Conquistadores! Portugal head for the final!
In a match that had been eagerly anticipated by the host nation since the dramatic last-gasp win against England, Wednesday night’s showdown had all the ingredients for a classic. The
FACTS, FIGURES AND FRIVOLITY
Foot in Mouth Disease Coleman’s heirs are having a field day in Portugal. Quite apart from the difficulties presented by pronouncing the names of little known Greek, Russian and Swiss
Your complete guide to Euro 2004 part 1
GROUP A Following the shock defeat in the opening game against Greece, Portugal put themselves in with a chance of surviving the group stage by beating Russia 2-0 in a
Comment – Spitting mad
Italy star Francesco Totti had ambitious plans. “I want to win the European Championship and the European Footballer of the Year Award”, he announced. Hailed by fans as the ‘King
Politics on the pitch
England played Portugal for the second time this year when two parliamentary groups, Athletic Group of Parliament (Portugal) and Westminster Football Club (England) went head to head in a friendly
Sven v. Scolari
When Portugal and England kick off tonight (Thursday) at 7:45pm, a battle of tactics between Sven-Goran Eriksson and World Cup-winning manager Luiz Felipe Scolari will recommence. Knocking host nation Portugal
Your complete guide to Euro 2004 part 2
Click here to read part 1 Potpourri Going Greek On the back of the team’s unexpected success in Portugal, Greek Secretary of State for Sport, Georgios Orfanos has announced
In the money – Euro 2004
If you want to be rich on July 4, join Denmark and win the European Championship. If successful, the Danes will be rewarded with 310,000 euros each. Sweden is the
Euro 2004 – The long and short of it
The tallest player competing in Euro 2004 is the Czech Republic’s Jan Koller at 2m, 2cm. England’s Darius Vassell, at 1m, 70cm, Ashley Cole and Paul Scholes, are among the
Results of first weekend…
GROUP B Beckham’s balls Croatia and Switzerland, who shared a goalless draw not worthy of the final phase of a European Championship, opened proceedings in England’s group. The result, however,