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Euro 2008 Update
Czech Republic 1-3 Portugal Cristiano Ronaldo scored one goal and set up another as Portugal won their second successive match.Portugal went ahead on eight minutes when Deco scrambled the ball past keeper Petr Cech at the second attempt. The impressive Libor Sionko headed in from a corner to equalise but Ronaldo restored the lead with […]
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Euro 2008 Update
Greece 0-2 Sweden Zlatan Ibrahimovic produced a moment of magic to put Sweden on the path to a crucial Euro 2008 victory against holders Greece in Group D. Ibrahimovic scored his first goal for Sweden since 2005 with a stunning 25-yard strike after 67 minutes. Petter Hansson scrambled home Sweden’s second six minutes later to […]
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Euro 2008 Update
Romania 0-0 France Lacklustre France failed to score in their opening Euro 2008 game against Romania which could leave them with an uphill task to qualify from Group C. Without influential captain Patrick Vieira and main striker Thierry Henry, they created little against the hard-working but unambitious Romanians. Franck Ribery cut a ball back for […]
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Euro 2008 update
Austria 0-1 Croatia Croatia were forced to hang on against tournament co-hosts Austria to begin their Euro 2008 campaign with a win. They were gifted what proved to be a fourth-minute winner when Luca Modric drilled home a penalty after Rene Aufhauser clumsily felled Ivica Olic. Austria’s Joachim Standfest headed their best chance wide as […]
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Czech Republic 3-1 Scotland
Former Rangers winger Libor Sionko scored twice as Czech Republic warmed up for Euro 2008 with a hard-earned and deserved victory over Scotland. Sionko, who had a disappointing time at Ibrox before joining Copenhagen, stole into the box and slipped the ball past Craig Gordon after 60 minutes. Michal Kadlec’s drive put the Czechs further […]
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Celtic Win SPL Title
Celtic won the Scottish title for the third successive season, Jan Vennegoor of Hesselink rising to head home the winner on a tense final day. Gordon Strachan became only the third Celtic manager to achieve such a feat after a single goal was enough to see off Dundee United. Both sides were denied by some […]
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Manchester United won the Champions League by beating Chelsea 6-5 on penalties after a dramatic 1-1 draw. United dominated the first 30 minutes with Ronaldo heading them ahead in the 26th minute but Frank Lampard equalised before the interval. In the next half, Chelsea were clearly a better team with Lampard and Drogba hitting the […]
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