The Portuguese Football Association, the head of Portugal soccer, ripped Premier League team Chelsea for announcing that Luiz Felipe Scolari had accepted their coaching offer during UEFA Euro 2008. President Gilberto Madail stated, “I know Scolari had nothing to do with it and I was surprised, not by the appointment - because Scolari is a […]
Entries from June 2008
Portugal Rips Chelsea’s Poor Form
June 20th, 2008 · No Comments
Germany Soccer Defeats Portugal 3-2
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
Portugal is out of the UEFA Euro 2008 tournament. It’s easy to blame the coach, given the current status of Luiz Felipe Scolari, but one has to wonder what kind of defense was Portugal trying to offer during two free kicks that were defended like a poor US high school soccer team — particularly Ronaldo’s […]
At the Half: 2-1 Germany
June 19th, 2008 · No Comments
A terrible start for Portugal in Quarterfinal UEFA Euro 2008 action was somewhat mitigated when Nuno Gomes scored off of a saved shot by Ronaldo making the score 2-1 Germany at the half. Half way through the first period, the German soccer team looked like they were going to run away with it with 2 […]
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