Anderlecht Online (Free subscription) | 08/02/2008
Marcin Wasilewski is the one who gets blames these days at Anderlecht. The Pole not only catches lots of cards, he also refuses to learn French. For manager Herman Van Holsbeeck that's almost the limit.
Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 07/27/2008
BACK IN THE FRAY: Trinidad and Tobago and Coventry City midfielder Chris Birchall walks out of the Piarco International Airport terminal yesterday on his return to Trinidad for Wednesday's international friendly against Panama at Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya. -Photo: JERMAINE CRUICKSHANKEngland-born midfielder Chris Birchall will have his first training session today at the Larry Gomes Stadium in Malabar...
Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 07/14/2008
One option that isn't included in that list of possible answers is the absence of proper planning. But then again, the vaille-qui-vaille way of doing things around here is understood--in sport or anything else for that matter-so that your choice of answer is made in that context. Yes, there will be hope. Why not? Even at the age of 36 (he will be 37 before our last CONCACAF semi-final round World Cup...
Trinidad Express (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Francisco Maturana was a winner on the football field again on Tuesday night with a 2-0 triumph against Guyana at Marvin Lee Stadium, Macoya. It was his sixth win from ten matches since inheriting the post of Trinidad and Tobago head coach. But the performance, against a disinterested Guyanese team-already eliminated from the 2010 World Cup qualifiers-would have done little to convince football stakeholders...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 07/04/2008
Madrid - Ever since the 1950s, Spanish football has been dominated by foreign coaches. The likes of Helenio Herrera, Luis Carniglia, Rinus Michels, Milan Miljanic, Vujadin Boskov, Johan Cruyff, Leo Beenhakker, Guus Hiddink, Fabio Capello and Frank Ri...
SoccerLens (Free subscription) | 06/30/2008
If you didn’t see all of the Euro 2008 tournament then you can get a decent picture of what it was like by looking at some of the quotes made by the people taking part, and measuring what they said against the actual reality. Let’s look at a few of the quotes attributed to some of [...]
Times Online (Free subscription) | 06/22/2008
Three Dutch managers entered Euro 2008 and one has now fallen at every stage. The surprise had not been that Leo Beenhakker, in charge of Poland, fell out first, the shock was than Marcio Van Basten, in charge of the thus far thrilling Holland, went next. Three or four possible new Chelsea managers lined up at the beginning of the tournament. The one who got the job, Luiz Felipe Scolari, went home...
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 06/20/2008
Vienna: It is time to stop talking about Croatia as the dark horses of Euro 2008 and instead recognise they are in Friday's quarter final against Turkey on merit and fully capable of going all the way in the tournament.
Football.co.uk (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Howard Webb will take no further part in Euro 2008 after UEFA decided not to award the English referee any further games. The Premier League representative was involved in a controversial awar...
Times Online (Free subscription) | 06/19/2008
Uefa have told Howard Webb, the Premier League referee, he will not be retained for the knockout stages of Euro 2008.
Indian Express (Free subscription) | 06/18/2008
Ivan Klasnic scored Monday to give Croatia a 1-0 win against Poland in a European Championship match stripped of significance...
The Telegraph India (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
One of the least likely firsts took place in the Worthersee Stadium Monday night when Ivan Klasnic became the first kidney transplant patient to both play and score in the European Championship finals (as reported briefly in Tuesday's Late City edition). The striker's first-half goal gave Croatia, who face Turkey in Vienna in Friday's quarter-final, a 100 per cent record so far.
Footie Blog (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Wow, Donald Sutherland seems very upset by that penalty decision! A lot of people in football look like a lot of other people but more people in Euro 2008 seem to have doubles than in any other tournament. It’s well known by now of course that Portugal and soon to be Chelsea boss [...]
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Salzburg, Austria/Warsaw - Poland's tame exit from Euro 2008 has led many Poles to question whether Leo Beenhakker's team actually has the ability to compete at football's highest level. Hopes were high after Poland finished ahead of Euro 2004 finali...
Daily Star (Free subscription) | 06/17/2008
Croatia coach Slaven Bilic spoke of his pride after seeing his much-changed side continue their 100% record at Euro 2008 with a 1-0 win over Poland in Klagenfurt.
