On 29th of February Portugal is going to play a friendly game against Poland on the National Stadium in Warsaw.
Definietely going to watch this game, no matter what.
Thursday 8 December 2011
Monday 5 December 2011
Quim: 'I can be useful for the national team'
Short interview with Portuguese goalkeeper Quim after victory with Brimingham (1-0).
It was a difficult game, as we had expeced. Our penalty box was under constant attack. But we had to win in order to get first place in the group. It was important as well as winning in the upcoming game against Brugge. My return to the national team? I work every day in my club, doing my best. I believe I can return and be useful for the team.
Source: Maisfutebol.
It was a difficult game, as we had expeced. Our penalty box was under constant attack. But we had to win in order to get first place in the group. It was important as well as winning in the upcoming game against Brugge. My return to the national team? I work every day in my club, doing my best. I believe I can return and be useful for the team.
Source: Maisfutebol.
Friday 2 December 2011
Picture: group of dreams
Although a lot of factors puts Polish team in favor I don't believe they are not going to screw it up anyway.
Similarity to real people is of course purely accidential. As for the part about white eagle it refers to a fuss which was made over new jerseys of Polish team. They were missing Polish coat of arms and had the logo of Polish Football Associaton put instead.
Euro 2012 groups
Everything is clear now.
Groups A and C are going to play in Poland, Groups B and D on Ukraine.
Poland somehow avoided the strongest opponents. Don't think it changes anything. Poland is still the weakest team on the tournament. 15 highest ranked in UEFA ranking teams are going to particpate. And Poland (29th place).
Portugal... In one group with Denmark they are familiar one can say too well. Played against each other in two qualifiers campaing in a row. Germany, which is always dangerous (and also send away Portugal from Euro 2008 in quarterfinal). And Netherlands, who are runner up of World Cup 2010. It's really going to be a hard task to get any further.
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
| Poland | Netherlands | Spain | Ukraine |
| Greece | Denmark | Italy | Sweden |
| Russia | Germany | Republic of Ireland | France |
| Czech Republic | Portugal | Croatia | England |
Groups A and C are going to play in Poland, Groups B and D on Ukraine.
Poland somehow avoided the strongest opponents. Don't think it changes anything. Poland is still the weakest team on the tournament. 15 highest ranked in UEFA ranking teams are going to particpate. And Poland (29th place).
Portugal... In one group with Denmark they are familiar one can say too well. Played against each other in two qualifiers campaing in a row. Germany, which is always dangerous (and also send away Portugal from Euro 2008 in quarterfinal). And Netherlands, who are runner up of World Cup 2010. It's really going to be a hard task to get any further.
Euro 2012 draws
 | Euro 2012 draws are going to start in several minutes in Kiev, Ukraine. No doubt, every team would like to have Poland in their group. In UEFA ranking it's far below all other teams. Qualified nations: Poland, Ukraine (Joint hosts), Germany, Italy, Spain, Netherlands, England, Russia, Sweden, Denmark, France, Greece, Croatia, Czech Republic, Republic of Ireland, Portugal. |
Seeding pots:
Pot 1: Poland, Ukraine, Spain, Netherlands.
Pot 2: Germany, England, Russia, Italy.
Pot 3: Croatia, Greece, Sweden, Portugal.
Pot 4: Czech Republic, Denmark, France, Republic of Ireland.
My types:
Group A: Poland, Germany, Portugal, Czech Republic.
Group B: Spain, England, Sweden, Republic of Ireland.
Group C: Netherlands, Italy, Greece, France.
Group D: Ukraine, Russia, Croatia, Denmark.
(In fact I really hope Poland is not going to meet with Germany. As if it make any difference).
Wednesday 16 November 2011
Portugal qualified to Euro 2012
After a lot of struggle during the qualification campaign Portugal finally qualified to Euro 2012!
First play off game ended with 0-0 draw. In the second leg game the team beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 6-2.
First play off game ended with 0-0 draw. In the second leg game the team beat Bosnia-Herzegovina 6-2.
Saturday 6 August 2011
Short update
Haven't been updating this blog for a long time.
