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[NANNY RED]

Sabes whats with this video mate  bit wierd   dont you think

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ggYWcmiaNA

[andy_g]

torres is such a skinny bastard compared to the rest of them

[Sabre]

Sabes whats with this video mate  bit wierd   dont you think

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ggYWcmiaNA

It's a good one.

The voices you hear are the classic complains we hear in the country after every failure since we won the Euro in 1964

The players tattoo themselves those complains and reasons as if they reached under their skins.

Torres message in Spanish was "Step up to the next level", which ironically was what many fans, included me, told about this striker before he came to Liverpool. He has done that, stepping up to the world class player status in Liverpool, not before.

[Dundalk]

I have a Tenner on Xavi at 16/1 tonight.

Fingers crossed

[mart]

A really nice match from Kuyt and a lovely 90 minutes of total football from the Dutch.  Absolute joy to watch, they were.  I'm not going to get carried away yet, though, and declare them tournament favourites.  They, like Spain, have a history of looking unstoppable in the group stages only to crumble at the business end of the tournament.  I'm liking what I've seen so far, though.

Yea the dutch defense looked shaky as usual and they were lucky not to let in a couple of goals. It will be fun to watch their matches but honestly i dont think they are good enough to win. But since its a relatively short cup competition anything can happen.

[Yessicajax]

heyyy...yahoooo.. it was really feeling like we won this whole tournament. im afraid that we still wont make it.
And that we just lose against france and romania.
Ciggy... you come to amsterdam IF we win euro2008?
Btw...the rest can also come over...everybody is invited!!!

[Yessicajax]

It's a great kit.

Modern looking numbers on the back. Simple orange shirt with the Dutch flag colours on the collar.

Light blue socks. The kit is the colour of the Dutch royal house.

Orange, white and "Nassau Blue"

we all love orange...
Last name of the queen is ...van Oranje.. (van = from oranje=Orange)

I have the shirt too.... i always love it...you see straight away wher the dutch fans are....its then all orange....lovely!!






And then it was also Wesley Sneijder his Birthday... 

[Bad Bob]

Well, after much dithering, the controversy surrounding RVN's goal has been cleared up.  Fair play to the officiating crew--including the match ref, who was the spitting image of Jack's Dad off of Lost.

Ref right to award Ruud goal, says UEFA

Updated: June 10, 2008, 8:12 AM ET

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BASEL, June 10 (Reuters) - Netherlands' controversial first goal in Monday's 3-0 Group C victory over world champions Italy at Euro 2008 was correctly awarded despite many observers believing it was offside, organisers UEFA said on Tuesday.

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UEFA general secretary David Taylor told a news conference the officials correctly interpreted Law 11 which relates to offside when Ruud van Nistelrooy scored after 26 minutes.

He stated that Christian Panucci played him onside although the Italian defender was off the pitch at the time.

'The goal was correctly awarded. Not many people, even in the game, and I include the players, know this interpretation (of Law 11),' Taylor said.

He conceded, however: 'The Law itself does not deal with this situation directly at all,' but said that referees universally interpreted it in the way that the officials did on Monday night.

He said he had every sympathy with the wider footballing public for believing the officials called it wrong but said that Swedish referee Peter Frojdfeldt and his assistant Stefan Wittberg were absolutely correct in their interpretation.

Taylor told reporters: 'Even though the Italian defender (Christian Panucci) was off the field because of his momentum, he is still deemed to be part of the game and is therefore taken into considersation as one of the last two defending players.

'As a result Ruud Van Nistelrooy was not nearer the opponents' goalline than the second last defender and therefore could not be in an offside position.'

'This is a widely known interpretation of the offside law among referees but is not generally known by the wider footballing public and indeed many people in football,' he said.

'That is understandable because incidents like this are very unusual.

'However, there was a similar incident in a Swiss League match about a month ago between Sion and FC Basel and after a TV commentator initially suggested the referee had made a mistake, he later apologised publicly and congratulations to him.'

The goal caused confusion among both the Italian and Dutch players too, a number of whom looked astonished when the goal was awarded.

It also provoked some angry reaction among the Italian fans when it was replayed on the giant screens inside the Stade de Suisse stadium and led to Luca Toni being booked for dissent for protesting.

Taylor said his yellow card would stand and that goals would still be replayed on the screens throughout the tournament.

The International Football Association Board, the guardian of the game's laws, had the prerogative to examine the law if they thought the wording needed to be clarified or a loophole existed, Taylor said.

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[Ciggy]

Ciggy... you come to amsterdam IF we win euro2008?
Btw...the rest can also come over...everybody is invited!!!

Ill be in Spain for the final yessica otherwise I would have come to the Dam, my little boy had his brulshirt on last night from Blokker.

If anyones wondering what a brul shirt is click on this

http://ek.blokker.nl/

No they cant Im not putting this rabble up in my house   

[liado]

vamos vamos vamos! Make us happy for these 3 matches at least:D

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tjvwcOgB5O0

[Ciggy]

Torres & Villa upfront Alonso is not starting.

[Sabre]

I can't watch the game at work, unless the boss goes and I go to the security guard's cabin. Come on boss, go away!

Anyway, as usual, the initial game of Spain will be dissapointing, a draw or something.

[Dundalk]

Spain v Russia

Spain:

Casillas; Ramos, Puyol, Marchena, Capdevila; Senna; Iniesta, Xavi, Silva; Villa, Torres.


Russia:

Akinfeyev; Anyukov, Kolodin, Shirokov, Zhirkov; Semak, Zyryanov, Semshov, Bilyaletdinov, Sychev; Pavlyuchenko.

[Yessicajax]

Ciggy... you come to amsterdam IF we win euro2008?
Btw...the rest can also come over...everybody is invited!!!

Ill be in Spain for the final yessica otherwise I would have come to the Dam, my little boy had his brulshirt on last night from Blokker.

If anyones wondering what a brul shirt is click on this

http://ek.blokker.nl/

No they cant Im not putting this rabble up in my house   

haha very good...i heard my auntie also get one for me  (oh dear)

this is the commercial of it.. (i do like the commercial )
commercial brulshirt

And i would cancel my holiday to spain if i was you ciggy!!

[Sabre]

My boss has allowed me to go off to watch the match!!!!

VIVA EL JEFE!!! 

See you later guys!