greece was singled out by Arsene...
Andrea Pirlo’s failed panenka against Barcelona
Andrea Pirlo’s delectable panenka against Joe Hart to level Italy on penalties is one of the definitive highlights of...
Argentina Clausura: Arsenal win first title beating Belgrano, 1-0
Arsenal Football Club or better known as Arsenal De Sarandi in the Argentinian league won their first Premier Division...
Euro 2012: Italian domination in passing game against England
Andrea Pirlo stood out like a colossus as Steven Gerrard all but disappeared. The Italians worked their way to...
Euro 2012: Quarter-finals: England get found out as Italy win on penalties (4-2)
szólj hozzá: England vs Italy FULL HIGHLIGHTS + PENALTIES Two observations. How on earth did England survive for 120...
Euro 2012: Laurent Blanc on the dock as Nasri prefers off pitch antics
After France’s disastrous 2008 Euro outing followed in quick succession by the 2010 World Cup debacle which saw France...
Euro 2012: Quarter-finals: Spain brush aside a supine France, 2-0
szólj hozzá: Spain 2 0 France hoofoot.com Samir Nasri gets the vote for the most disappointing footballer of this...
Euro 2012: Quarter- finals: Germany outclasses Greece, 4-2
szólj hozzá: Germany vs Greece 4:2 FULL MATCH HIGHLIGHTS The Germans at this point are a bit spoiled for...
Germany vs Greece: Kraftwerk vs Jon and Vangelis
Evangelos Odysseas Papathanassiou aka Vangelis (Chariots of Fire) collaborated with Jon Anderson of Yes, he of the seraphic voice...
Euro 2012: Miroslav Klose to start in Germany vs Greece austerity bowl
The Lazio striker is apparently Jogi Low’s first choice over Mario Gomez because of his big match production. He...
Euro 2012: Quarter-finals: Portugal overcome Czech Republic with Ronaldo’s strike
szólj hozzá: CZE 0 – POR 1 Joao Moutinho’s 79th minute cross was met emphatically by Cristiano Ronaldo as...
Euro 2012: France at it again as Samir Nasri fuels a locker room feud
Looks like Samir Nasri is showing his true colours again. After that one England performance, he seems to have...
Euro 1996: Karel Poborsky’s wonder lob lifts Czechs past Portugal, 1-0
Great technical ability shown by the Czech’s all time appearance leader to execute a perfect lob over the head...
Euro 2012: Zlatan Ibrahimovic’s fantastic volley against France
Sweetly struck by the AC Milan striker. Sweden won against France, 2-0 but they weren’t able to progress out...
Didier Drogba joins Shenhua: Where is this club making money?
As foreseen Didier Drogba makes the move to the Chinese League joining Shanghai Shenhua for a cool $15 million...
Austerity Bowl: Germany vs Greece
Germany pulls rank over the Euro zone with its GDP Germany ranks 14th in external debt and will meet...
Andre Villas Boas the frontrunner to replace Harry Redknapp
Andre Villas Boas may get his second shot at managing a Premier League team as Daniel Levy is reportedly...
Euro 2012: Steven Gerrard’s blinder against Ukraine
Gerrard’s gaudy stats against Oleg Blokhin’s blokes Stevie G’s all round performance against Ukraine earn universal plaudits. He’s been...
A tale of two fines: Racism vs racy
Overt racism: £65,000 Covert marketing: £80,000 Observers more perspicacious have commented on how differently UEFA have treated Nicklas Bendtner’s...
Euro 2012: Group D: Marko Devic’s ghost goal haunts Ukraine
This is simply baffling. The fifth official standing right over the goal line with a clear field of vision...
Euro 2012: Group D: England top group as Ukraine fall to Rooney’s goal, 1-0
Wayne Rooney had the simplest of tasks left after Steven Gerrard’s cross broke free with no Ukrainian defender dealing...
Confusion reigns: UEFA and FIFA should coincide their tie breaking rules
Grant Wahl has a nice post about how UEFA and FIFA should get their act together and save mass...
Euro 2012: Group C: Mario Balotelli’s brilliance as Italy wreck Ireland, 2-0
With John O’Shea draped all over him, Mario Balotelli showed his strength and sublime timing to side volley the...
Euro 2012: Group C: Spain ease fears through Navas against Croatia, 1-0
The 88th minute Jesus Navas goal was legitimate. The key is Iniesta receiving Cesc Fabregas’s perfectly measured chip in...
Euro 2012: Group B: Lars Bender scores as perfect Germans send Danes out
szólj hozzá: www.dailygoalz.com – DEN 1 – GER 2 This move began deep in Danish territory after Simon Poulsen...
Nicklas Bendtner: That is one expensive jockstrap, my friend!
What is with Nicklas Bendtner and underwear? He can’t seem to keep his pants on and off the pitch....
Euro 2012: Did playing for losing clubs doom the Netherlands?
Bad karma chameleons The remarkable thing about yesterday’s match was the Dutch’s utter lack of self belief. After that...
Euro 2012: Burned Orange: Netherlands are fried to a crisp by Portugal, 1-2
How does the Netherlands Football Federation justify giving Bert Van Marwijk a contract till 2016? How? This was a...
Euro 2012: Dutch ball hoggers vs Portugese ball hoggers
The Dutch have been the poorest shooting team in the Euros averaging almost 14 attempts off target per match....
Euro 2012: UEFA opens racism investigation against Croatia
All about bananas and nuts who throw them Mario Balotelli has been a virtually anonymous figure in this Euro...
Euro 2012: England’s 4-4-2 reversion paid off against Sweden
Andy Carroll gets his groove back on Jonathan Wilson explains why England won. A 4-4-2 formation is chicken soup...
Euro 2012: Group A: Poland left as bystanders as Czechs prevail, 1-0
Petr Jiracek’s 72nd minute winner leaves Poland as hosts uninvited to their own party. Who are they going to...
Euro 2012: Group A: Greece shock Russia 1-0 dumping them out
szólj hozzá: Greece vs Russia 1:0 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS This was a day talent took a backseat and words like...
Euro 2012: Group D: Theo Walcott shines as England inflict late misery on Sweden, 3-2
szólj hozzá: England vs Sweden 3:2 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Score all three points for Roy Hodgson. He started Andy Caroll,...
Euro 2012: Group D: France make it look easy against Ukraine, 2-0
szólj hozzá: France vs Ukraine 2:0 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Jeremy Menez, the former AS Roma winger is one talented player...
Euro 2012: Hold off judgment on Roy Hodgson till its over
It’s time for Roy Hodgson to go all Shining on the pundits Not one match over and the knives...
Michael Laudrup, Danish legend becomes Swansea’s new coach
Barcelona and Real Madrid legend Michael Laudrup becomes the Swans newest coach. Laudrup’s appointment should continue the attacking style...
Euro 2012: Group C: Italy allow Croatia to come back, 1-1
szólj hozzá: kroesia 14/06 Italy was excellent in the first half, orchestrated by the peerless Andrea Pirlo. All that...
Euro 2012: Ireland’s fans shame us with their magnificence
In the waning minutes of the Ireland vs Spain match, the Irish fans as their team stared at elimination...
Euro 2012: Group C: Spain use Ireland for target practice, 4-0
szólj hozzá: Spain vs Ireland 4:0 MATCH HIGHLIGHTS Spain at their ridiculous best. Fernando Torres looking like the old...