Coração grande mas sempre ao pé da boca. Voluntarista, dedicado, teve enormes dificuldades na
sua vida pessoal com a morte de familiares queridos. Revoltado, talvez por isso, nunca foi muito
feliz nas diversas selecções nacionais. Apontou sempre o dedo, acusador, aos diversos treinadores
nacionais, o último dos quais a Luiz Felipe Scolari, que o foram afastando de algumas das diversas
fases finais onde a sua geração esteve presente.
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SoccerLens 09 November @ 02:27 AM EST
It all started on September 19th in the year 2000. David Trezeguet, a high profile 40 billion
lira signing from the then French champions AS Monaco, scored his first goal for Juventus an 83rd
minute winner against Panathinaikos in the Champions League.
Nine years later, the 32-year-old Frenchman, who spent his formative years in Argentina watching
his father finish his own playing career, celebrated his 167th goal for the Bianconeri, making him
the most prolific foreign goalscorer in the club's history.
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Yugoslavya'nın dağılma sürecinden hemen öncesinin, eski Yugoslavya ekolünün ürettiği son
kadife ayaklardandı Dragan Stojkovic. Şampiyonlar Ligi 1984'de 19 yaşındayken Avrupa
Şampiyona'sında efsane Yugoslavlar'ın kadrosundaydı. 16 yıl sonra 35 yaşındayken de Euro
2000'de parçalanmış Yugoslavya'nın kadrosundaydı.
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It's official. The day before yesterday we officially missed out on World Cup 2010, making it
the first big (biggest might be more appropriate) stage absence in our short but memorable
footballing résumé (not counting Euro 2000 here). And as questions of why and how start knocking
on (allegedly) responsible doors, I've decided to focus on some things that might give a more clear
answer on what now and where do we go from here.
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Hang your head in shame...
11 Players That Have Been Sent Off At Wembley Stadium
1. Antonio Rattin (for Argentina v England, 1966 World Cup)
2. Billy Bremner (for Leeds v Liverpool, 1974 Charity Shield)
3. Kevin Keegan (for Liverpool v Leeds, 1974 Charity Shield)
4. Kevin Moran (for Man United v Tottenham, 1985 FA Cup Final)
5.
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Corria o ano de 1993, quando Portugal recebeu Malta no antigo Estádio do Bessa, no dia 19 de
Junho. Na véspera, durante o treino oficial, alertei as pessoas da organização para o facto de o
estádio não estar conforme o regulamento da prova, ou seja, ter todos os lugares sentados e
numerados. Disseram-me que ninguém iria levantar esse problema.
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Imagem com história, João Vieira Pinto, marcador de um dos golos nesse jogo. Saliência também
para o equipamento alternativo da Selecção Nacional, de grande beleza estética.
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Após a discussão bastante mediatizada do chamado "Caso Paula", houve um jogador, Carlos
Secretário, que ficou bastante afectado por essa questão. Na selecção, ou mesmo no seu clube,
sempre que tocava na bola, alguns adeptos assobiavam-no. Estávamos em 1999 e Ãamos receber a
Hungria, no Estádio da Luz, necessitando de vencer por 3-o para nos qualificarmos para o Euro
2000.
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Frank Lampard, Steven Gerrard and Jamie Carragher all missed their penalties in the last World
Cup quarter finals against Portugal. Owen Hargreaves was the only man to find the back of the
net.
The game had finished 0-0 after extra time, with Wayne Rooney getting sent off for an incident
involving Ricardo Carvalho.
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Depois de ter visto esta notÃcia do maisfutebol sobre o guarda-redes do IFK Gotemburgo, veio-me Ã
memória um episódio caricato acontecido num jogo de qualificação de futsal. Faltavam poucos
segundos para terminar o jogo Portugal/Itália, que se disputou em Paços Ferreira, quando o
guarda-redes da selecção nacional, desviou a baliza, fazendo-a entrar alguns centÃmetros dentro
do terreno de jogo e dificultando por isso o ângulo e a trajectória da bola vinda de uma falta
desse lado.
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SoccerLens 17 September @ 07:00 AM EST
Tuesday night we witnessed the everlasting phenomenom that is Filippo Inzaghi. Score a few
goals. Check! Remind everyone he's still around. Check! We've been here before haven't
we?
