Euro 2008 QF3 LiveBlog: Netherlands vs Russia

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McClaren Fails Upward … Right Into the Champions League
Published 6/22/2008 by Ian Rose at The Offside
... not afraid to make waves. When people said no one played three at the back in international football anymore, he laughed and did it anyway. When everyone assumed England would cruise past minnows like Macedonia and Israel on their way to Euro 2008 qualification, he proved them all wrong. The man I speak of, of course, is none other than Steve McClaren, and after a short hiatus, he is back in action as the new manager of FC Twente in Holland. I’m sure there’s a joke here about how Holland has had a rough enough day already. But I won’t be the one to make it. Too soon. ...

Euro 2008 - Spain vs. Italy Preview: Furia Roja & Azzurri in a Classic Red vs. Blue Encounter
Published 6/22/2008 by Marco Pantanella at mCalcio.com
... Rest however, did not help the Netherlands much vs. Russia today and teams should always be careful in starting too strongly in a competition. Indeed, if there is one thing that can be said of each of the current Euro 2008 Semi-finalists (Germany, Turkey, and Russia) is that all of them have lost one match in the group stage. So the question is: will Spain break this trend by being the first Semi-Finalist with a perfect record, or will Italy be the 4th team to complete this ...

EURO 2008 — Match Recaps and Video — NETHERLANDS v RUSSIA
Published 6/22/2008 by Ric at The World's Beautiful Game
... for the first time in a long time.” “Dutch ponder what might have been” “Russia united in celebrations” from SOCCER CITY FC, “The Dutch defense exposedby Andrei Arshavin” from EURO 2008 Championships on World Cup Blog, archived LIVE BLOG of this match VIDEO - English-language news ...

Monday Night Football Rocks the US of A!
Published 7/31/2008 by Colman at Toronto FC
... This entry isn’t so much about the game (though it is at the same time), it’s about blogs for future games. After Sunday’s date with FC Dallas, I will be going to Germany for three weeks. Hence, I will be watching all games (home and away) in an online stream. What I practiced during the Salt Lake loss, is a type of live blog that I would like to do during the games in August. While it was divided up by player instead of chronologically, I would do it much like the blogs you are used to during CL play or for games at international tournaments. But I’ll ...