EURO 2012: OLOF MELLBERG’S BEARD (A PIECE ON SWEDEN…)
THE main reason to support Sweden is they've got a great kit - especially the away kit. It's as good a reason as any...unless you're a Swede. Oh, and they're playing England. That always adds a little piquancy. If you're expecting a drab, Hodgsonesque Scanie XI, you...
EURO 2012 ROUND UP: GROUP D
By Rob McDonald --- Group D Ukraine Having qualified via being hosts, the Ukrainians are just happy to be there having only attended one major tournament since the Soviet Union became, well, less of a union. Dependant, still, on Andriy Shevchenko and the ghost...
EURO 2012 ROUND UP: GROUP C
By Rob McDonald --- Group C Italy Going into a tournament amid a match-fixing scandal for the second time in a decade, Italy will be hoping that 2012 will prove to be a repeat of 2006 even if they've only gone past the quarter-finals once in the last four Euros (when...
EURO 2012 ROUND UP: GROUP B
By Chris McDonald --- Netherlands Bert van Marwijk’s fightin’ Dutch will be looking to resurrect their reputation for aesthetics after delivering a swift Nigel de Jong-sized boot to the chest of the beautiful game at South Africa 2010. The Euro 88 winners combine a...
EURO 2012 ROUND UP: GROUP A
By Chris McDonald --- Poland The co-hosts will be looking to improve on their last and only appearance at a European Championship four years ago, when they crashed out in the first round after two defeats and a draw. Player Match Of The Day pundits have heard of:...
EURO 2012: OLOF MELLBERG’S BEARD (A PIECE ON SWEDEN…)
THE main reason to support Sweden is they've got a great kit - especially the away kit. It's as good a reason as any...unless you're a Swede. Oh, and they're playing England. That always adds a little piquancy. If you're expecting a drab, Hodgsonesque Scanie XI, you...
EURO 2012 ROUND UP: GROUP D
By Rob McDonald --- Group D Ukraine Having qualified via being hosts, the Ukrainians are just happy to be there having only attended one major tournament since the Soviet Union became, well, less of a union. Dependant, still, on Andriy Shevchenko and the ghost...
EURO 2012 ROUND UP: GROUP C
By Rob McDonald --- Group C Italy Going into a tournament amid a match-fixing scandal for the second time in a decade, Italy will be hoping that 2012 will prove to be a repeat of 2006 even if they've only gone past the quarter-finals once in the last four Euros (when...
EURO 2012 ROUND UP: GROUP B
By Chris McDonald --- Netherlands Bert van Marwijk’s fightin’ Dutch will be looking to resurrect their reputation for aesthetics after delivering a swift Nigel de Jong-sized boot to the chest of the beautiful game at South Africa 2010. The Euro 88 winners combine a...
EURO 2012 ROUND UP: GROUP A
By Chris McDonald --- Poland The co-hosts will be looking to improve on their last and only appearance at a European Championship four years ago, when they crashed out in the first round after two defeats and a draw. Player Match Of The Day pundits have heard of:...