Being a rarely casual follower of Serie A these days, it's a bit of a shock when Inzaghi pops up
to decide games.
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Being in Liège yesterday it was a great result for us. By Walter Broeckx The trip from the Benelux
gooners took us the "hot city". The stadium is situated next to the river Meuse and looks nice from
the outside but the seats reserved for the visitors have never been cleaned since the Euro 2000
championship.
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1º plano: Paulinho Santos, Sá Pinto, LuÃs Figo, Secretário e João V. Pinto
Em pé: Dimas, Vitor BaÃa, Jorge Costa, Paulo Madeira, Paulo Bento e Rui Costa
Esta foi a equipa que em 6.9.1998, sob o comando técnico de Humberto Coelho, venceu a Hungria, por
3/1, em jogo de apuramento para o Euro 2000, realizado no mesmo estádio onde hoje iremos jogar,
antes chamava-se Nepstadion, hoje Ferenc Puskás Stadion.
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Em 1998 jogámos com a Hungria, em Budapeste, na qualificação para o Euro 2000. Ganhámos bem,
mas alguma dificuldade inicial. No final, houve controlo anti-doping e os jogadores indicados
solicitaram algumas cervejas para apressar os procedimentos...Junto à comitiva encontrava-se uma
delegação da Comissão de Candidatura para o 2004, liderada por José Sócrates, e este, após o
jogo, dirigiu-se aos balneários para felicitar os jogadores.
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Equipa que jogou no último Portugal/Hungria, disputado em 1999, no Estádio da Luz e que garantiu
a presença no Euro 2000.
Por esta hora, estaremos a voar para a Hungria para iniciarmos a primeira das três finais. Iremos
jogar num estádio com um nome grande da história do futebol mundial, Ferenc Puskás.
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Slovenia are no mugs internationally speaking: since independence from the old Yugoslavia in
1991, they reached both Euro 2000 and the 2002 World Cup and they are currently ranked 57th in the
world and 31st in Europe (which puts them ahead of Wales!) and they lie third in World Cup
qualifying group three, two points behind Northern Ireland with three games left to play.
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Li e não gostei da entrevista de Sérgio Conceição. Do conteúdo e da forma. Não tenho qualquer
problema pessoal ou profissional com este dedicado e impetuoso ex-internacional, e se o visse hoje,
dir-lhe-ia exactamente o que estou aqui a escrever. É fácil falar desta maneira e é um velho
hábito português, dizer mal sem hipótese de defesa.
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MLS Rumors 29 August @ 07:15 PM EST
Mark Chajkowsky of the Philadelphia Soccer Examiner is reporting that Inter Milan midfielder
Patrick Vieira is interested in Major League Soccer. The French national team star revealed the
breaking news in an interview with Orange Sport.
"I still have a year left on my contract and I think it will be my last in Europe at the highest
level," Vieira told Orange Sport.
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Após ter estado em Espanha, Beto voltou, desta vez para "Os Belenenses". Ainda tive oportunidade
de o ver num jogo Huelva/Deportivo, disputado nessa cidade do sul da Espanha. Esteve no Euro 2000,
Mundial 2002 e Euro 2004. Sair do Sporting para o Huelva foi claramente um passo atrás na sua
carreira.
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Humberto Coelho ao DN de ontem e respondendo à seguinte pergunta do jornalista:
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Esperava continuar como Seleccionador?- Talvez esperasse, acho que esperava."Meu caro Humberto, li com interesse a sua entrevista ao DN de ontem mas não posso deixar de lhe
dizer que estranho a sua resposta.
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Milan e Galaxy empatam, Beckham desentende-se com adeptosAmbiente de tensão entre médio inglês e público norte-americanoO Milan empatou com o LA Galaxy (2-2) no primeiro jogo da digressão norte-americana. O reencontro
dos «rossoneri» com David Beckham não foi de boa memória para o inglês, que foi fortemente
vaiado pelos seus próprios adeptos e não se ficou.
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MLS Rumors 16 July @ 06:43 PM EST
As the the world witness the return of Brand Beckham to MLS and Circus to the LA Galaxy in the 2009
"Summer of Scorn" tour.
