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Casillas hails his greatest triumph

Tue, 01 Jul 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Some club managers, and especially Sir Alex Ferguson, will tell you that as a pure football contest, winning the Champions League is the ultimate test. And yet to the Spanish players who paraded the Henri Delaunay Trophy around the Ernst Happel Stadium on Sunday night, it did not quite feel like it.

Euro 2008's 10 most wanted players

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

The football may not have been cautious at Euro 2008 - but the transfer market has been.

Euro 08: So, how was it for you?

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

After two weeks in the heart of Europe Daniel McDonnell examines the good, the bad, and the downright insane in Switzerland and Austria

Flair triumphs over German fortitude as Aragones' men banish their demons in style

Mon, 30 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

FROM zeroes to heroes. Twenty one months ago, in the away dressing room at Linfield's Windsor Park home, nine of last night's European Championship winning side sat reflecting on the humiliation of a 3-2 defeat to Northern Ireland.

Spanish can defy history because they have more passion and more talent

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

A fter about 25 minutes of Germany's semi-final against Turkey in Basle last Wednesday, Michael Ballack was among several German players who went to the German dug-out for a drink of water.

Big guns a draw for Euro punters

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Major sporting events are always welcomed with open arms by layers and punters alike, but there was a degree of pessimism within the betting industry surrounding the Euro 2008 Championships.

Fabregas ready to take step into Spanish history

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

Cesc Fabregas is the diplomatic type, polite in two different languages.

Lion and Lahm in German fold

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

IN many ways Philipp Lahm is the prototype modern footballer.

Choc tactics required to avoid feeling pain of Vienna's daily grind

Sun, 29 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

I am allergic to chocolate. In Vienna, they are not. If I eat chocolate, I get migraines so I haven't eaten it in more than 20 years and I'm happy enough with that. In Vienna, they are not.

SPAIN IN FOCUS: Aragones' side will triumph if they play to their full potential

Sat, 28 Jun 2008 00:00:00 +0100

1 That they have better players than the Germans in many positions and also have good options on the substitutes bench if needs be. Put it like this: If Torres is misfiring they can call for Daniel Guiza. If Germany are in difficulty, they will likely have to send for Mario Gomes.