Cristiano Ronaldo has brought months of speculation to a head by confirming that he wishes to complete a ‘dream’ move to Real Madrid. Oli Dinsmore asks whether Ronaldo or Madrid is the problem as the Portuguese heads to Spain.
Tim Wigmore analyses Germany and the influence of Chelsea star Michael Ballack as the favourites head for a semi-final re-match with Croatia.
The Euro 2008 Group Stage has provided us with some unforgettable games but where do they stand among the best that Euro history has to offer? Mike Martin runs down the Top 10 European Championship finals matches to date; here’s hoping there are more to add from the knockout stage.
Luiz Felipe Scolari, the current Portugal national team manager, has been confirmed as Avram Grant’s successor at Stamford Bridge this week. Sam Poplett wonders how the Brazilian will do at Chelsea.
Every team has now played one match at the 2008 UEFA European Championships but what can we deduce from the opening eight games?
Euro 2008 finally took to life with Holland’s thrashing of world champions Italy and Spain followed that up with a fine 4-1 victory over Russia. The other two favourites - Germany and Portugal - also secured comprehensive victories. Four days in, Footballing World selects the best few goals from Euro 2008 so far.
Luiz Felipe Scolari’s side were not perfect against a hard-working and adventurous Turkish outfit but were, as expected, dominant in attack and proved their superiority with two fine goals in the second half. Matthew Day reports.
Day One of the European Championships went pretty much as expected as the Czech Republic defeated a brighter than expected Swiss team 1-0 and Portugal overcame stubborn and somewhat lucky Turkish team, 2-0.