Category: Euro 2012
Jul 02 2012
EURO 2012: The 23 Man Squad of the Tournament
It has come and gone faster than we could say “Andrea Pirlo,” but the tournament surely packed a punch. In the event which saw Spain win their third successive major title, many a champ was out to prove his woth. But it was eventually Andres Iniesta who was named as player of the tournament, and well …
Jun 06 2012
EURO 2012 BUILD UP: Group B preview
Aka The Group of death. This is undeniably the toughest group of the Championship, with Portugal, Denmark, Netherlands and Germany. Portugal Portugal were beaten on their home soil in 2004 by Greece. As a national side, theres an abundance of talent that is waiting to be uncapped but they haven’t quite managed to string it …
Jun 05 2012
EURO 2012 BUILD UP: Group A preview
Yessss! The European Championship is knocking on our doors! Lets kick things off with a little preview of Group A. Gotta, admit, not the most attractive of groups, with co-hosts Poland, Czech Republic, Russia and 2004 winners Greece, all fighting it out to progress. Poland
Dec 03 2011
EURO 2012 Draw revealed
The group draw for next years European Championship was held in Kiev on Friday night. Spain and Italy have been drawn together in group C and England got handed France. The undoubted “Group of Death” will have to be Group B which sees Netherlands, Germany, Portugal and Denmark. While Denmark would be the underdogs in …
Nov 11 2011
EURO 2012 Play-offs: First Leg
Bosnia & Herzegovina 0-0 Portugal What a boring game this was. It was really a night of missed chances for Portugal, who looked more in control, but they didn’t really make anything out of the chances they had. The first of which came from Raul Mierles had a shot at goal in the early stages, …
Nov 10 2011
The Spain National Team Euro 2012 kit revealed
I know it seems like I’ve gone into hibernation, but the truth is, I’ve been so busy with studies that I just havent had the time to blog. Nonetheless, I’ve been all ears and keeping up to date with the footy world. Here is my attempt to jump back into the blogosphere full time. I …