blogs.guardian.co.uk - 5/28/2008
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In appraising the European Championships, there is a natural inclination to survey the usual suspects when we decide who'sgonnadoit: Germany, France, Italy, Spain and Holland, with maybe Portugal making it a six-man line-up. Yet the modern history of the tournament tells us to look beyond the obvious. The gap between football's haves and have-nots is shrinking all the time, and three of the ...
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Euro 2008 team guide: Czech Republic
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... always seems to raise his game for his country Hard fact The Czechs are Euro specialists: they won in 1976 (as Czechoslovakia), and reached the finals in 1996, 2000, 2004 (as the Czech Republic) What the media say "They still have a hell of a lot going for them. Top scorer from Euro 2004? Czech. Keepers of the total-football flame now Holland are doing pragmatism? Czech. Finished above the tournament favourites Germany in qualification? Czech. Best goalkeeper in the world? Cech." [ Guardian Unlimited ] What the bookies say You can get the Czechs to win the whole thing at a ...
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