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Seedorf has refused to line out for Holland if he isn't picked in his favoured positon - behind the striker(s).
What a fucking dickhead. The Dutch are a group of bastards. Van Der Vaart should be in there, behind Van Nistelpuff. |
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I think either France, Italy or Portugal will win. Holland are a team of individuals and so I don't see them winning.
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It's out of Italy and Germany.
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Holland were great today
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Like the look of France... but go Spain.
Why is Mendieta not in the squad just quietly? |
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Puyol would easily fetch upwards of £13m if he were ever available
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Well unless they're leading us into a huge false sense of security i wouldn't think Germany would have much chance.They lost 2-0 at home to Hungary tonight.I still think they'll be out at the group stages.One of the teams in their group,Czech Republic,won 2-0 but Milan Baros went off injured after 36 minutes.
France got a late winner from Zidane to beat Ukraine tonight,didn't see much of it so i can't really judge. Ferreira is a good player,the one Porto were most concerned about losing and considering Deco's performances,that tells you something. |
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So basically a Roberto Carlos who can also defend.
I know money is no object and all the rest of it, but still, the fact we are spending over the top prices for players is why stuff like season ticket prices ar still on the increase. This season my ticket costs £40 more, which isn't too bad because my parents pay for it, nah joke, what makes the price bad is that it has included all domestic games in the past, but now F.A Cup and League cup are seperate ![]() It was probably Kenyon's idea for the ticket prices so he can get an even fatter pocket, stupid manc twat. |
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I dunno how it is with other clubs but i have to get cup tickets seperatly too. It has its good points i spose.
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England will win it. If not Portugal will.
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LOL Mackem if I knew you in real life I would give you odds of about 15-1 on a ten pound bet that neither team wins it.
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I'd go with Germany.
They're always good value when playing in big tounaments. Take the last World Cup as an example. They always step up to the big occassion. Runner-up: Holland Dark Horse: Croatia |
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Yeah I can see the Croats coming second and us getting knocked out of the group stages.
20/1 for Germany, bet on it. Holland won't be runners up, garuntered, they are shit. |
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Can't wait to see the England VS Croatia match.
The hooligans are gonna run wild. I love that shit. |
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I used to like hoolagnism, but it will mess up Englands chances, I want our fans to behave well.
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Is that you Dazz? "The Arse Bandit"?
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Portugal or France.
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GREECE: 2
Portugal: 0 Wow, wtf with Portugual? It's like World CUP 2002 ALL OVER AGAIN. |
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BRILLIANT
Final Score: Greece 2-1 Portugal Zagorakis ![]() |
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It's 4:15am and I've just come back from a mates place watching Greece beat Portugal.
I'm tired but I don't care - WHAT A FUCKING WIN by Hellas! ![]() Portugal were pretty ordinary I have to say. ![]() ![]() Ah well doesn't matter, I just can't believe Greece won. I thought they were good enough to draw (cos we drew with Portugal 1-1 in a friendly in Portugal recently) but given the poor results in pre-Euro 2004 friendlies, plus the home ground advantage for Portugal, I didn't think we'd even bother coming close to drawing! Ole ole ole ole Hellas Hellas! ![]() |
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Greece deserved it. They were tough but fair and got stuck in and never let Portugal play their free flowing game. I said after 2 minutes I thought they would win because the Portugese team is full of pretty boys who don't like getting stuck in. Peter Schmeichel is right saying Rui Costa, Figo and Fernando Couto are past it. Ronaldo was their best player by a mile and he only got a 7/10 tops.
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![]() Greece played brilliantly and it totally undid the Portugese. They were expecting Greece to sit in their half for 90 minutes, and when they didn't, they were exposed exactly as what they are, overrated sh>ite. As much as I hate to say it, Ronaldo was immense when he came on, but everyone else just didn't look bothered. Mind you, I was loving it when he conceded the penalty ![]() |
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Greece was the better team. I'm no soccer expert, but I do try to watch it more these days, Greece was better.
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Group A Match 1:
Portugal 1: Christiano Ronaldo (90') Greece 2: Giorgos Karagounis (7'), Angelos Basinas (51'-Pen) Yellow Cards: Portugal - Francisco Costinha (21'), Pedro Pauleta (57') Greece - Giorgos Karagounis (39'), Panagiotis Fissas (45'), Giorgos Seitaridis (76') Half Time: 0-1 Referee: P. Collina Venue: Estadio do Dragao Attendance: 52,000 |
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Spain and Russia are just about to play.
Go USSR! |
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VIVE LA FRANCE!!!!
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I would be very surprised if Spain lost.
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0-0 tie at the half. Lots of the play has been down in Russia's end, but they've had some chances on counter attack.
Um... Too many yellow cards for Russia. |
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Mind you Smertin did get away with one.
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Yeah,both Russia's central defenders have been booked,aswell as the holding midfielder,so they've got to be careful.
Pretty good skill by Alenichev to get a chance and Vicente has looked dangerous for Spain. RBF will be happy if thats true about Smertin at Portsmouth for another year aswell. |
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Spain is full of fucking actors. Marchena trying to draw a penalty.
Does soccer have penalties for divers? They should. |
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I'm pretty sure you can get a foul called on you or even get carded for a dive. So many palyers do it though. Sometimes the guy might of really got taken down and the ref doesn't cal it cause that particular player was/is notorious for diving. That's where diving a lot can hurt you
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I was impressed with Smertin. Typical performance from him, always giving 100%. He's not a central defender and he's about 5'2" so he was disadvantaged there but he gave it his all and didn't do too badly. Legend ![]() Good win for the Greeks, I didnt fancy Portugal much before the tournament, Figo is past it. I fancy them even less now. |
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Valeron scored.
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1-0 to Spain. Valeron on 60 minutes.
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Greece played good football, they could've doen with more possession though. portugal should've won it by a country mile but they were shite.
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Why does the soccer ball look so stupid. Stick with the traditional looking ball.
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Russia looks beat. Even though they have 12 minutes to go.
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there's not really sucha thing as a traditional ball these days
![]() I quite like this one anyway. The ones used in CL matches are better though, cause you can see clearly how the ball is spinning. |
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CLOTHESLINE FROM HELL
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