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This was the scene at an Amsterdam bar last night when the Netherlands scored in the waning minutes of regulation to force extra time with Russia. The packed bar erupted in cheer and everyone hugged one another in celebratory relief.
The celebration was not to last though, as in the second half of extra time Russia scored 2 goals to put the nail in The Netherlands Euro Cup coffin. Nederlands, who were the best team in group play, outscoring their opponents 9-1, seemed to struggle a bit in the role of favorite. And Russia, as the underdog playing with less pressure, …read more

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The first quarterfinal match of Euro Cup 2008 is complete and all is well in land of schnitzels, brats and very large beers. The Germans shockingly jumped up 2-0 in only the 26th minute and despite a solid Portugal effort to come back, it was to no avail.
Portugal was able to cut the deficit to 2-1 in the 42nd minute, but Germany extended the lead to 3-1 in the 62nd minute. Portugal scored a dramatic goal in the 87th minute to make the ending a nail biter, but the Germans held on.
The nice thing about Portugal’s exit from the …read more

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To start off, my beef does not include hot Swedish women or attractive women from wherever the hell this other girl is from. But seeing as how I’m a big sports buff living in Europe and Euro Cup is currently heating up, here is another post on soccer, my in-depth analysis on why it bugs me. This list includes my major annoyances, but my grievances are not limited solely to this list and are in no particular order.
1)The clock never stops and thus there is no accurate time. Ok, so many foreigners argue that Americans go too far with the …read more

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Woohoo! The Netherlands just won a big match, so in European soccer tradition, it’s time to burn something!
Ok, so this was just the first match of Euro Cup 2008 for the Netherlands, but seeing as how they managed an upset victory over defending World Cup champions Italy, this is a huge deal. And 3-0!?! Jesus, 3 goals in soccer is like scoring 42 points in an NFL game!
As I’m writing this there are people yelling out their windows in my apartment building and honestly, why the hell not? The Netherlands hasn’t exactly enjoyed a great deal of international success in …read more

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