The full draw, made by Henrik Larsson this morning: Germany v France Denmark v Serbia Turkey v Belarus Austria v Finland Wales v England Italy v Israel Switzerland v Spain Finland play in Pasching on the 10th of October, with the return leg in Finland to take place on the 14th. The venue has not been announced yet, but I'd be surprised if [. Click to continue reading...

Fast, but now a shade less than furious... #1 - Let's begin with weekend American goalscorers, shall we? Let's all say it together, now: Charlie Davies can't stop scoring! Sadly, his ninth of the season (media player link) came in a 5-1 loss to Helsingborgs. Nevertheless, CD currently sits third in the Allsvenskan goal chart, one goal and slot behind Helsingborgs star Henrik Larsson. Click to continue reading...

Swedish legend Henrik Larsson has ruled out a move to West Ham following media speculation at the weekend, claiming he has no plans to leave Helsingborgs. The Hammers were said to be interested in taking the former Celtic and Barcelona forward on-loan, in a similar move that took him to Manchester United in 2007. Click to continue reading...

It appears that Alan Curbishley is closing in on a signing that could well save the Hammers boss his job! Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! WEST HAM have emerged as the shock frontrunners in the race for Henrik Larsson. Larsson, 36, is set to quit Helsingborgs and the Hammers have . Click to continue reading...

West Ham boss Alan Curbishley will look to maintain his sides flying start to the season by trying to tie down Swedish legend Henrik Larsson in a shock loan move. The former Barcelona frontman completed a similar switch to Manchester United in 2007, and it is thought Curbishley is looking to do the same to strengthen [. Click to continue reading...

Helsingborgs striker Henrik Larsson could be set for a return to the Premier League after it was revealed three unnamed sides have made an approach for the Swedish international. The former Celtic, Barcelona and Manchester United man is said to be considering his options at the present moment but it is widely believed he is keen on a return to England. Click to continue reading...

France came back from a goal down and won the friendly against Sweden 3 -2.Henrik Larsson marked his 99th cap with a stunning scissor kick goal.
France vs Sweden Highlights

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Not for the faint hearted or for those enjoying their lunch! Don't forget to check out Online Football Manager! 7) Henrik Larsson (Celtic) Thankfully this injury falls into the accidental non-career-threatening category. A seemingly innocuous incident results in the great Celtic legend Larsson being out for eight months. Click to continue reading...

The deserving team won. Spain played a very good tournament, got lucky in the right moments, and ultimately outclassed each team that came in their way. It was nice to see a team based mostly upon purely skillful players win the cup. They also had the star forward in Fernando Torres, and although he didn't have a great tournament, he still came through in the key moment and got the goal that so many that have come before him couldn't get. Click to continue reading...

Russia beat Sweden in a decisive UEFA Euro 2008 Group D game 2-0 June 18, 2008. In this action shot Sweden's Henrik Larsson takes on Denis Kolodin of Russia at the Tivoli-Neu Stadium, Austria. Read more at BBC Sports. Image courtesy of newscom. Technorati Tags: sweden_russia_euro_cup,euro_cup_news,uefa_euro_cup,euro_cup_2008 Share This Click to continue reading...

After a certain, indefinable point, failure becomes a default option. Like the South Korean team who, for so long seemed capable of doing everything but winning a match in the World Cup finals, so it was with Russia. Would they ever get past the group stages of a major tournament again? The answer to that, finally, is yes, and they managed it some style this evening with a win against Sweden that was the best performance that I can remember having seen from either a Russian or Soviet team. Click to continue reading...

Now all that is left to determine the last quarter finalist will be in this live online and radio commentary Euro 2008 group match between Sweden and Russia live as both teams have equal chance of getting through and it is hard to figure out who will be the one. The Swedish team appear to be undecided about whether they should field Ibrahimovic for this live online streaming match as he still has a chronic knee injury and has so far been unable to perform at 100%. Click to continue reading...

Do you write for a UK tabloid? Do you have a deadline but no headline? Fear not, we've got you covered.

Below is a list of all possible headline puns covering (almost) any Euro 2008 eventuality. Henrik Larsson won a dubious penalty? Franck Ribert had a bad game? We have your headlines for you.

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Spain 2-1 Sweden
I expected this to be a tougher game for Spain, because Sweden are more disciplined team and weren't likely to push forward and leave space for them the way Russia did in the opening match. Although Spain had the vast majority of both the possession and shots on goal, it was more difficult for them to get in behind the defenders and create clear chances (plus, all the Swedish players were about a foot taller than the Spanish ones). Click to continue reading...

EURO 2008: Spain 2:1 Sweden Stadion Tivoli NEU, Innsbruck. Att: 30,772
Torres 15', Ibrahimovic 34', Villa 90'

David Villa, the hat-trick hero for Spain against Russia, roused himself to net an injury time winner send Spain through to the quarter final in Vienna on the 22nd of June. Click to continue reading...

Last Stand in Salzburg for Hiddink or Rehhakles?

Spain v Sweden, Innsbruck
Greece v Russia, Salzburg

Greetings from Innsbruck in the South West of Austria, a city in a spectacular mountain setting, capital of Tyrol and former home of the Winter Olympics. Click to continue reading...

The final first batch of first group stage games comes to an end with this live online and radio commentary Euro 2008 group match between Greece and Sweden live as the champions take on one of the weaker challengers. There will not be as much interest in this live online streaming match as it would have in other more high profile games, but it is still an important one as it will show the credibility of both sides. Click to continue reading...

Will we se anything like this in Uefa Euro 2008 ? Post from: FootieDB.com Henrik Larssons diving header in 2004. Click to continue reading...

Will we se anything like this in Uefa Euro 2008 ? Post from: FootieDB.com Henrik Larssons diving header in 2004. Click to continue reading...

Mark Bosnich commentating, Football this week, Gobby parents, Amy Taylor, Mr Anti-Football Peter Fitzsimons, and my teams for Euro2008

Football this week:

Gobby parents at Kuringai junior club have earned $6,000 for a national charity. They were told to keep quiet on the sidelines, see earlier report on this blog, but they couldn't. Click to continue reading...

Manchester United manager Sir Alex Ferguson could again turn to Henrik Larsson when the transfer window opens in January.

...Ferguson is now weighing up his options and will consider a second call to Larsson.

The former Celtic and Barcelona star's contract has expired at Helsingborgs and he is keen to bring the curtain down on his much-decorated career with one last hurrah in either England or Scotland.

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