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Tag: Euro2012

England…

A Euro odyssey

18 Jul 201215 Aug 2012
For months prior to the European Championships we kidded ourselves we weren't interested in going. The relentless bad mouthing of social issues in Poland and Ukraine by the English media…
European Football

SPAIN 2012: SER ABURRIDO?

12 Jul 2012
Once the nearly-team of World Football, now double European Champions and World Cup Winners Spain have been dubbed by some misinformed and jaundiced critics 'boring'. Philosophy Football's ingenious T-shirt design…
European Football

Just because you pay top dollar……

5 Jul 20121 May 2014
The last banners have now been taken down, hotel prices have returned to normal and bar owners are looking at the bottle half empty again. Euro2012 turned out to be…
European Football…

Devaluing the Euros

3 Jul 20128 Jul 2012
After just over three weeks of football, the world’s second biggest football tournament has played out in front of our eyes in Poland and Ukraine. Sixteen of Europe’s best teams…
European Football

Don’t fix what’s not broken

25 May 201228 May 2012
In ten weeks time our pain will be over.  Thanks to an invite from Supporters Direct, we will be taking part in the inaugural Supporters Direct Shield when we face…
England

What impact can Wayne Rooney have on Euro 2012

24 May 201228 May 2012
Thomas Rooney reviews what impact Wayne Rooney can still have on the European Championships after his two game ban. Roy Hodgson has named his England squad for Euro 2012 and…
England…

Euro 2012 here we come

26 Apr 201229 Apr 2012
The Euro tournament is always a highlight in the footballing calendar. It is the World Cup without Argentina and Brazil, and in theory every game is a tough one, with…
European Football…

Pole Dancing in my pants

24 Nov 201127 Nov 2011
Some of the most beautiful cities in the world have the honour of being twinned with Warsaw, capital of Poland and proud host city of Euro2012. Berlin, Buenos Aires, Madrid,…
England…

Grab a slice of the realism pie

5 Jun 20116 Jun 2011
I gave up going to England home internationals about three years ago.  I got fed up with the fans around me who missed half of the game to have a…

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