Monday, June 16th, 2008
Yesterday morning I was in Prague, as the city was setting up a large outdoor screen to watch the Czech Republic vs. Turkey match, which would decide who goes onto the next round (photo credit: me). I had to leave Prague before the game, heading to a small town in ...
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Wednesday, June 11th, 2008
I watched yesterday's Spain v. Russia match in a small Russian town in the Ukraine. I was the only American watching the game with 4 guys from Moscow and 1 from Belarus. You of course know who they were all cheering for.
Spain dominated the entire match, sending the Russians home ...
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Tuesday, June 10th, 2008
Started this game a few minutes late as I arrived from a side trip to a local attraction (have to see some of the historical attractions at some point). Then caught this first game in my hotel room while packing for my Salzburg train the next morning. Did not sense ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
OK-so here I am in Innsbruck waiting to see what kind of football supporters Austria have-surprisingly quite a few came out, but they were like I expected. All cheers, had no real celebration, chants, or gimmicks. They looked like they just wanted to get dressed up a little bit, put ...
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Monday, June 9th, 2008
I/Footie Fan am in Innsbruck, Austria. Which will host some of Group D games with Sweden, Spain, and Russia. It the 3rd largest city in Austria and is located on a river that runs through the Swiss Alps.
Anyway, I arrived here on Saturday right before the 6pm game. The ...
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Friday, June 6th, 2008
I'm off to Europe in a couple of hours for on-the-scene Euro 2008 reporting. I'll be joined by our Greek soccer-fanatic contributor, who will be in different cities than me. I'm looking forward to the 30 hour flight and 3 transfers from San Francisco.
The tournament begins Saturday June 7th. Look ...
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