A clash of footballing cultures, or why Spain won Euro 2008 and England didn’t?

Rob Parker | March 19, 2009

Whistle while you work

Posts might be a bit thinner on the ground than usual over the next couple of days as I am travelling around sunny Spain at the minute. Off The Post is a football blog not a travel journal, but here is a little football-related anecdote.
Yesterday I sat in on a Spanish PE [...]

Slightly obscure rumour: Guus Hiddink was driving Cristiano Ronaldo’s move to Real Madrid

Rob Parker | February 13, 2009

Did Chelsea’s new boss try to get C-Ron sold?

This is one of the strangest football rumours we have across for a while. Apparently, there is a murmur going round among Manchester United fans that Guus Hiddink was one of the major players in the protracted Cristiano Ronaldo transfer saga of last summer.

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It’s OK, we were still supporting Spain really

Rob Parker | February 12, 2009

No chavs, no WAGs, and no need for a phrasebook

Believe it or not, this pre-Euro 2008 campaign from Sky Sports was actually played on Spanish TV during the pre-match build up last night!

The real winners of Euro 2008… Werder Bremen

Rob Parker | December 4, 2008

German outfit top Uefa’s paylist for releasing players

Spain might have walked away with the trophy, but German side Werder Bremen have pocketed £935,107 for releasing their players for Euro 2008. Werder benefited from Germany’s success in the tournament as Tim Borowski, Torsten Frings, Clemens Fritz and Per Mertesacker all played with the national team to [...]

Would you trust Sergio Ramos?

Rob Parker | October 9, 2008

How to take out your competition for that national team spot

Behold, the champions of Europe. The Spanish national team’s euphoria at winning Euro 2008 seems to have regressed their players to school age. Under the tutelage of Señor Del Boque, training sessions are just like playtime!
Spotted on ONTD Football via The Spoiler.

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