Euro 2008 Final prediction

My semifinals predictions fared a lot better than my quarterfinals predictions. The most important part was that Spain made it to the championship game, making my prediction of them being the Euro 2008 winners that much closer to being a reality. They have a tough task ahead of them, having to take down Germany. Spain vs. Germany It’s all come down to [read more...]

Euro 2008 Finals Preview

Some of best teams in Europe have battled over the last few weeks in Switzerland and Austria. There was the drama of penalty kicks, the Cinderella story of Turkey, and two giants of soccer, France and Italy, aged in front of everyone. Only one game remains, and it will determine the winner of Euro 2008. The two teams to battle it [read more...]

Soccer Basher Mad Tea Party

Dear FIFA, U.S. Soccer Fan, MLS, and Euro 2008: I know you want America to love you, but it's just not working out. You aren't trying hard enough to make this relationship blossom -- and I think you should seek counseling. The British-sounding guy doing all the Euro 2008 commercials just isn't sexy to America. You can do better soccer nation. If [read more...]

The Brain Leak

The Brain Leak (Week of 6/16/08 - 6/22/08) Another week, another seven days worth of sports-related drivel. With not much more than the yearly push towards the Mid-Summer Classic to bide my time, you'll notice I have instituted some fresh (some might say seedy) perspectives to the already multi-faceted Leak. In addition to serving up heaping servings of the usual BS, TBL [read more...]

Euro 2008 Semifinals predictions

The quarterfinals were a bit rough for me as I was only able to pick one winner. Fortunately, that one winner was Spain, who I chose to win the entire thing. So I’m still feeling pretty confident. Now it’s time to pick the winners of the semifinals. Germany vs. Turkey On paper, this isn’t even a fair matchup. Turkey will be forced [read more...]

Euro 2008 Quarterfinals predictions

After picking 7 out of the 8 teams to make it out of the group stages, I thought I would take a shot at predicting the winners in the quarterfinals. Here’s hoping I don’t come out looking like a fool. Portugal vs. Germany Most thought this game would happen later on in the knockout stages, but because of Germany’s poor play, it’s [read more...]

Euro 2008 Match Day 3 recap

I was only able to cover half of the games this time around. This is because they were airing both games at once, which makes it difficult to write up something about a game I didn’t see. I’m also blocked from espn360.com because my Internet service provider hasn’t signed a deal with ESPN. Turkey 3 – Czech Republic 2 The Czech team [read more...]

Euro 2008 Match Day 2 recap

The second round of games is over and it’s coming down to the wire for most groups. Most of the games went as they should, but there were a few surprises here and there. The biggest story of the tournament so far is just how much the Netherlands is dominating their competition. Another story would be just how little of [read more...]

Euro 2008 Match Day 1 recap

All teams in the tournament have played at least one game so far. Most of the games went the way they should, but there was a shocker thrown in for good measure. Here is how all of the games went. Switzerland 0 – Czech Republic 1 Switzerland did well to hold its own against the Czechs, and were close tying the [read more...]

Euro 2008: Group Stage predictions

Euro 2008, a tournament second only to the World Cup, will begin in just a few short days. I decided I would go ahead and take a shot at predicting the winners of each group, plus who I believe will be the eventual champion. Once the group stage is over, we’ll find out just how fell I fared. Group A: Czech [read more...]