Manchester United are not merely back on track but bound for Moscow, where they will seek to raise the European Cup for a third time, in a final against either Chelsea or Liverpool on May 21. Such a journey is full of peril and the anxiety that descended on Old Trafford was a mark of [...]
The 1.05 million tickets available for UEFA EURO 2008™ are about to be printed and dispatched from Vienna in the next four weeks, and will incorporate the Unite Against Racism message.
The branded tickets form part of a coordinated strategy to send out a strong statement against racism and discrimination at this summer’s tournament, following on [...]
The DFB (German Football Association) have announced that following talks with Michael Ballack, Bernd Schneider, Mirsoslav Klose and Jens Lehmann on Sunday, they will pay each member of the German squad up to €250,000 in bonuses and more.Should Germany progress past the group stage, which they are expected to do, each man will receive a [...]
Guus Hiddink has rubbished reports that he is being lined up to replace Avram Grant as Chelsea manager.
Reports earlier this week claimed Chelsea were planning a move for Russia boss Hiddink after this summer’s Euro 2008 finals.
Grant’s future at Stamford Bridge has been the subject of debate for some time with the Israeli coming in [...]
As England’s senior team have struggled with qualification for the Euro 2008 championships this summer, the English Under-21 side have quietly gone about their business.A 1-1 draw against Portugal on Tuesday all-but confirmed their place in Sweden for 2009 with two games remaining spare and ensured that they remain unbeaten after six qualifying games with [...]
MADRID, April 22 (Reuters) - The Spanish government has agreed to allow the country’s football federation (RFEF) to hold its presidential election in the last quarter of the year after a threat from FIFA to exclude Spain from Euro 2008.
The government, through the Sports Council (CSD), had demanded all Spanish sporting federations not involved in [...]
Juventus midfielder Nedved quit the international scene after the 2006 World Cup to concentrate on his club commitments.
There have been calls for Czech coach Karel Bruckner to coax Nedved out of retirement and Cech and Koller say they would welcome the midfielder back into the fold for this summer’s finals in Austria and Switzerland.
“Pavel is [...]
The Nurnberg star has confirmed he will no longer play for his country after the summer tournament in Austria and Switzerland and will concentrate instead on his club career.
“Euro 2008 will be my last event with the international team, I am retiring,” Galasek said.
The former Ajax player admitted the impending departure of coach Karel Bruckner [...]
Del Piero has been out of favour with Italy coach Roberto Donadoni in recent national team squads and many believe he won’t make the final cut for the Euro 2008 squad.
But Juventus coach Ranieri thinks the World Cup winning Del Piero’s treble in the 4-0 thrashing will have been enough to force his way back [...]
When France coach Raymond Domenech picked Franck Ribéry for the first time just weeks before the 2006 FIFA World Cup finals, the young winger was seen by many as a wildcard. Two years later, the FC Bayern München star has enhanced his reputation to such an extent that Les Bleus will be turning to him [...]
