Arhive lunare: iunie 2012

Why should Pirlo win the Golden Ball this year

Because he is the best! And I’m saying this before the EURO final, because the midfielder demonstrated why he is a class over Cristiano Ronaldo or Messi. Alright, those two have certain qualities on and off the field, but none … Continuă lectura

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The opener – XIV, Robert Lewandowski

Euro 2012, the last competition from this category until our days, was surprisingly given to Poland and Ukraine. Romania’s neighbors from North were participating for the first time in their history at this competition and Poland for the second time. … Continuă lectura

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A trophy filled with tears and pain

We all know the story of Denmark winning the European Championship from 1992, even though they didn’t even qualified at that tournament initially. But few are aware of the personal tragedy of Kim Vilfort, the Dane midfielder which scored the … Continuă lectura

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The opener – XIII, Vaclav Sverkos

Czech Republic didn’t make a great impression at EURO 2008, especially as they were knocked out of the competition by Turkey which beat them 3-2 in the last group game, after the Czechs had 2-0 and 2-1 in the 87th … Continuă lectura

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The opener – XII, Giorgios Karagounis

2004 remains the year in which European Football crowned its most surprisingly champion: Greece. After an outstanding tournament, in which they beat Portugal twice, France and Czech Republic, they lifted the trophy over their heads. But all started from the … Continuă lectura

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Happy 20!

Today, one of the future big stars of football, Mario Gotze, celebrates his 20th anniversary. The offensive midfielder of Borussia Dortmund became a key player for the team in the last two seasons, which coincided with titles number seven and … Continuă lectura

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The opener – XI, Bart Goor

In 2000, Belgium and Netherlands became the first countries to organize a European Championship in tandem. And Belgium had the privilege to play the opening game. 2-1 with Sweden, on 10th of June looked like the ‘Red Devils’ can progress … Continuă lectura

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