UEFA president Michel Platini
gave a ringing endorsement of the first half of Euro 2008 on
Sunday, describing it as "sizzling" and marked by "dazzling"
individual performances.
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Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:28:30 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Malaga and Sporting Gijon were
promoted to the Primera Liga with victories in their final games
of the second division season on Sunday.
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Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:51:53 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Germany will not take Austria
lightly when they meet the co-hosts in their last game of the
Euro 2008 group stage on Monday, said coach Joachim Loew.
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Sun, 15 Jun 2008 11:55:06 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Peru tied Colombia 1-1 in South American qualifying for the 2010 World Cup on Saturday, keeping the door open for its first finals appearance since 1982. Hugo Rodallegas scored off a deflected shot by Colombia teammate Fabian Vargas in the seventh minute. But Juan Carlos Marino answered for Peru in the 39th, hammering a shot past Colombia's Agustin Julio to the roar of 35,000 at Monumental Stadium. -- read full article
Sat, 14 Jun 2008 21:25:35 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Costa Rica fought back
from two goals down to draw 2-2 away to tiny Grenada on
Saturday in a nervy start to their bid to reach a third
straight World Cup.
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Sat, 14 Jun 2008 22:15:19 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Eliminated Greece now have
their sights set on scoring their first Euro 2008 goal and
leaving with their heads held high with a win against Spain in
their final Group D match on Wednesday.
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Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:02:32 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
With speculation over his future reaching fever pitch, Cristiano Ronaldo insists he is only concentrating on the tougher challenges that lie ahead for Portugal at Euro 2008. -- read full article
Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:15:22 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Portugal coach Luiz Felipe
Scolari will probably make five changes and use all three
substitutes for Sunday's final Euro 2008 Group A match against
eliminated Switzerland.
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Sun, 15 Jun 2008 01:24:08 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Italy coach Roberto Donadoni has hit out at Norwegian referee Tom Henning Ovrebo after a 1-1 draw with Romania left his side on the brink of elimination from Euro 2008. -- read full article
Fri, 13 Jun 2008 19:02:42 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Spain and Sweden, who beat each
other in their Euro 2008 qualifying group, meet again in the
finals on Saturday in Innsbruck (1600 GMT) when a draw might
well satisfy both.
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Fri, 13 Jun 2008 20:00:02 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Police in Berne reported a
boisterous but generally trouble-free night after mass crowds of
Dutch Euro 2008 supporters once again put on a huge party in the
compact city centre.
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Sat, 14 Jun 2008 00:39:09 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
