Football Euro 2012

[Olivier]

My money is on Germany. I follow Lineker's memorable quote:

Soccer is a game for 22 people that run around, play the ball, and one referee who makes a slew of mistakes, and in the end Germany always wins.

 

[mjo]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/0/football/18363736
Alleged incidents of racist abuse and now UEFA recognise it. Tournament should never have gone I these countries with such bad records on hooliganism and racism.

 

[Jos the Boss]

I'm pretty sure UEFA said they weren't investigating it?

 

[mjo]

They aren't investigating but UEFA have acknowledged that there was racist abuse.

 

[FB]

"Should such behaviour happen at further training sessions, Uefa would evaluate the operational measures to be taken to protect players,"

Like moving it out of these countries? I reckon England could stage this tournament with a week's notice and not even have to use any of the stadia in London so it doesn't mess up the Olympics. Amazing isn't it, English fans are being warned that if the step out of line Polish and Ukrainian police will fall on them "like a bag of anvils", well where was the baton charge against these bastards?

 

[Jos the Boss]

Walk off the pitch and you'll get booked says Platini, sounds like he condones it

 

[Johnny Carwash]

It's about time Uefa finally faced up to this and did something about this racism issue, as the tournament hasen't even started and it is dominating the headlines so far.

 

[Jos the Boss]

I don't see why they went there in the first place, surely there were better countries that offered

 

[Jos the Boss]

GROUP C: THE GROUP OF DEBT (AND CROATIA)

Isn't it ironic how the group of debt is Group C, which is also their credit rating!

 

[mjo]

I don't see why they went there in the first place, surely there were better countries that offered

Croatia/Hungary, Italy or Turkey.

 

[Jos the Boss]

Italy stands out there as the best option

 

[Johnny Carwash]

With Greece losing at the moment that means there goal difference is in the red, some things for the Greeks never change.

 

[MCLS]

What an awful red card

 

[Jos the Boss]

I spy with my little eye something beginning with C. Yes it's conspiracy, that was never a sending off and it was clearly a Greek penalty

 

[Johnny Carwash]

2 of the softest yellow cards ever and a blatant hand ball in the box, the referee needs to get a grip.

 

[Jos the Boss]

It wasnt even a foul for the first one! Ref is a joke, there was also a lot of shirt pulling and maybe a penalty shout that wast given

 

[Jos the Boss]

That would have been a goal bonus!

 

[mjo]

I can see this red taking an early fight home.

 

[Jos the Boss]

In the Spanish League last season he gave out 16 red cards in 19 games, Sir-Chesney as Bright and Townsend say, was the right decision

 

[Jos the Boss]