Euro 2008

[jarmo]

It deserves its own thread.

 




/jarmo

[leatherebel]

Is there a game 

[jarmo]

It starts on Saturday....




/jarmo

[leatherebel]

Euro 2008 - Who won't be there
Eurosport - Thu, 05 Jun 14:02:00 2008


This year's European Championship may well boast a veritable galaxy of international superstars, but there are plenty of names whose absence from the tournament is just as noticeable.


While the likes of Cristiano Ronaldo, Zlatan Ibrahimovic and Thierry Henry will be strutting their stuff on pitches across Austria and Switzerland, a world-beating XI can be easily compiled from those who have missed out for one reason or another.

Here we bring you the best of the rest and the reasons why they will be topping up their tans on a beach this summer instead of toiling on a pitch in front of thousands of fans.

(Formation: a rather experimental 3-3-4)

1. Oliver Kahn (Germany) - The outspoken keeper retired from international football after the World Cup in 2006. His entertaining spats with Jens Lehmann will be sorely missed.

2. Fabio Cannavaro (Italy) - The Azzurri captain was crocked in pre-tournament training by fellow centre-half Giorgio Chiellini, who now stands to benefit from the Real Madrid stopper's absence. Go figure.

3. Paul Scharner (Austria) - Undoubtedly the co-host nation's best player, but the Wigan utility man's bitter falling out with coach Josef Hickersberger has seen him miss the cut for Euro 2008.

4. Alessandro Nesta (Italy) - Retired from international football last year having won the World Cup - there has been a surprising lack of clamour for him to reassess his position since.

5. Tomas Rosicky (Czech Republic) - His nation's captain, the Arsenal midfielder misses out with a knee injury, off the back of a season that has been plagued by fitness problems.

6. Clarence Seedorf (Holland) - The Dutch are past masters of in-house squabbling, with the Milan midfielder the latest to storm off in a sulk. For the record, Mark van Bommel is suffering from a similar affliction to his bottom lip.

7. Pavel Nedved (Czech Republic) - Despite their best efforts, the Czech camp could not persuade the still scampering veteran into ending his international retirement (for a third time) for the tournament.

8. David Trezeguet (France) - The Juventus ace netted 20 times last season - which in Serie A is no mean feat - but Les Bleus coach Raymond Domenech still inexplicably preferred Nicolas Anelka and Bafetimbi Gomis.

9. Eduardo da Silva (Croatia) - His horrific leg break remains one of the most vivid memories of last season, for all the wrong reasons. The Brazilian-born striker will not play again until next season.

10. Raul (Spain) - The 30-year-old Real Madrid captain used to be considered untouchable, but not even a high profile public campaign was powerful enough to see him included.

11. Francesco Totti (Italy) - Another who believes it doesn't get much better than winning a World Cup, Totti retired after 2006 and, unlike so many, has refused to change his mind.

Subs from: Bacary Sagna (France, crocked), Ryan Babel (Holland, crocked), Pippo Inzaghi (Italy, overlooked), Luis Figo (Portugal, too old) and the entire England squad (not good enough).

[leatherebel]

It starts on Saturday....




/jarmo

I mean a HTGTH game 
Let's see if D is as good at soccer as he is in chess...

[Shoco]

It starts on Saturday....




/jarmo

I mean a HTGTH game 
Let's see if D is as good at soccer as he is in chess...

i had a fantasy league set up, the details were in the football thread, but no one joined so i deleted the league

not hard to set up again tho

[kaasupoltin]

Ooooh, tomorrow! Can't wait for the opening game and all that comes with it. Summer without football is just too sad to handle.

Btw. is anyone playing here: http://en.fantasy.euro2008.uefa.com/

[Shoco]

Ooooh, tomorrow! Can't wait for the opening game and all that comes with it. Summer without football is just too sad to handle.

Btw. is anyone playing here: http://en.fantasy.euro2008.uefa.com/

yeah im in

[leatherebel]

It starts on Saturday....




/jarmo

I mean a HTGTH game 
Let's see if D is as good at soccer as he is in chess...

i had a fantasy league set up, the details were in the football thread, but no one joined so i deleted the league

not hard to set up again tho

Give instructions!

[Shoco]

go to http://en.fantasy.euro2008.uefa.com/ and register

then pick your team, submit it, then click on leagues and hit create league to make one

i mad one and no one joined so im not doing it again

[kaasupoltin]

The HTGTH-league is up, code is 210676-40655

[leatherebel]

What is the direct link to the leagues?

[leatherebel]

I know I am an idiot but shouldn't such fantasy league sites be made so that even idiots can figure them out 

[Graciela]

Switzerland - 0
Czech Republic - 1


Portugal - 2
Turkey - 0

[fuckin crazy]

 ... and I thought this was a thread about trading currency.

[Graciela]

... and I thought this was a thread about trading currency.

Yeah, you would...

[fuckin crazy]

... and I thought this was a thread about trading currency.

Yeah, you would...

While, I must admit my ignorance, I am always looking for a deal on coinage. Got anything in your closets? Perhaps, something Grandpa left you? PM me.

[Graciela]

... and I thought this was a thread about trading currency.

Yeah, you would...

While, I must admit my ignorance, I am always looking for a deal on coinage. Got anything in your closets? Perhaps, something Grandpa left you? PM me.

http://thelede.blogs.nytimes.com/2007/10/17/treasure-hunters-face-spanish-armada/?scp=2&sq=odissey&st=cse

[fuckin crazy]

Spain's claim will never stand.

 ... especially considering that they stole the metal from indigenous Americans.

[jarmo]

If Portugal stops playing after scoring a goal against better teams, they'll lose the games.....

To be fair, it could've been 2-0 pr maybe 3-0 at that point though.





/jarmo