The men in the middle might just turn out to be the men that decide who wins Euro 2008. With no specific teams looking like world beaters, more and more is likely to come down to the breadth of a hair decisions that seem to determine the outcome of more and more matches these days. UEFA have selected twelve of Europe's finest (so, no place for Uriah Rennie, then) and twenty-four assistants to keep an eye on proceedings in Austria and Switzerland this summer.  read more »

The Spanish National side went out with its new look uniform & without its young 17 year old FC Barcelona star BOJAN who suffered pre-match dizziness. To add to the news Liverpool striker FERNANDO TORRES ( below) injuried himself & the side did not convience even though SPAIN defeated 1-0 FRANCE Spain tried all night but could not find its game thanks to the midfield wall of France - Viera, Lassuna & Diarra - that stopped all the play making Spain could come up with. Spains goalkeeper CASILLAS again was a protagonist with his interventions specially from THIERRY HENRY who forgave twice with two clear missed chances.  read more »

Germany v. Turkey
St. Jakob-Park, Basel
Wednesday 25 June 2008
Euro 2008, Semi Final #1
Kickoff: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT, 14:45 EST

Germany v Turkey - Match Preview / Report  read more »

Italy Vs Spain Highlights : Euro 2008 Quarter Final Highlights
UEFA EURO 2008 QUARTER-FINAL
Spain Vs Italy Highlights
Date: Sun 22 June
Kick-off: 1945 BST  read more »

Italy Vs Spain Live Streaming Online : Euro 2008 Quarter Final Live
UEFA EURO 2008 QUARTER-FINAL
Spain Vs Italy Quarter Final
Date: Sun 22 June
Kick-off: 1945 BST  read more »

Portugal v Germany - match report
Portugal v Germany - live blog

First Half Highlights

Second Half Highlights

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EURO 2008 Group A Czech Republic Portugal Switzerland Turkey Cristiano Ronaldo has spent nine months establishing himself as the best player in the world. Euro 2008 could be his coronation. Can the Portugal star, full of flair, bravado and immense talent, be contained?  read more »

Football fans all over the world always expect a big surprise from Turkey everytime they are in a major tournament, and the Turkey national squad never fail to deliver, especially in Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup. In the Euro 2000, Turkey were quarter-finalist, and in the 2002 World Cup they were semi-finalist and earned a respective third spot in the tournament.

Russia v Spain
Ernst Happel Stadion, Vienna
Thursday 26 June 2008
Euro 2008 Semi Final #2
Kickoff: 20:45 CET, 19:45 GMT, 14:45 EST

Spain’s Euro 2008 campaign was kicked off in style, a 4-1 thumping of semifinal opponents Russia courtesy of a David Villa hattrick announcing their title credentials. The remaining two games were more cagey and somewhat lacking in excitement, but Spain completed their clean sweep and progressed to the quarters as group winners.  read more »

Last year the Spanish Government, via a ministerial order, communicated to all Spanish Sports Federations that if they did not qualify their national teams for the Pekin Olympic Games, that they must hold internal elections before this August. In this case, it affects directly the Spanish Football Federation ( RFEF) as Spanish failed to qualify for Pekin. This is understandable from the Governments point of view, as a provider of public money, someone must be made responsable for the failure in performance. The Spanish Federation case is particular, & youll now see why.  read more »