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Heroes. Every single one of them I could so easily have done it. I could have watched the re-run of the England vs Germany Semi-Final on ITV. I was home from work in plenty of time. But something stopped me and I couldn’t bring myself to go through the heartbreak and disappointment for a second […]
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Karel Poborsky of Czech Republic watches his audacious lob against Portugal I have already written about the first Quarter Final, which was between England and Spain but have yet to write about the three remaining ties. England will play Germany in their semi-final after the Germans beat Croatia 2-1 in an entertaining game at Old […]
I thought that I would give writing an article from a couple of days after seeing the game would work out for me. I thought that it would be a little bit like the articles that you would read in a newspaper on a Monday, so the writer has extra time to reflect on what […]
The Czech Republic team celebrate qualifying for the Quarter Finals at the final whistle against Russia We now know of the Quarter Final line-up following the conclusion of Groups C and D.An 88th minute equaliser for Czech Republic against Russia in a six goal thriller completely changed the complexion of Group C.Valdimir Smicer’s 88th minute […]
The second fixture in Group A involved Scotland and Switzerland. With all of the world’s attention turned towards events at Wembley, Scotland came away with a 1-0 win over the Swiss.Ally McCoist’s goal was enough for to give the Scottish team win. It was a bittersweet result though, as Patrick Kluivert’s late goal against England […]
The deadly England strike partnership of Alan Shearer and Teddy Sheringham England beat Holland 4-1 tonight in one of the most complete performances ever seen by an England team at Wembley.In a game where the hosts had to avoid defeat, England played with hunger and desire. There was a ruthless streak not seen in the […]
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After the country celebrated England’s victory over their arch-rivals Scotland, France and Spain played out a 1-1 draw in Newcastle. France took the lead just after half-time with a goal from Youri Djorkaeff. The striker latched on to a chipped ball over the top of the defence by Christian Karambeau before a composed right footed […]
Radek Bjebl volleys low into the back of the net to give Czech Republc a shock 2-1 win over Italy In all the excitement of the England vs Scotland match, I completely forgot to add the match reports of two games!On 13th June, Bulgaria beat Romania, their Balkan counterparts by a goal to nil. The […]
After Paul Gascoigne’s antics in the pre-tournament trip to the Far East, many fans and various parts of the media called for him to be kicked out of the England squad before the tournament.His goal this afternoon was the best way to silence those critics and his celebration was directed at all of those who […]
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Russia’s Andrei Kanchelskis and Italy’s Paolo Maldini tussle for the ball Every one of the sixteen participants have now played in in this year’s European Championships after the two matches today.This is the tenth European Championship and is the first to have sixteen teams taking part in it and two of the sides that played […]