Dutchman forced to choose between country and future club career
Dutch boss Marco van Basten is perfectly within his rights to field a weakened team against Romania tonight (“It’s not against the rules, it’s a fact of life,” said UEFA spokesman William Gaillard), [...]
Read moreRaymond Domenech subscribes to chickendinner‘s theory
France boss Raymond Domenech has started to crack under the pressure of being pretty rubbish, and has admitted he fears Holland will conspire to cost Italy and France a place in the next round.
Holland have been cleared to [...]
Read morechickendinner make an excellent call on Holland’s run so far
Apart from that whole thing about Paul McCartney dying in the sixties and being replaced by a doppelganger, The Spoiler isn’t one to believe conspiracy theories. However, we couldn’t help but take [...]
Read moreOranje prove too strong for World Champions
After the sheer boredom of watching one not-my-fault shrug of defiance after another in the France/ Romania game, we really needed something to stop Group C becoming the ‘Group of Dull’. Without the two best keepers in the tournament, [...]
Read moreNetherlands/ Italy, Euro 2008 Group C, 7.45pm, ITV1, bet here 
In addition to their reputation as divers, cheats, boring and old, Italy are known for being slow-starters when it comes to the big tournaments – a strange fact considering they have won their opening [...]
Read moreBayern Munich stars give expert class in one-upmanship
The final game of Group C, aka the ‘Group of Death’, will see hunky Luca Toni’s Italy take on not-so-hunky Franck Ribery’s France. As a [...]
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