Sport events that happened lately:
Copa America final - quite happy that it was Urugway and Paraguay who made to the final, not Brazil and Argentina. The game was good. I think that Uruguay victory was deserved, they were the better team on the pitch. However, Paraguay showed that they can play too. Great performance of both goalkeepers, Muslera and Villar. Villar was chosen the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
68. Tour de Pologne - started on 31th of July, and finishes today. Again, amazing speed, some surprises and again I don't think that a Pole is going to win the race. However, they are trying to show their best on each stage. Today it's to be decided if Daniel Martin or Peter Sagan is going to win the whole race. Or perhaps someone else?
Sport events that happened lately:
Copa America final - quite happy that it was Urugway and Paraguay who made to the final, not Brazil and Argentina. The game was good. I think that Uruguay victory was deserved, they were the better team on the pitch. However, Paraguay showed that they can play too. Great performance of both goalkeepers, Muslera and Villar. Villar was chosen the best goalkeeper of the tournament.
68. Tour de Pologne - started on 31th of July, and finishes today. Again, amazing speed, some surprises and again I don't think that a Pole is going to win the race. However, they are trying to show their best on each stage. Today it's to be decided if Daniel Martin or Peter Sagan is going to win the whole race. Or perhaps someone else?
Sunday 17 July 2011
Copa America: Uruguay vs Argentina 1-1 (5-4)
I was silently rooting for Uruguay to win this game... and they did! They pass through the quarterfinal of Copa America and moved on to the semi final.
Muslera made 9 (!) saves in the game, and saved also a crucial penalty in the penalty shoot-out.
Video highlights of the game can be seen here: link.
And the video highlights of the penalty shoot-out here: link.
Now I wish Paraguay won with Brazil today ;)
Muslera made 9 (!) saves in the game, and saved also a crucial penalty in the penalty shoot-out.
Video highlights of the game can be seen here: link.
And the video highlights of the penalty shoot-out here: link.
Now I wish Paraguay won with Brazil today ;)
Thursday 23 June 2011
Gold Cup: USA vs Panama 1-0, June 22, 2011, video highlights
USA beat Panama in the semifinal. Going to meet Mexico in the final on 25th of June.
Sunday 12 June 2011
Saturday 11 June 2011
Friday 10 June 2011
Tim Howard making key saves in USA - Canada 2:0 game, June 7, 2011, video
I can watch it all the time. Brilliant.
Wednesday 8 June 2011
Gold Cup: USA vs Canada 2:0, 6 June 2011, video highlights
USA won with Canada in their first game of CONCAF Gold Cup Tournament.
Tim Howard made excellent saves in the second half. He showed a great reflex. Watch it in the video highlights.
Tim Howard made excellent saves in the second half. He showed a great reflex. Watch it in the video highlights.
Sunday 5 June 2011
MNT in England: Howard at home video
Found this nice video with Tim Howard while browsing US Soccer page. He talks about his expriences as a goalkeeper, working and living aboard.
Tim Howard photos in US - Spain 0-4 friendly 4 June 2011
A lot of photos of angry Tim Howard. It illustrates quite well what he thinks about the result of the game. Noticed he captained the team, wonder if it was the first time.
A video interview with Wojciech Szczęsny
Wojciech Szczęsny, the goalkeeper of Arsenal and Polish national team, gave a short interview before upcoming friendly games against Argentina and France in Warsaw.
Wojtek, if one looks on the sheet of paper: Argentina, France, it seems that they are the opponents one can dream of.
Well, I think so. I think that only playing in such games we can prepare to Euro well. Even if they are not playing with they strongest squads. The Legia's stadium is going to be full of people, the atmosphere is going to be fun. It will give us the adrenaline we need to play on the hiher level than lately.
Did you talk with Samir Nasri before setting out on those matches?
I've talked with the colleagues. They are three [from Arsenal] who are called up and generally it's obvious that they would prefer to not play this game because they have the most important one on Friday and they would like to go on vacations after it. But now they have to come here to play a friendly. So I think that we are going to be more motivated.
I would rather prefer to play in Gdańsk. The first game is in Warsaw, it would be better if we played the second one on the opening of the new stadium. But I'm sure that there is going to be a great atmosphere in Warsaw as well and that it's going to be a good game.
Can you show your finger? Is it well?
It hurst sometimes. But I'm able to catch a ball so there is no problem.
Do you wear special gloves with finger protection?
