It's been a dream season for Czech Republic striker Vaclav Sverkos. And it's not close to over yet. The brightest moment of his career so far came Saturday when he scored his first international goal to give the Czech Republic a 1-0 win over co-host Switzerland in the opening match of the European Championship. -- read full article
Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:34:52 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Zurich has plenty of city parks but France are not expecting a leisurely stroll in one when they open their Euro 2008 campaign against Romania on Monday. -- read full article
Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:41:27 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Under-fire Japan coach Takeshi
Okada let rip at striker Yoshito Okubo after his red card for a
horror tackle in a 1-1 World Cup qualifying draw in Oman.
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Sat, 07 Jun 2008 21:55:20 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Alvaro Pires and Ely Allen scored their first Major League Soccer goals on Saturday as the Los Angeles Galaxy welcomed David Beckham back from international duty with a 3-2 victory over the Colorado Rapids. -- read full article
Sun, 08 Jun 2008 00:00:58 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
At 36, Sweden
striker Henrik Larsson is bucking the trend at Euro 2008 at a
time when players are hanging up their international boots due
to the increasing demands of the game.
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Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:04:57 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Chelsea have given AC Milan the
green light to approach Didier Drogba about a possible transfer
but they are not willing to sell back former player Andriy
Shevchenko, the Serie A club's vice president said.
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Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:21:27 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Czech Republic were pleased to get
three points in the bag by beating Switzerland but were well
aware that they need to find some attacking spark if they are to
go far in Euro 2008.
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Sun, 08 Jun 2008 01:44:52 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
On the eve of Euro 2008, European
soccer chief Michel Platini called on players and fans on Friday
to enjoy a great tournament in a party atmosphere but urged them
to show respect and shun bad behaviour.
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Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:36:51 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Cristiano Ronaldo can stamp his mark on Euro 2008 in much the same way that Michel Platini and Zinedane Zidane bestrode the European championships of 1984 and 2000 and Diego Maradona at the 1986 World Cup. -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:39:55 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Inexperience could be an advantage when Spain goes into the European Championship with eight players who have made less than four international appearances each. Spain coach Luis Aragones has one of the youngest team's in the 16-nation tournament. Although he's expected to stick with the bulk of the lineup he has used since the 2006 World Cup, a jolt of fresh blood off the bench could be what the... -- read full article
Fri, 06 Jun 2008 10:48:09 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
African champions Egypt won
their second World Cup qualifier inside six days with a
comfortable 4-0 away win over Djibouti in their African zone
Group 12 match on Friday.
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Fri, 06 Jun 2008 11:02:56 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
