The Swiss city of Lausanne, disappointed it would not be hosting a Euro 2008 game, found another way to celebrate the sport -- with artsy, offbeat "interactive" football tables. -- read full article
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 22:59:27 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Losing your top scorer in a
delicately balanced semi-final is a blow that would sap the
morale of most teams but for Spain the setback turned into a
virtue as they outclassed Russia 3-0 on a stormy night.
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Fri, 27 Jun 2008 01:17:29 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Spain coach Luis Aragones chose
the same team that beat Russia 4-1 in their opening match at
Euro 2008 for the semi-final clash between the sides at the
Ernst Happel stadium on Thursday.
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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 10:48:26 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Factbox on returning Italy coach
Marcello Lippi, who has replaced Roberto Donadoni after the
44-year-old lost his job on Thursday:
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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:17:33 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Swiss Euro 2008 organisers said
on Thursday that their half of the tournament had passed off
with even less crowd trouble than Germany's successful World Cup
tournament in 2006.
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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:23:42 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
European Championship organizers apologized Thursday for the 18-minute coverage blackout of the Germany-Turkey semifinal that left TV companies unhappy and mulling possible action. A freak storm in Vienna, with hurricane-force winds of up to 87 mph, created three power outages Wednesday that disrupted the worldwide telecast of the final stages of the thrilling game, which Germany won 3-2 in the... -- read full article
Thu, 26 Jun 2008 11:57:10 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Russia coach Guus Hiddink paid tribute to his Spanish counterpart Luis Aragones here Wednesday on the eve of their Euro 2008 semi-final. -- read full article
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:03:15 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Russia forward Andrei Arshavin is well up to handling all the interest from media and clubs triggered by his starring role in his country's journey to the Euro 2008 semi-finals, coach Guus Hiddink stressed on Wednesday. -- read full article
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:10:48 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Freddy Adu liked the attention. He liked running around soccer fields and trying fancy ball tricks. He liked shooting, he liked scoring and he liked messing around with teammates. Adu knew some veteran players didn't appreciate a kid who was trying to have fun -- and who was making more money than most of his teammates. -- read full article
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 10:33:47 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
Russia's players are not being
distracted by speculation over which big clubs may snap them up
after Euro 2008, coach Guus Hiddink said on the eve of their
semi-final against Spain.
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Wed, 25 Jun 2008 11:11:21 PDT - Yahoo! Sports - World Soccer News
