Euro qualifications almost done
14 of the qualifiers have already been finalised and in have landed up in one pot or another depending...
Category: Euro 2016
The curse of the Weird Third
If you were lamenting Holland’s early exit from Euro 2016 you may be interested to know that they are...
Turkey move into Eurozone
They almost didn’t make it. But despite being down to ten men with 89 minutes of the game gone...
Van Persie self goal seals Dutch defeat
Holland were beaten 3 -2 by the Czech Republic and have been eliminated from Euro 2016. The dutch went...
England make it a Perfect 10
England became the sixth side in history to qualify for the European Championships with a 100 percent record. This...
Ronaldo given time off
Portugal beat Serbia 2-1 to keep the top spot in Group I. Nani scored the opening goal in the...
Euro Roundup
Groups A,B,D,E,F and I have completed their qualification procedures and are ready for the next level. Spain,Austria and Italy...
Holland’s hopes hang by a thread
Turkey beat the Czech Republic 2 – 0 yesterday and Holland’s Euro qualification now depends on whether they will...
Wales finally qualify after a 57 year wait
Wales qualified for UEFA Euro 2016, despite being beaten 2-0 by Bosnia and Herzegovina. They qualified on the strength...
Roy Hodgson gets 9 wins in a row
England made it nine wins from nine in Group E as they continued their charge to Euro 2016 with...
Switzerland beat San Marino 7- 0
Switzerland ensured that they would be hopping across the border into France next year by beating San Marinoa 7-...
Spain’s Euro qualification complete
Spain qualified for what statisticians say is their 12th successive International Tournament in a row after beating Luxemborg 4-0....
Ronaldo will be present at Euro 2016
Euro 2016 will be graced with the presence of one of the legends of our time. Portugal needed only...
Both parts of Ireland create Euro history
Shane Long came off the bench to score a historic 70th minute winning goal against Germany.Ireland have made it...
Portugal go one step closer
Portugal came within touching distance of reaching next summer’s tournament finals in France when Miguel Veloso finally scored in...
Poland are the first to score 8
Poland became the first team to score eight in the Euro 2016 qualifiers – Gibraltar being on the receiving...
Videos: Germany beat Scotland in 5 goal thriller
Scotland came back twice in the game but Germany were just too good for them in the end.Scotland’s Euro...
Holland in dire straits
Holland’s participation in Euro 2016 is now in grave doubt. Their 1-0 loss to Group A leaders Iceland in...
Rooney catches up with Sir Bobby
Rooney scored the first of England’s six goals against San Marino in their Euro 16 qualifier and thus drew...
Bales takes Wales to new heights
All hail Bale. He scored late in the Euro 2016 qualifier against Cyprus.His goal in the 82nd minutes took...
Spain barely beat Belarus
This is their fourth straight win but Spain are a pale shadow of the World Cup winning team who’s...
Rooney ensures England make it 6 out of 6
England have won all their 6 Euro qualifying games so far.Rooney scored the winning goal four minutes from time.Slovenia...
Andre Schurrle hat trick against Gibraltar..
Gibraltar were not expected to win their Euro 2016 qualifer against Germany and they didn’t.They lost 7- 0 and...
Cristiano scores three hat tricks in a row..
C Ron has now scored a hat trick in three consecutive games.The latest was for his country rather than...
Cruyff sounds the alarm
Johan Cruyff called Holland’s 1 -1 Euro qualifier draw against Turkey “a disgrace”. Since Guus Hiddink took charge last...
More Weekend Euro Action
Ronaldo’s Portugal beat Serbia 2 -1 and took the top place in Group 1.Ricardo Carvalho’s early headed goal was...
Weekend Euro Action
Belgium walloped Cyrpus 5-0 with goals from Marouane Fellaini(2),Christian Benteke, Eden Hazard and debutant Michy Batshuayi. Italy came embarrassingly...
Kane’s dream debut..
