Portugal move on, Switzerland first to be evicted
“What makes a man turn neutral? Lust for gold? Power? Or were you just born with a heart full of neutrality?” The words of Futurama ship captain Zapp Brannigan will be no doubt be [...]
Read moreWhich nation will prize silverware from Greek hands? 
Without a British team on which to place unreasonable expectations in Euro 2008, it’s time to pick a side in order to make the next three weeks vaguely interesting. The Germans are favourites at
Read moreThe serial blogger may have got the maths slightly wrong
David Beckham took time out of his intensive training schedule yesterday to post a blog on his official website:
I am sure you will have read a lot of Mr Capello’s call to leave me [...]
Read moreCapello’s first chance to show what he can do – what will the experts make of him?
If Fabio Capello does half as good a job of managing the England team as he has of convincing the press he is the sadistic head of a bleak Victorian educational academy, England should never lose again.
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Read moreLovers of utility knives, banking and duty free Toblerone should prepare for disappointment tonight
Only one of the sides playing tonight will be taking part in the European Championships, but here are a few reminders of happier days in Anglo-Swiss history.
The 3-0 destruction of the Swiss in Euro 2004
Read moreFootballers who don’t hate worthy causes manage to attend
Last night’s huge Cystic Fibrosis charity event at the Dorchester Hotel brought out plenty of stars from the world of football including John Terry, Peter Crouch, Emmanuel Adebayor, William Gallas, Gael Clichy, SWP, Wayne Bridge, David [...]
Read moreHe’s been out promoting the brand
The breaking news is that David Beckham will not be earning his 100th England cap against Switzerland next week, despite insisting that he is ‘fit and sharp [...] and ready to be selected’.
Capello obviously doesn’t share this view
Read moreExhibition aims to kick violence out of the game with pork products
After spending more than a century in a restless search for its true place in culture and society, football is no nearer understanding where it fits in than when it began. Increasingly resented by the proles [...]
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