Italy’s goalkeeper, Gianluigi Buffon, is sure having a good week. Not only is he on the list of 2007 FIFA World Player of the Year, but he has also been named the Azzurri captain for the first time in his experienced career. The 2006 World Champion, has been with Italy for almost 10 years.

It seems like France’s coach, Raymond Domenech, is giving us all sorts of metaphors to get some motivation for the next 3 games. With key games ahead, France needs victories as they face Faroe Islands and Lithuania in Group B. Les Bleus are third in the group, behind Italy and first place Scotland (reminding you [...]

And we’re off to another round of EURO 2008 qualifiers. As we get closer and closer to qualification, some teams will have to struggle with adverse situations and try to find a spot in the top 2 in the group. Italy has a newcomer, Montolivo. Portugal will play without coach Scolari, suspended for 3 games. [...]

Portugal’s coach Luiz Felipe Scolari will be able to command his team from the bench on Portugal’s last game for EURO 2008 Qualifiers. After punching Serbian player Dragutinovic on the face, the brazilian coach got his 4 game penalty reduced to 3 games, when he (and his amazing italian lawyer Gianpaolo Monteneri) appealed to UEFA [...]

French boss Raymond Domenech has not called David Trezeguet for the squad that will face the double header against the Faroe Islands and Litunania, for EURO 2008 qualifiers. The striker who has been so present helping France in EURO 2000 and marked by missing a penalty against Italy on Germany 2006 World Cup is one [...]

It seems like it’s getting hard for England to have a full squad for the EURO 08 qualifiers. Every match there is an injury and speculations about the starting squad. After Gerrard, Crouch and Beckham, now it is the time for Owen to sit out. The English striker will miss the match against Estonia, at [...]

Portugal’s coach Luiz Felipe Scolari will be suspended for 4 games after trying to punch (in my eyes that was a slap!) Serbian player Dragutinovic. Big Phil will also have to pay a “ticket” of 12200 euros. Dragutinovic was suspended for 2 matches.

After Gerrard’s broken toe and all the media fuss around the English injuries, it has now come the time for Emile Heskey to become a doubt for Three Lions October’s EURO 2008 qualifier match.

As Scotland traveled to France, they not only had a tough game to face but also the weight of a record: The scottish had not won a match gainst France, is french soil, for 57 years.
Bye, bye record… France lost 1×0 to Scotland with a miracle goal from McFadden. France is now in a merde [...]

You have to admit Luiz Felipe Scolari, Portugal’s coach, was not happy at all to see his team take a tie on the last minutes of the match. I wouldn’t be either.
With Portugal desperately needing another victory in EURO 2008 Qualifiers, the Brazilian coach ended up punching Serbian player Dragutinovic. Reason yet unknown.