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Euro 2012: Rankings, Awards And The Last Word

As with the last World Cup, I’d like to offer a final review of Euro 2012, rankings the teams via my own system, before giving out my own awards and final thoughts. My ranking system see’s places 16-9 sorted by … Continue reading

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Euro 2012: Matchday Ten (Group B)

Portugal 2-1 Netherlands The big shock, and it was coming. From being second best in the world two years agp, the Dutch have become a team that have lost all three groups in their next major tournament. The Portuguese are … Continue reading

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Refereeing Reviews For Debatable Decisions

A great website which tasks itself with documenting the performances (and many mistakes) of the men in the middle, Debatable Decisions is one of the best football-related sites out there. For Euro 2012, I was given the opportunity to do … Continue reading

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Euro 2012: Matchday Six (Group B)

Portugal 3-2 Denmark They made extremely hard work of it, but Portugal are off and running. It’s strange because for much of the first half the Portuguese were in control, if a little light in the actual chances. But they … Continue reading

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Euro 2012: Matchday Two (Group B)

Netherlands 0-1 Denmark The first shock and one that the Danes richly deserved. The Dutch have some serious problems that they are going to have to work on fast. The defence is rickety, too easily letting Krohn-Dehli in for the … Continue reading

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Sportsball (World Cup 2010), Matchday Fourteen

Paraguay 0-0 New Zealand Awful game of football to watch. No real pressure being exerted by either side. Paraguay were comfortable and NZ were depending on the other game to really provide a shock. In the end, Paraguay were good enough … Continue reading

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Sportsball (World Cup 2010), Matchday Nine

Netherlands 1-0 Japan Netherlands remain one of my favorites to go far, but it’s another performance where they just ground out a result. The Dutch’s lack of wingers was a problem against a resolute Japanese defence. But, as is the big … Continue reading

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Sportsball (World Cup 2010), Matchday Four

Netherlands 2-0 Denmark Interesting game. The Dutch coasted through most of it without too much trouble. Still, for a team that wants to be considered a favourite to win the competition, the Dutch look very mediocre. Neither they nor the … Continue reading

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