SPAIN vs. ITALY

The best, most important and most thrilling game in European football. Supposedly. Can the World and European Champions and the Italians give us a game to remember? A game of the ages? A game of goals and banter and decisions and ‘thrillingness’? Or will Spain triumph tremendously and win the way everyone has expected them to? […]

Day 15 of Euros

Our second quarter-final is GERMANY vs. GREECE!! Greece were finalists in 2004. And they won. Germany were finalists in 2008. But lost to Spain. Greece are playing on the memories of that tremendous tournament 8 years ago. Germany are playing on recent defeats in major tournaments and their last triumph was this tournament in 1996. First […]

Day 14 of Euros

Our first quater-final is CZECH REPUBLIC vs. PORTUGAL!!! Portugal were finalists in 2004. But lost to Greece. Czech Republic were finalists in 1996. But lost to Germany. Both of those teams will want to make up for those losses. Although it will be much fresher in the Portuguese minds. First half: Portugal were playing the […]