Raymond Domenech drew parallels with France's drab opening stalemate with Switzerland at the 2006 World Cup after a similarly uninspiring result in Monday's Euro 2008 opener against Romania. -- read full article
Mon, 09 Jun 2008 21:01:28 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Japan's soccer players have
closed ranks around disgraced striker Yoshito Okubo before
Saturday's World Cup qualifier away to Thailand.
-- read full article
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 00:55:52 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
International football's perennial underachievers Spain are in defiant mood ahead of their Euro 2008 Group D opener against Russia in Innsbruck on Tuesday. -- read full article
Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:32:54 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Two years ahead of the
opening match at the 2010 World Cup, organisers in South Africa
are having to dig deeper into their pockets to match the
soaring costs of constructing the tournament's stadiums.
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Tue, 10 Jun 2008 01:35:25 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Turkey central defender Gokhan Zan
has damaged ligaments in his left knee and will miss Wednesday's
Euro 2008 Group A match against Switzerland, a team spokesman
said on Sunday.
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Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:13:21 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
It takes quite something to replace the seemingly irreplaceable but Jeremy Toulalan is more than ready to do just that if France captain Patrick Vieira fails to prove he is fit enough for Euro 2008. -- read full article
Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:14:58 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Coach Luis Aragones is
banking on defensive improvements and quality up front to guide
Spain past Russia in their Euro 2008 opener on Tuesday.
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Sun, 08 Jun 2008 11:27:22 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
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.
-- read full article
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
