It was about time. After some World Cup Qualifying matches and a little something that went on for a month called EURO 2008, the Fifa Rankings have changed. A lot. Spain, of course hits spot #1. Italy comes in second (???) and Germany in third (shouldn’t they be in second?). Brazil has fallen to the [...]

It was a dramatic match. Spain took victory home after 0 - 0 on regular and overtime and after a 4 - 2 win in penalty shootouts. This is the first time Spain reaches this far since 1984 and they were the only top of the group to move on to the semis. They will [...]

I really could not miss the chance… a little old, I confess, but still hot at EURO 2008.

Another bye-bye-time-to-go-home day at EURO 2008. Only the Netherlands was 100% qualified to the quarter finals. Romania needed at least a tie or victory to get into the next phase. Italy and France, repeating 2006 World Cup’s final, needed a victory and Romania to lose in order to qualify. And to make me a little [...]

What a nice match! When lots of people expected an equally competitive match, what was shown today in Berne was a dominant Netherlands over a weak Italy. Van Basten’s squad was fast, skillfull and effective. Donadoni’s was slow, with a lot of bad passes and poor play choices. From Van der Sar to Nilstelrooy, the [...]