In our fourth but non-sequential installment of excerpts this week from Grant Wahl's well done book
"The Beckham Experiment" we continue to find funny or juicy outtakes by looking at Portuguese
defender, the ever colorful Abel Xavier's introduction to the Galaxy.
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Bans for Drogba and BosingwaWednesday 17 June 2009 Disciplinary
Didier Drogba in action against Barcelona (©Getty Images)
Chelsea FC striker Didier Drogba has been suspended for six UEFA club competition matches –
the last two of which are deferred for a probationary period of two years – following incidents
at the UEFA Champions League semi-final second leg against FC Barcelona in London on 6 May.
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A classic SFS Flashback & great historical moment for the Spanish National Team. Situation:
European Nations Cup 2000 Group C clash. The winner of the Spain vs. Yugoslavia match goes on to...
Read all the news, results, details & comments in English on Spanish Football & Sports
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So, I just finished Jonathan Wilson's rather good new book Inverting the Pyramid: The History of
Football Tactics. I recommend a read to all real devotees of the sport (by some miracle, it has
been released in North America at the same time as in the UK), though some of the press praise for
the book is a little over the top in my opinion.
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With the final game of EURO 2008 now over, it is time to breathe in the Alpine air and take
stock.
Overall, it has been one of the better tournaments of recent years. The football has for the most
part been attacking and open, an improvement on Euro 2004 and the 2006 World Cup and broadly as
exciting as Euro 2000, although the final's denouement will colour the final analysis.
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Three is a Crowd at AC Milan
by Steve Amoia for Keeper Skool
On 16 July, AC Milan will convene at their Milanello training facility to begin summer training.
They have an interesting dilemma. Who among three very experienced goalkeepers (Zeljko Kalac,
Christian Abbiati, and Nelson Dida) to select as their #1?
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Wow, that was fun. The best tournament since World Cup 1998 and Euro 2000. When national teams'
football seemed to be on a downfall here came Euro 2008 and reistalled the love for international
tournaments. Great winner, great games, great emotions and great stories. And, of course, great
blogging on World Cup Blog page.
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Soccerblog 01 July @ 07:28 AM EST
The fabled new Europass ball was perhaps much ado about nothing.77 goals were scored in the
tournament.This was exactly the same as the number of goals scored in Euro 2004 The all time record
of 85 goals was scored in the euro 2000 championships.So Adidas' tall claims that the ball was the
most incredible piece of technical wizardry since Harry Potter's broom were exactly that - tall
claims.
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Photo by ISIphotos.com
On the strength of a stingy defense, quick and skillful midfield and a wonderful finish from
Fernando Torres, Spain is the new European Champion.
It was definitely refreshing to watch a team win a tournament by playing beautiful attacking
soccer and not by turning the game into a defensive-oriented bore-fest.
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Long thought of as underachievers, Spain put the finishing touches on a tremendous showing at Euro
2008. Spain demolished the opposition in the first round and finally put their past to rest against
Italy as Spain ousted the Italians via penalties. From there, a 3-0 semifinal win over Russia and
Sunday's 1-0 win over Germany were somehwat anticlimactic.
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"They can play games like this, when maybe they are not the best team, and still win. That is
why they are so good."
Fatih Terim, Turkey's coach, could have uttered these words tonight, but in fact it was Bruce Arena
after Germany had edged the States 1-0 in Ulsan in the 2002 World Cup quarter-final.
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By JAMES CLARKSpain coach Luis Aragones is a doddering old fool who once criticized Thierry Henry
based on his race; Italy manager Roberto Donadoni is an ex-MetroStar who lent his considerable
cachet to America's relaunch of professional soccer in 1996. On Sunday, their paths crossed in a
Euro 2008 quarterfinal that demanded to be placed up in lights: FIFA World Cup 2006 winners Italy
vs.
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Steve's Stats: Analysis of Goalkeeper Performance at Group C for 17 June 2008
by Steve Amoia for Keeper Skool
The Group of Death will say farewell to two teams today. Holland has already won the group playing
the best football at the Euro, and the fate of Italy and France is out of their hands.
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It's time. It's here. The most important match for the Romanian side since the Euro 2000
quarterfinal with Italy. So, what can we expect from the last group stage match for Holland and
Romania in Euro 2008? 1. Know Your Enemy Sun Tzu wrote that in his famous "The
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