Thursday, June 28, 2012
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- David Beckham out of Team GB Olympic squad. Ryan Giggs, Craig Bellamy and Micah Richards in
- GIF It: Cesc ‘The Ball Whisperer’ Fabregas talks to the ball before his penalty
- Video: Bruno Alves steps up to take Nani’s penalty (Spain vs Portugal)
- Top 10 Euro 2012 conclusions: Spain 0-0 Portugal (Spain win on penalties)
| David Beckham out of Team GB Olympic squad. Ryan Giggs, Craig Bellamy and Micah Richards in Posted: 28 Jun 2012 04:03 AM PDT David Beckham has been left out of the Team GB squad to compete at London 2012. The LA Galaxy man didn’t manage to convince manager Stuart Pearce that he deserved a place in the squad. Pearce had visited the USA to check on Beckham’s fitness and form. Manchester United veteran Ryan Giggs, Liverpool and Wales [...]
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| GIF It: Cesc ‘The Ball Whisperer’ Fabregas talks to the ball before his penalty Posted: 28 Jun 2012 03:00 AM PDT Spain midfielder Cesc Fabregas tucked away the winning penalty in last night’s Euro 2012 semi-final against Portugal – but not before seeking some reassurances from the ball. The Barcelona man went to the trouble of talking to the ball before taking his spot-kick, urging it to “make history” and not let him down. He told [...]
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| Video: Bruno Alves steps up to take Nani’s penalty (Spain vs Portugal) Posted: 28 Jun 2012 02:38 AM PDT It was little wonder that Bruno Alves missed his penalty during last night’s semi-final shootout against Spain. The Zenit St Petersburg defender couldn’t even hold his nerves sufficiently to count to five, never mind fire the ball past Iker Casillas. Alves had been told to take the fourth Portugal penalty. But he strode up to [...]
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| Top 10 Euro 2012 conclusions: Spain 0-0 Portugal (Spain win on penalties) Posted: 27 Jun 2012 02:55 PM PDT 1. Cristiano Ronaldo is either a bottler or a glory-hunter. He shirked his penalty shootout duties and ended up not being needed. The best penalty taker in the team should have been up first. 2. His only decisive input was whispering something to goalkeeper Rui Patricio ahead of Real Madrid team-mate Xabi Alonso’s penalty. We [...]
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