Yes, I used to wear them but now I'm playing in normal ones on my own responsibility. I hope that nothing like that injury is going to happen again.
Are you going to have any special rehabilitation during the vacations?
No, the finger has to heal on its own and I hope that sooner or later everything is going to be well.
Wojtek, if one looks on the sheet of paper: Argentina, France, it seems that they are the opponents one can dream of.
Well, I think so. I think that only playing in such games we can prepare to Euro well. Even if they are not playing with they strongest squads. The Legia's stadium is going to be full of people, the atmosphere is going to be fun. It will give us the adrenaline we need to play on the hiher level than lately.
Did you talk with Samir Nasri before setting out on those matches?
I've talked with the colleagues. They are three [from Arsenal] who are called up and generally it's obvious that they would prefer to not play this game because they have the most important one on Friday and they would like to go on vacations after it. But now they have to come here to play a friendly. So I think that we are going to be more motivated.
I would rather prefer to play in Gdańsk. The first game is in Warsaw, it would be better if we played the second one on the opening of the new stadium. But I'm sure that there is going to be a great atmosphere in Warsaw as well and that it's going to be a good game.
Can you show your finger? Is it well?
It hurst sometimes. But I'm able to catch a ball so there is no problem.
Do you wear special gloves with finger protection?
Yes, I used to wear them but now I'm playing in normal ones on my own responsibility. I hope that nothing like that injury is going to happen again.
Are you going to have any special rehabilitation during the vacations?
No, the finger has to heal on its own and I hope that sooner or later everything is going to be well.
Postgame interview with Eduardo - 'We deserved more than one goal'
An interview with Eduardo after Portugal - Norway game.
"Taking into consideration how offensive had been playing I think we deserved more than one goal, but I'm happy with the victory. When the clean sheet is kept, we are more close to a victory and the team gets confidence. We showed it today. We had good defense and the attack created many situations to score. We had known that they were good when it come to set pieces. Fortunately we scored the goal we had needed. The result is fair. We could have scored more, but the victory was the most important."
Are you satisfied with your individual performance?
"It was the most important to win. When we didn't lost goals and fulfilled our work well, it was obvious we were satisfied and happy."
What about your future in Genoa? Are going to stay in the club?
"Yes, I still have two more years of the contract. I think I'm not going to move on earlier. But you never know if something doesn't change when it comes to professional terms. I feel good here, people treat me good, I hope to repay".
Source: Maisfutebol.
International friendly: USA - Spain 0-4 4 June 2011, video highlights
It was not a good game for US team. They looked surprisingly insecure in the first half and didn't seem to be as determined as I'm used to see them. The defense didn't help the goalkeeper at all, and Spain dominated the field almost completely. After the changes it looked a bit more even in the second half and US had even some attempts to score but didn't successed. Are they prepared well to Golden Cup which starts in the next week?
I expected something more from US. Still remember the game against Spain on the Confederation Cup and the sensational win of the US team 2:0.
US players ralery troubled Pepe Reina, who played most of the game in the Spain's goal. Casillas stepped in for the last 15 minutes. Wouldn't put lost goals on Tim Howard's account, he was without chances in all of those situations.
Spain didn't seem to have an excellent time lately. The lost against Portugal and Argentina. What's more it is said that the team is divided by the inner conflicts due to anthypaties between Real and Barca players. But still the are the Champions of Europe and of the World and also the leader of their qualification group for Euro 2012. It's still a lot of time before the tournament to regain unity.
I expected something more from US. Still remember the game against Spain on the Confederation Cup and the sensational win of the US team 2:0.
US players ralery troubled Pepe Reina, who played most of the game in the Spain's goal. Casillas stepped in for the last 15 minutes. Wouldn't put lost goals on Tim Howard's account, he was without chances in all of those situations.
Spain didn't seem to have an excellent time lately. The lost against Portugal and Argentina. What's more it is said that the team is divided by the inner conflicts due to anthypaties between Real and Barca players. But still the are the Champions of Europe and of the World and also the leader of their qualification group for Euro 2012. It's still a lot of time before the tournament to regain unity.
Euro 2012 qualifiers: Portugal won with Norway 1:0, video highlights
Yesterday Portugal noted an important win in the qualification campain for Euro 2012. Hélder Postiga scored the goal in 53'. Three points gained in Lisbon moved the team on the first place in the group alongside Norway and Denmark. Only two games left, it is still to be decided who is going to advance from the group.
