Less Than Two Months Till Euro 2008!

Euro 2008 on World Cup Blog. All you need to know.

True Euro story: I was in Dublin, Ireland last week, and I asked the bellman where he was from. He said, “Croatia.” I said. “Oh, Croatia. You guys sure had a big coup knocking England out of Euros, didn’t you?”

He said, “Yes. A lot of people here [in Ireland] are very happy with us for that.”

Even more than World Cup, I think, Euros are all about history and settling old rivalries. Sometimes vicariously, as in the case of Ireland and Croatia. And since the last four teams in World Cup ‘06 were European, this is kind of like World Cup, except without that boring first part where all the rest of the world gets knocked out.

Just kidding, US fans. Put down your weapons.

Believe it or not, there are less than two months till the beginning of Euros. According to the UEFA countdown clock, as I’m writing this there are 57 days, 1 hour and 58 minutes. The teams are starting to talk about naming their squads. And the companies are putting out sticker books. (Just for the record? Anybody who lives in Europe and sends me one, any country, will get serious gold stars. And no, it’s not for my kids. Please.)

What this means is that we’re starting to hit our Euro coverage ver on World Cup Blog pretty hard. Team profiles, group previews, Euro history, player profiles, what crazy thing France coach Raymond Domenech will say next… It will all be there.

In the Youtube video we have a recap, from a French perspective, of the end of the Euro ‘00 final. France vs. Italy. Want to know what’s going on? Stop by our Euro page and find out.

And then keep coming back, because for the next two months, that’s where all the cool people will be hanging out.

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Category: Europe, World Football