Who Should I Support in EURO 2008?

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As you might have noticed, England haven’t made it to the big dance . Despite the added pain, I’d almost rather that they’d fail to qualify for a World Cup rather than a European Championship: firstly, because the former is always fascinating even without a home team to support. Secondly, there are interesting non-European teams one can get behind. The last time England ... [link]

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Friday Footie Link Feature, Nov. 23, 2007
Published 11/23/2007 by The Soccer Source at Soccer Source
... 's Thomas Dunmore (an England supporter) asks his readers what country to support now that the Three Lions have fallen short of qualifying. He manages to find reasons not to support all 16 teams. My only suggestion to him is to forget about Euro 2008 and tune in to MLS next summer! He gets to watch his countrymen play (Beckham) and coach (Paul Mariner, who may even be a head coach by then) and catch up on some players he may even see in the Premiership soon (Michael Parkhurst, Jozy Altidore, and others). ...

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