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The Sun's Polish edition gears up for Euro 2008 debut
The Sun plans to charge readers of Polski Sun 50p - more than its regular readers.
Between 50,000 and 75,000 copies will be printed of each of the Sun's planned six Polish-language editions, complete with a page three girl from Poland. The Sun plans to charge readers of Polski Sun 50p - more than its regular readers. ... more -
Euro 2008 kicks off
Football's European Championship will kick off in Switzerland on Saturday. For the 13th time Europe's finest will battle it out for the right to lift the competition's Henri Delaunay trophy.
But it was unlucky for some, with no representatives from Britain qualifying for the tournament, which is being co-hosted by Switzerland and Austria.
The Swiss will get the competition off and running when they meet Czech Republic in the opening game in Basel at 1700 BST on Saturday.
Over the next 23 days the tournament will cram in 31 games at eight different stadiums across the two countries.
Until 1980 only four teams competed in the European Championship finals, but since then it has grown into the third largest sporting event in the world after the World Cup and Olympic Games. Football's European Championship will kick off in Switzerland on Saturday. For the 13th time Europe's finest will battle it ... more -
Man. Utd crowned champions of Europe
Manchester United have won the UEFA Champions League after an epic red vs. blue penalty shootout following a tense 1-1 game.
Cristiano Ronaldo opened the scoring for Man Utd with a neatly headed ball in to the far corner, followed by a Frank Lampard equallser on the stroke of half-time slotting it past Van der Saar.
Five minutes before the end of extra time, Didier Drogba got sent off for attempting a cheeky little slap on Man Utd's Vidic, a price that proved to be a costly mistake in the penalty shoot-out which saw Manchester United take it 6-5 in penalties. Manchester United have won the UEFA Champions League after an epic red vs. blue penalty shootout following a tense 1-1 game. ... more -
can inter retain the title or is their luck running out
with the final round upon us inter have one more chance to claim the title, or is this cinderella story yet from over with As Roma having a slim chance of taking the title away from inter we will just have to wait and see with the final round upon us inter have one more chance to claim the title, or is this cinderella story yet from over with As Roma hav... more
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ЗЕНИТ-ОБЛАДАТЕЛЬ КУБКА УЕФА 2008
Picture album of Zenit Saint-Petersburg's victorious UEFA Cup 2008. Photographs include memorable moments on the field, typical hooliganism destruction and arrests in Manchester, celebrations in Saint-Petersburg, and of course team shots. Link sent from my Vasya (kiss u!) Picture album of Zenit Saint-Petersburg's victorious UEFA Cup 2008. Photographs include memorable moments on the field, typical h... more
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Euro 2008: Al-Qaeda threatens terrorist attack
Al-Qaeda sympathisers are threatening to attack the Euro 2008 football tournament next month, according to Swiss police.
The championships, which begin on June 7 and are hosted by Switzerland and Austria, are in a "terrorist danger zone" and police are monitoring closely a number of internet chat forums linked to the terror group.
Juerg Buehler, a security expert with the Swiss federal police, said: "The Euro 2008 tournament is a potential target cited by the Islamist terrorist network."
Messages have been posted on "sos minbar" and "As-Sahab", two Islamist websites used by al-Qa’eda and its followers.
Mr Buehler said: "We are taking these threats seriously. We are on alert and we are following these jihad forums very closely. It is through these that Osama bin Laden’s agents awaken dormant cells.
"The situation is serious even if it is frustrated people hiding behind these sites."
According to the official, one site said: "Let’s transform the two most secure countries in Europe into hell, like the hell in Iraq and Afghanistan."
Other messages said: "The hour has come for fighters of the faith. They must make themselves heard" and "Austria must withdraw from Afghanistan".
A Swiss police spokesman Guido Balmer stressed that there was "no concrete evidence" that an attack was being planned but said all threats were taken seriously.
He said: "The tournament is a potential target, as are the Olympics and other big sporting events. They are in terrorist danger zones. But it is wrong to say that we have firm intelligence of a specific plot. We don’t have concrete evidence of preparation or planning. There are many discussions on Islamist websites which we are monitoring.
"A major event such as Euro 2008 could well be a rewarding goal from the perspective of terrorists."
More than five million people are expected to attend Euro 2008.
Sixteen teams are competing and the first match is in the Swiss city of Basle. There are eight venues in Switzerland and four in Austria.
Switzerland has been widely accused of Islamophobia in the Muslim world, notably because of opposition to the construction of mosque minarets in several Swiss cities.
Austria could also be a target because of the presence of its troops in the international force in Afghanistan.
Counter-terrorism experts say Islamist forums regularly carry threats of attacks which have to be studied, though few are to be taken seriously. Al-Qaeda sympathisers are threatening to attack the Euro 2008 football tournament next month, according to Swiss police. ... more -
Top European manager - "There are no gays in football"
The former manager of top Italian football team, Juventus, has delivered a shocking anti-gay rant on local TV programme, KlausCondico.
70-year-old Luciano Moggi - who has been embroiled in an alleged corruption scandal spoke out about his ideas on homosexuality and football:
"There are no gays in football. I don't know if players are against having them in their team but I definitely am."
"In the teams where I worked there were never any. I never wanted to have a homosexual player and I still wouldn't sign one.
"I'm old school but I know the ambience of football and a gay wouldn't be able to survive within it.
"A homosexual cannot do the job of a footballer. The football world is not designed for them, it's a special atmosphere, one in which you stand naked under the showers."
Sky reports that, at present, there are no openly gay footballers in any of the European leagues. The former manager of top Italian football team, Juventus, has delivered a shocking anti-gay rant on local TV programme, KlausCondico.... more -
England's shocking pre-match warm up...
England's shock exit from Euro 2008 might have something to do with their pre-match warm up which consisted of dealing with dehydration by some good ol' fashioned binge drinking, stretching with the help of some of London's finest lap dancers and a 'one on one' warm down which saw an England player receiving some extra special treatment.
The full story can be found here detailing the alleged debauchery of some of the England team's top players. England's shock exit from Euro 2008 might have something to do with their pre-match warm up which consisted of dealing with dehyd... more -
Croatian cock up!
A little something for all the die hard England supporters out there who are now facing up to a bleak 2008 summer watching tennis instead of their country's beloved football team. Check out the link for something guaranteed to help soothe the pain of one of England's worst ever European qualification campaigns. A little something for all the die hard England supporters out there who are now facing up to a bleak 2008 summer watching tennis inst... more
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