Hiddink factor should give Spain pause for thought

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Early News Wednesday - Euro 2008 Semifinal 1 Special Edition
Published 6/25/2008 by brucio (noreply@blogger.com) at du Nord
... secret's of German football success. -Turkish immigrants in Germany. -Let's learn more about the ball being used. Of course the goalkeepers don't like it. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Two from The Times: -German's hitting their peak right on schedule. -Martin Samuel on the flaws in the tournament systems. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Two from Reuters Soccer blog: -Stories from train rides around the 2 host countries. -Russia's not-so-secret weapon is coach Guus Hiddink. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ...

Early News Thursday - Euro 2008 Semifinal 2 Special Edition
Published 6/26/2008 by brucio (noreply@blogger.com) at du Nord
... Andrei Arshavin. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Grant Wahl of Sports Illustrated calls Arshavin, Andrea The Giant. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Three from the Guardian: -Richard Williams wonders if Arshavin can be the next Michael Platini. -Jonathan Wilson shows us how this Russian team was put together, not physically, but historically. -Kevin McCarra with a match preview. ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ The Reuters Soccer Blog on "The Hiddink Factor". ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ Martin Rogers of Yahoo Sports says goalkeeper ...