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Right here in this thread you are welcome to post any news on football but first, let me start with mine:
Here are the teams that qualified for next year's U.E.F.A. European Championships in Austria and Switzerland -
Group A
Switzerland (Hosts)
Czech Republic
Portugal
Turkey

Group B
Austria (Hosts)
Croatia
Germany
Poland

Group C
Holland
Italy
Romania
France

Group D
Greece (Champions)
Sweden
Spain
Russia

I'm rooting for the Patriots this season - go Pats!

This is the only Football thread we need around here

My money is on England...

Wait..

You change that back to Football right now!

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Original Sin wrote:This is the only Football thread we need around here

Er, we invented the sport, so don't start renaming it to make your weak-man's rugby sound cool.

And yes, like all other Britons, I am very disgruntled at the thought of no British teams in Euro 2008 .

As for the answer to the original question I don't know.

Dinobot wrote:The finalists of the world cup are in our group.

Ya gotta be able to beat them all if you want to be the European Cheampion Except when you're extremely lucky like Greece in 2004

The Dutch lion will conquer all!

Teams that are currently competing in the U.E.F.A. Champions League this season:
Group A
Porto/ Portugal
Marseille/ France
Liverpool/ England
Beşiktaş/ Turkey

Group B
Chelsea/ England
Rosenborg/ Norway
Schalke 04/ Germany
Valencia/ Spain

Group C
Real Madrid/ Spain
Olympiakos/ Greece
Werder Bremen/ Germany
Lazio/ Italy

Group D
A.C. Milan/ Italy (Champions)
Celtic/ Scotland
Shakhtar Donetsk/ Ukraine
Benfica/ Portugal

Group E
Barcelona/ Spain
Rangers/ Scotland
Lyon/ France
V.F.B. Stuttgart/ Germany

Group F
Manchester United/ England
Roma/ Italy
Sporting Lisbon/ Portugal
Dynamo Kiev/ Ukraine

Group G
Inter Milan/ Italy
Fenerbahçe/ Turkey
P.S.V. Eindhoven/ Holland
C.S.K.A. Moscow/ Russia

Group H
Sevilla/ Spain*
Arsenal/ England
Slavia Prague/ Czech Republic
Steaua Bucharest/ Romania

Note: As U.E.F.A. Cup holders, Sevilla will not be defending its crown as it qualified for this season's Champions League.

Hollow One wrote:

Original Sin wrote:This is the only Football thread we need around here

Er, we invented the sport, so don't start renaming it to make your weak-man's rugby sound cool.

And yes, like all other Britons, I am very disgruntled at the thought of no British teams in Euro 2008 .

As for the answer to the original question I don't know.

It was a joke...and our Football is called Football because the ball is a foot long!

So shush it!

Original Sin wrote:

Hollow One wrote:

Original Sin wrote:This is the only Football thread we need around here

Er, we invented the sport, so don't start renaming it to make your weak-man's rugby sound cool.

And yes, like all other Britons, I am very disgruntled at the thought of no British teams in Euro 2008 .

As for the answer to the original question I don't know.

It was a joke...and our Football is called Football because the ball is a foot long!

So shush it!

Really? That's why it's called Football? Awesome

American Football > Soccer

BUT

Rubgy > American Football

I'm allowed to say this as I've played all 3

DesalationReborn wrote:

That is awesome!

Teams that are currently playing in the U.E.F.A. Cup this season:
Group A
Everton/ England
Zenit St. Petersburg/ Russia
A.Z. Alkmaar/ Holland
Nuremberg/ Germany
Larissa/ Greece

Group B
Panathinaikos/ Greece
Atlético Madrid/ Spain
Copenhagen/ Denmark
Lokomotiv Moscow/ Russia
Aberdeen/ Scotland

Group C
Fiorentina/ Italy
Villarreal/ Spain
Mladá Boleslav/ Czech Republic
A.E.K. Athens/ Greece
Elfsborg/ Sweden

Group D
Hamburg/ Germany
Basel/ Switzerland
Brann/ Norway
Dinamo Zagreb/ Croatia
Rennes/ France

Group E
Zürich/ Switzerland
Spartak Moscow/ Russia
Sparta Prague/ Czech Republic
Bayer Leverkusen/ Germany
Toulouse/ France

Group F
Bayern Munich/ Germany
Aris/ Greece
Bolton Wanderers/ England
Sporting Braga/ Portugal
Red Star Belgrade/ Serbia

Group G
Tottenham Hotspur/ England
Anderlecht/ Belgium
Getafe/ Spain
Hapoel Tel Aviv/ Israel
Aalborg/ Denmark

Group H
Helsingborg/ Sweden
Bordeaux/ France
Galatasaray/ Turkey
Panionios/ Greece
Austria Vienna/ Austria

Wednesday, 5 December. Spanish champions Real Madrid win this year's Santiago Bernabéu Trophy for the 18th time after defeating Serbian side Partizan Belgrade 2-0 courtesy of goals from Brazilian star Júlio Baptista (34) and Dutch defender Royston Drenthe (67).
Go Galácticos!

Hollow One wrote:Er, we invented the sport...

Then, how come that the last World Cup of the 2nd Millennium was won by France, of all countries, given the history between it and England?

Sharpwing wrote:My money is on England...

Wait..

To play Devil's Advocate, I will put my money on Romania.

Here are the teams that are currently competing in the English Premier League this season:
1. Manchester United (Champions)
2. Chelsea
3. Liverpool
4. Arsenal
5. Tottenham Hotspur
6. Everton
7. Bolton Wanderers
8. Reading
9. Portsmouth
10. Blackburn Rovers
11. Aston Villa
12. Middlesbrough
13. Newcastle United
14. Manchester City
15. West Ham United
16. Fulham
17. Wigan Athletic
18. Sunderland (Promoted)
19. Birmingham (Promoted)
20. Derby County (Promoted)