Watch video highlights of the game.
Watch video highlights of the game.
An interview with Beto after FC Porto - Benfica 3-1 game, Portuguese Cup, 20 April 2011
An interview with Beto, posted on PortuGOAL page.
In the semi-final of Portuguese Cup Benfica won first game 0:2, but in the second leg game Porto was better. They won 3-1 in Lisbon and advanced to the final.
“Benfica started the game with an advantage of two goals but we believed it was possible to win here, and it was a champions’ win. At the end of the 90 minutes we proved we are one of the best teams in Europe playing football now,” said Beto.
(...)
As for his individual situation at the newly crowned champions, the 28-year-old Lisbon born stopper admitted he would like to play more, but the fact he is not first choice has not dimmed his international ambitions.
“I would like to play more, but Porto has three great goalkeepers and only one can play. The most important thing is that I am ready to play any game – cup, championship, UEFA – everything. [The national team?] Yes, a return to the national team is one of my targets, one of my objectives.”
Read the full article here: link
You can also hear an audio recording of the interview and Beto talking in English link
In the semi-final of Portuguese Cup Benfica won first game 0:2, but in the second leg game Porto was better. They won 3-1 in Lisbon and advanced to the final.
“Benfica started the game with an advantage of two goals but we believed it was possible to win here, and it was a champions’ win. At the end of the 90 minutes we proved we are one of the best teams in Europe playing football now,” said Beto.
(...)
As for his individual situation at the newly crowned champions, the 28-year-old Lisbon born stopper admitted he would like to play more, but the fact he is not first choice has not dimmed his international ambitions.
“I would like to play more, but Porto has three great goalkeepers and only one can play. The most important thing is that I am ready to play any game – cup, championship, UEFA – everything. [The national team?] Yes, a return to the national team is one of my targets, one of my objectives.”
Read the full article here: link
You can also hear an audio recording of the interview and Beto talking in English link
Thursday 2 June 2011
Joe Hart video
Seems it's going to be a video update night. A video about English goalkeeper Joe Hart, made by YT User LCTrussell1992.
Tim Howard 10/11 video
Another excellent video made by YT User LCTrussell1992 showing some of Tim Howard's saves for Everton in 2010/2011 season.
Sunday 29 May 2011
Jerzy Dudek's farewell
The players of Real Madrid formed farewell corridor for Jerzy Dudek, who is going to leave when his contract expires at the end of June. He was honoured by his colleagues for the four years he spend in the club as well as by the spectators gathered on Bernabeu who gave him standing ovation.
Saturday 28 May 2011
Leicester City won't renew the contract with Ricardo
The club has announced that they won't renew Ricardo's contract when it expires on 30 June 2011.
It is not known yet where Ricardo is going to play next.
It is not known yet where Ricardo is going to play next.
Monday 9 May 2011
Interview with Quim after Braga - Benfica game
Found this short interview with Quim which he gave shortly after Braga - Benfica game: link.
He said he is happy that Braga made to the final of the European League and that it is very important for him. They played against his former team, Benfica. He said also that they are no favorites in the final and to win they have to play like they did in the semi-final.
He said he is happy that Braga made to the final of the European League and that it is very important for him. They played against his former team, Benfica. He said also that they are no favorites in the final and to win they have to play like they did in the semi-final.
Monday 2 May 2011
Eduardo picspam
Monica08 requested Eduardo picspam, so here it is. Not too much photos, but it's better than nothing ;)
Saturday 30 April 2011
European League: FC Porto - Villareal 5-1, 28 April 2011 highlights
Most likely it's going to be portuguese final of European League. I like this.
Ricardo ruled out by injury for the rest of the season
Seems it's the end of this season for Ricardo. Portuguese goalkeeper suffered shoulder injury on Sunday, a day before the game against Watford on Monday.
According to Leicester coach, Sven-Goran Eriksson, it is most unlikely Ricardo is going to return for the two remaining games of this season.
According to Leicester coach, Sven-Goran Eriksson, it is most unlikely Ricardo is going to return for the two remaining games of this season.
Sunday 24 April 2011
Tim Howard small picspam
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