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It was me and it was incredible and weird at the same time. On Friday and Saturday one wouldn't even know that Portugal will play the final. Nothing in the streets suggested that. Even on match day, on Sunday, it wasn't what I expected. Yeah, Portuguesse flags on every window, but nothing on...

Unless they meet Germany in the final, I can actually see the Portuguese win this EURO. As unimpressive as they look, they proved to be able to adapt to an opponent. The group stage matches were a nice preparation. They started as strong favorites, but they saw that they are not good enough...

There are two certain winners in the quarters - France and Belgium. Those two matches should be played just for the round of applause Iceland and Wales should get for this achievement. For nothing else, because the winners are known already. Poland-Portugal is the toughest call. Germany-Italy...

I learned to be a calm man lately when it's about football. Lots of painful Juve episodes taught me how to live through a defeat. But I'm finding it hard to accept the EPL as a fan of football. My blood is boiling to see all the money there. Football is losing so much that these money aren't in...

I'll start belittling Leicester's achievement. Their main rival was Tottenham i.e the English NT. Of course they won the EPL.

Here, if the favorites won their groups instead of finishing 2nd or 3rd: 1. Poland-Switzerland 2. Spain - Iceland 3. England-Northern Ireland 4. Portugal-Italy 5. Germany-Slovakia 6. Belgium-Croatia 7. France-Republic of Ireland 8. Wales-Hungary It would have been muuuuch more balanced

I wouldn't blame the format when three strong group favorites (or 4 if we include Belgium) failed to win their group. If they did, then Belgium's route to the final would have been Portugal, England, Spain. Simply, Belgium were extremely lucky that neither of those three, as well as...

The fact that most, and maybe all the big teams will end up in the same half of the tree has very little to do with the draw or the 24 team system. If Spain and England won their groups, and if Portugal wins its piss easy group, they'd have been on the other side of the tree. If half of Real...

Del Bosque: “We have a number of penalty takers and the most confident takes it. It’s an option during the game and not for the Coach to intervene.” But I think the fucker is going for the ballon d'or. He captained Real to the CL and scored the goal in the final. With Cassilas on the bench...

When Srna whispered to Subasic what to do on Ramos' penalty... apparently it was Modric who told Srna what to expect from Ramos, and then Srna said the same to Subasic. Lol at Ramos for doing the expected and not realizing that Modric tipped him off.

Everyone in this half can dream about the final. Belgium, Portugal, Croatia are the favorites. But Poland are good, Wales too. Even Switzerland can dream.

Thanks. Now we're waiting for the opponent. If Portugal don't lose to Hungary (no matter the result on Italy-iREland and Sweden-Belgium) Croatia will get the 3rd placed in group F (Hungary, Iceland or Austria) If Portugal lose to Hungary, Croatia will get the 3rd place from group B...

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Conte was well prepared for Belgium. Great homework on shutting their wingers and nice transformation from defense to attack. Perfectly executed plan. Sweden and Ireland will require different approach, but no way Italy won't make it out of this group now. Most probably 1 draw will be enough for...

It happened in 2012. We did just win the scudetto, but we weren't the superpower we are right now. Today we won't lose a Verratti like we did in 2012. The problem is, today there is no Verratti. And, as you said, he's the closest thing. He's not THE thing, though. I meant a world superstar...

In a way, we're so unlucky to be the single force in serie A in a time when Italy doesn't produce a Baggio, Del Piero, Totti or Pirlo. Or even a Buffon, Maldini, Nesta or Cannavaro. If it did, the chances would be huge for these pearls to be playing for Juventus and to actually prefer Juve to...

If we end up 2nd in our group, we're done and dusted. In the 1/8 we get Belgium (or whoever wins that group), in the quarters we'll get Germany and in the semis, if we make it there at all, we'll get France.

Strinic starts :wallbang: I'll never know how this guy plays for Napoli and my NT. Better to play Vrsaljko out of position than this timber.

I was in Kiev in 2012 for Italy-England. The atmosphere in the city, as well as in front of the stadium and in the stadium was magnificent, despite the thousands of English, Italian and Ukrainian fans, and the hundreds of Russian and Polish fans who were there for some reason. Why is it so...

Croatia is being overlooked. Not without reason, because tradition and quality rightfully puts other teams in the focus. I do fancy our chances, though. Our star players are in their best years (Modric, Rakitic and Mandzukic) while others do have the needed experience from playing in top...