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Spain vs. Italy: Second Half
Holy crap, that first half was painful to watch. Sure I may not be a fan of Italy to begin with, but the flops and questionable challenges are sucking the quality right out of the game. To their credit they play stifling defense, but it's not exactly fan-friendly. Hopefully the second half will open...
Spain vs. Italy: First Half
Welcome to the final quarterfinal match of Uefa 2008. Spain and Italy are set to kick things off in Vienna with the winner moving on to face Russia in the semifinals. The Spaniards are slightly favored over the defending World Cup champions, but all three favorites have been sent home over the last ...
Netherlands vs. Russia Extra Time Live Blog
Here we go, two 15 minute periods of overtime action. If the match is still tied after that, it's on to penalties (but let's hope it doesn't come to that). Continue after the jump for live commentary and updates....
Netherlands vs. Russia: First Half
We're already half way through the first knockout stage of Euro 2008, and we'll be treated to another fantastic match. The Dutch side enters looking all but invincible after some explosive play in the group stage, but the Russians surely won't be rolling over. Well they might, but then Putin would ...
Why Didn't Anyone Try This On Donaghy?
The New Castle County soccer league of Delaware might not be home to the kind of grace and skill we've seen from Euro 2008, but their games sure as hell sound entertaining. Ranord A. "Not Pacman" Jones disagreed with a referee's call, so the player reacted as any of us would, by taking a chunk out ...
They're Still Partying In Istanbul (Not Constantinople)
Turkey entered the knockout stage of Euro 2008 as the biggest underdog in the field, but yesterday they moved through to the semifinals in electrifying fashion. It appeared to be over for the Turks (especially to ESPN's Gamecaster) when Croatia's Ivan Klasnić netted a header to break the scoreless ...
The Post In Which We Are Required To Examine David Beckham's Man-Parts
Only in San Francisco will you find a 100-foot poster of David Beckham in his underpants: A new, proud landmark here to rival the Golden Gate Bridge, the Transamerica Pyramid and Coit Tower. But unlike the latter two, which are clearly all natural, certain portions of Beckham's gigantic likeness ma...
That's One Way To Promote A Soccer Game
Far be it from us to tell anyone else how to appropriately hype their upcoming contest of sport, but we'd have to think simply pointing a weapon at the opposing team's jersey would rank as, oh, a bit excessive....
Wherefore Art Thou, Ronaldo?
Vasco da Gama has dropped his astrolabe....
All Hail The Red Menace
“I follow the Moskva Down to Gorky Park Listening to the wind of change…” – Scorpions, ‘Wind of Change’...
Rediscovering Those Italiana Roots
“Forza Italia.” That’s the homemade sign I made with magic markers and posted outside my house before the 1994 World Cup Final between Italy and Brasil....
Austria Gets Its Rocco Mediate On
“You got no fear of the underdog/that’s why you will not survive!” – Spoon, ‘The Underdog’...
Barbados World Cup Dreams Go Down Hard
Well, that went about as expected, considering that Sussman is their starting goalie. Barbados lost to the U.S. 8-0 on Sunday in a World Cup qualifier, as you can see in the above video highlights, which are nearly as long as the match itself. Watch closely, because I'm pretty sure we scored two goa...
Even Soccer Haters Would Love This One
“When I have to watch that pile of eight tapes over there for Dwayne Richards' two-day Nibbler performance, that's 48 straight hours of paying attention and making sure he's doing everything correctly.” – Robet Mruczek, ‘The King of Kong’...
Barbados's National Soccer Team Is Accepting Applications
True story: Once, when I went to Barbados on business, I made such a good first impression that my customer asked me if I wanted to marry his daughter, move permanently to the island, work for him, and have a place of my own to live. Sight unseen, I had to respectfully decline, but also because I wa...
Croatians Party Like Rock Stars
I am your main man if you're looking for trouble I'll take no lip 'cause no ones tougher than me If I kicked your face you'd soon be seeing double Hey little girl, keep your hands off me 'cause I'm a rocker – Thin Lizzy, ‘The Rocker’...
To Watch Tonight
What to watch after naming your children "Olympic Games" and "Space Travel" ... • Boxing: Women's junior featherweight championship, Lisa Brown vs. Alicia Ashley; junior featherweights, Jeri Sitzes vs. Ela Nunez, at Uncasville, Conn. (8 p.m., ET). Million Dollar Baby. [FSN] • NBA: Finals, Game 4, Bo...
Soccer Can Be Pretty, And Soccer Can Be Very Ugly
Either you get it, or you don’t....
Rough Day For The French And The Italians
In the year 2008 there a few things an American sports fan takes for granted. Games on the television. Beer advertisements portraying males aged 21-35 willing to run through brick walls and or set themselves on fire in order to procure a lite beer, which could be procured at any gas station. A couc...