sportable.com - 6/1/2008
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Usually, tournaments like the World Cup and European Championship are greeted with great excitement and fanfare in host nations. However, the same cannot be said of Austrian soccer fans, who enter EURO 2008 with a sense of dread.
UEFA EURO 2008 Team Preview: Poland
sportable.com 6/1/2008 — In the great continent of Europe, Poland functions as merely a punchline. They’re the butt of many jokes, whether they’re deserving of them or not. The same can be said for their national team, one that has qualified for the last two World Cups, only to get pummeled when they arrive at the big stage
UEFA EURO 2008 Team Preview: Croatia
sportable.com 6/1/2008 — Because of Eduardo’s injury, Croatia has become one of the more mysterious teams of EURO 2008. Having completed a double over England in qualifying, we know the Croats won’t be intimidated.
UEFA EURO 2008 Team Preview: Turkey
sportable.com 6/1/2008 — Turkey enters Group A as dark horses, which is nothing new for them. While I think that leaving Sukur off the squad is criminal, it also signals that they must have confidence in their younger players, most notably Nihat.
Gelson Fernandes Working Towards Euro 2008
soccercityfc.com 6/1/2008 — Swiss international Gelson Fernandes burst onto the world scene last season with Manchester City. The 21 year-old midfielder made 26 appearances and notched 2 goals. Internationally, he has already earned 7 caps.
He recently stated that he is looking forward to the Euro 2008 tournament co-hosted by Switzerland; he feels that his country has a serious shot at the tournament.
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