Euro 2008: Curtain comes down on France and Raymond Domenech's divided old stagers

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Euro 2008: Curtain comes down on France and Raymond Domenech's divided old stagers
101 Great Goals - latest football videos and ... found this 6/18/2008 on www.telegraph.co.uk [flag]
If Euro 2008 has proved anything, it is that football, more than ever, is now a young man's game, writes Alan Smith. [link]

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Curtain falls early on Les Miserables
Published 6/18/2008 by Arthur Antunes Coimbra at 101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more
... Alan Smith (Telegraph) argues that you can’t win anything with old-timers. “If Euro 2008 has proved anything, it is that football, more than ever, is now a young man’s game. You can no longer get away with wily experience alone, not when younger legs are giving old heads a chasing. Holland, Spain, Portugal and even Croatia have confirmed that theory conclusively enough. Talent and know-how only go so far. Without bags of energy, the rest counts for nothing.” ...

Euro Trash Day 11: The Replacements
Published 6/18/2008 by Lingering Bursitis (noreply@blogger.com) at Unprofessional Foul
... No note of apology, no note of sorrow and regret... just get the fuck out and start again. Barbados is looking for a coach, but even he might be a touch too New Agey for a country ...

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Netherlands ended Romania’s hope by 2-0

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Goals from Klaas-Jan Huntelaar and Robin van Persie ended Romania’s hopes of making the Euro 2008 quarter-finals. Italy’s win over France meant that the Romanians had to beat the Dutch to progress, but they rarely threatened goalkeeper Maarten Stekelenburg. Huntelaar’s opened the scoring in the second half when he slotted in Ibrahim Afellay’s low cross from the right.
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Italy clinched a quarter-final, beat France 2-0

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Italy clinched a quarter-final meeting with Spain as they sent France crashing out of Euro 2008 with a deserved win. France had a nightmare evening, losing key man Franck Ribery to a serious injury after only seven minutes. Eric Abidal was then sent off after 25 minutes for fouling Luca Toni to give away a penalty, scored by Andrea Pirlo. Thierry Henry deflected in Daniele De Rossi’s ...
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101 Great Goals - latest football videos and ... found this 6/18/2008 on timesonline.typepad.com

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