Who would have thought that prior to the quarter-finals of the World Cup, La Liga’s elite players would pretty much all be heading home? It all started on Saturday when both Argentina and Portugal were eliminated in their respective games which meant that once again, Barcelona’s Lionel Messi failed to shine on the World’s biggest stage and Real Madrid’s Cristiano Ronaldo looks likely to have to make do with just his European Championship to fall back on (its still not bad though). Just as the shock of the elimination of La Liga’s two shining stars was sinking in, Sunday dawned which … [Read more...]
Spain secure second consecutive European final appearance
Spain beat Portugal on penalties last night to reach yet another major international final where they will face either Italy or Germany. The 4-2 spot-kick victory over Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal was preceeded by some pretty mundane activity but nevertheless Spain's quality ensured they prevailed at their Iberian neighbours' expence. Here is what we learned from last night's game. … [Read more...]
Euro 2012 Highlights (08/10/10)
A weekend break for the Premier League meant European qualifiers were back under way this weekend in preparation for the 2012 finals in Poland & Ukraine. England don't appear until Tuesday when they face Montenegro but this Friday still saw the likes of France, Spain, Portugal, Netherlands and Germany all in action. France 2-0 Romania Northern Ireland 0-0 Italy Portugal 3-1 Denmark Germany 3-0 Turkey Spain 3-1 Lithuania Moldova 0-1 Netherlands … [Read more...]