Euro 2012 Previews: Group B

May 16, 2012

I suppose getting through the entire post without using a cliché was pretty unlikely, but I’d have preferred to make it to the second sentence before using one. Thanks to the preamble I am able to, as it goes, but no further as we take a look at the official ‘group of death’ for this European Championship, and who may or may not Indiana Jones their way out to a brighter future and potential tournament win.   The Germans are favourites to win the group, at 6/5 with BoyleSports, and if you want value you’re better off going for the [...]

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Euro 2012 Team Previews: Holland

May 16, 2012

Despite being one of the greatest teams in the world on numerous occasions the Dutch national team remains less decorated than the English, or Uruguay and on a par with Greece and Denmark due to the incredible fact they have one just one solitary tournament in their history. The 1988 side that beat the USSR to take victory is probably not the greatest Holland has produced, but remains their most successful.   The current side only lost once in qualifying, but a fairly easy group may have slightly tempered the enthusiasm of the fans who never fail to light up [...]

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Euro 2012 Team Previews: Denmark

May 16, 2012

Denmark are possibly the ultimate enigma in European football, going from ridiculous to sublime and then back again, but for a lot of people their 1992 victory was one of the great footballing moments. Having failed to qualify for the tournament in Sweden, the Danes were given a berth just ten days before it began due to international sanctions against Yugoslavia, and the team of Peter Schmeichel and Brian Laudrup went on to win in a shock not equalled until Greece in 2004.   In qualification Denmark were drawn with, among others, Portugal and Norway, meaning there were both challenging [...]

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Euro 2012 Team Previews: Germany

May 16, 2012

The German side, as either Germany or West Germany is one of the greatest in terms of achievement, and the European Championship has been a happy historical hunting ground with three victories. They last won the competition in 1996, having won it in 1980 and 1972 before that, and the current team has a lot of German fans wondering if they could be looking at another group of potential champions this year.   Their qualification group was made to look absurdly easy as they finished with ten wins from ten games, only conceding seven goals in the process and scoring [...]

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Euro 2012 Team Previews: Portugal

May 16, 2012

Finalists in 2004, Portugal have endured their fair share of agony at the European Championships, and even though the ‘Golden Generation’ was slight past it by that point there remains a feeling to this day that they may not get a better chance at winning the tournament. As well-prepared and drilled as the Greek side was in that game, it is not hard to see the point made by the fans, and that may well still hang over the current squad.   In qualifying the Portuguese were surprisingly poor, and it almost wasn’t until the last minute that they got [...]

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Next Liverpool Manager Odds

May 16, 2012

Well, the King is dead, but let him live long in the memories of his loving, loyal subjects for his grace, style and poise as a player. Nothing Kenny Dalglish has done in his most recent stint in charge of the Red will trouble his top ten Anfield moments, but there is a degree of surprise about the departure of the Liverpool legend after a short time in charge. Now John Henry and co. may have an angry fanbase to deal with at the same time as needing to find a new manager, but I doubt they are unprepared for [...]

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Duke of York Stakes Preview

May 16, 2012

Taking its place as part of the opening day of the Dante Festival held at York racecourse, the Duke of York Stakes is set to get underway at Wednesday 16th May. It is a Group 2 flat horse race, available to thoroughbreds aged three and over. Taking place over six furlongs, it is all about an explosive pace for the horses taking part. Punters certainly love this race and the unpredictable nature of it. Ever since this version of the race was run back in 1986, there has only been one horse to secure victory on two occasions. This was [...]

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Novak Djokovic Profile

May 15, 2012

Novak Djokovic is a Serbian tennis player who has achieved an incredible amount in his career considering his relatively young age of 24. Currently ranked as No.1 in the world, Djokovic’s best year so far was 2011 and in 2012 he is aiming to emulate this success. A passionate character, he is someone that loves every second of being a professional tennis player and fans all over the world enjoy watching him too. Grand Slam History During his career so far, Djokovic has won five Grand Slam titles with three of these – Australian Open, Wimbledon and US Open – [...]

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