Harry Kane scored his first goal for England 78 seconds into his senior debut.It became the third-fastest goal by...
Goalie passes to Zlatan
Sweden were playing Moldova in a Group G Euro 16 qualifier.The Moldovan goalkeeper helped Zlatan score a goal by...
Euro 2016 mascot is dubbed “Super Victor”
“Super Victor” won 51,781 of the 107,790 votes registered.Driblou got 26,678 and Goalix got 29,331.
Give the Euro 2016 mascot a name – win a fabulous prize.
Some profound thoughts from the mascot of Euro 2016 who has not yet got a name. Who am I?...
Fan madness at the Italy Croatia game
Italy and Croatia drew their Euro qualifier 1- 1 but not before Referee Bjorn Kuipers had to stop the...
Holland win it for Guus
Guus Hiddink had threatened to quit if Holland lost the Euro qualifier against Latvia.Two goals each from Arjen Robben...
Isco scores beauty for Spain
Spain strolled to a 3 – 0 home win over Belarus.The best goal of the game came from Isco...
Welbeck and Rooney for England
England scored all the four goals in their 3 -1 win over Slovenia.Jordan Henderson started the proceeding with an...
Ireland crash and burn.
No luck for the Irish. The Republic lost 1 – 0 to Scotland – the winning goal came from...
Euro Roundup
Germany beat Gibraltar 4 – 0. No surprises there. Portugal beat Armenia when C Ron scored in the 71st...
The Northern end of Ireland are also rejoicing…
The Republic are rejoicing because they held the mighty germans to a 1- 1 draw and Northern Ireland have...
Ronaldo comes good for Portugal at last
Cristiano Ronaldo is the first athlete in the world to have a 100 million facebook fans. And he finally...
Germany falter again as last gasp Ireland hold them
These Euro qualifiers are turning out to be a minefield for the big boys. John O’ Shea does not...
Serbia Albania match called off after drone invasion leads to havoc
This was probably bound to happen as Serbia refuses to recognize Kosovo’s independence and a match between these two...
Martin Odegaard creates history
The Norwegian becomes the youngest player to debut at the Euro at 15 years and 300 days when he...
Iceland stun Netherlands with a Gylfi Sigurdsson brace
The Netherlands were gylfi, very gylfi of giving the ball away cheaply. The Swansea midfielder played a part in...
Zlatanless Sweden win 2- 0
Sweden huffed and puffed to w 2 – 0 win over Liechtenstein without their talisman..
Rooney scores the winner but….
“Wayne Rooney is not worth his place in the starting line-up. People talk about him in the same breath...
Diego finally scores for Spain
Diego Costa finally scored a goal for Spain at long last in their 4...
Both ends of Ireland win their Euro qualifiers..
The southern Republic bashed Gibraltar 7 – 0 – which included hat trick from Robbie Keane and a self...
Poland beat Germany for the first time …
Germany suffered their first loss in 19 competitive matches and Poland...
San Marino only lose by 5 goals against England
San Marino had a record of 119 losses from 123 matches since 1990 going into the qualifier against England....
Spain lose a qualifier for the first time in 8 years..
Diego Costa – who is able to score goals for Chelsea almost at will (despite the dodgy hamstring) –...
Chiellini hat trick takes Italy past Azerbaijan
The final score as 2- 1 and defender Giorgio Chiellini scored all the goals. One goal for the opposition...
Kazakhstan give Holland a tough Euro qualifier
Holland came from behind to beat Kazakhstan 3-1. Renat Abdulin gave Kazakhstan the lead and they kept the lead...
Jack Wilshere: Will the metamorphosis succeed?
That’s the first lesson England found another quanta of energy in their Euro qualifier against Switzerland. Roy Hodgson, surprised...
Dream start for Conte
Conte, who replaced Cesare Prandelli who resigned after Italy’s World Cup exit got a dream start seeing his team...