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zariel @ 23.29 | Jun 26, 2008

Russian team worked hard, it is just Spain was better. This is really the small and the big of it.

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luqman @ 20.56 | Jun 26, 2008

russia team really stupid this night..noob..

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unitedstatesofarse @ 20.47 | Jun 26, 2008

i really hope the arsenal don't sign him

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unitedstatesofarse @ 20.47 | Jun 26, 2008

i hate guiza

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veyDer @ 20.43 | Jun 26, 2008

that kinda sucks

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veyDer @ 20.42 | Jun 26, 2008

argh, I will have to go to work on 6 am on Monday :(

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chimaera01 @ 20.40 | Jun 26, 2008

Bye everyone.

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ManoGil @ 20.38 | Jun 26, 2008

Hehehe... Well guys... I hope to see you on Sunday for the Final. Have a good evening!!!

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LordOfTheWing @ 20.35 | Jun 26, 2008

That's cool. Might be worth considering for some Celtic games...

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westernwes51 @ 20.30 | Jun 26, 2008

cool thanks

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racenbl16 @ 20.30 | Jun 26, 2008

245 p EDT

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ManoGil @ 20.30 | Jun 26, 2008

The same time as this one West

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westernwes51 @ 20.29 | Jun 26, 2008

so what time is the game on sunday??

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ManoGil @ 20.29 | Jun 26, 2008

Yes

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LordOfTheWing @ 20.29 | Jun 26, 2008

Is that match thingy going to be open for all games when the season starts?

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LordOfTheWing @ 20.28 | Jun 26, 2008

veyder

Arsenalcesc, Realronaldo must be friends wie Liverpoolstorres

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veyDer @ 20.28 | Jun 26, 2008

yep, the same time

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racenbl16 @ 20.28 | Jun 26, 2008

yeah

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westernwes51 @ 20.28 | Jun 26, 2008

remember guys i called it 3-0 :)

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racenbl16 @ 20.27 | Jun 26, 2008

Fabregas is amazing

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westernwes51 @ 20.27 | Jun 26, 2008

what time is the game on sunday
same time?

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veyDer @ 20.27 | Jun 26, 2008

that was superb

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hodiddle @ 20.26 | Jun 26, 2008

Fork in them.

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westernwes51 @ 20.25 | Jun 26, 2008

oooo lol ok gotcha
well 1 for 2 isnt bad

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ManoGil @ 20.24 | Jun 26, 2008

I know... That's why me being a prohet is a joke. but I said that Guiza should go in and he would score Spain's second goal...

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westernwes51 @ 20.21 | Jun 26, 2008

ManoGil u called it 2-0 russia lol

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veyDer @ 20.21 | Jun 26, 2008

hi guys

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veyDer @ 20.21 | Jun 26, 2008

must be a friend of RealRonaldo ;)

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LordOfTheWing @ 20.20 | Jun 26, 2008

Here, the TV are raving over a player called Arsenalscesc..

Who's he?

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ManoGil @ 20.20 | Jun 26, 2008

ManoGil the prophet... hahahahaha

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westernwes51 @ 20.19 | Jun 26, 2008

screw u rissia hahahah

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chimaera01 @ 20.18 | Jun 26, 2008

Wicked pass by Fabregas

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LordOfTheWing @ 20.18 | Jun 26, 2008

Fuck, Manogil..you called that spot on

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chimaera01 @ 20.18 | Jun 26, 2008

Game over

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westernwes51 @ 20.16 | Jun 26, 2008

damn now we are down our best strikers

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ManoGil @ 20.15 | Jun 26, 2008

LOTW!!! You are hilarious mate!!! and absolutely right!!!

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LordOfTheWing @ 20.13 | Jun 26, 2008

Fun over, Torres off....

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LordOfTheWing @ 20.12 | Jun 26, 2008

Torres couldnae score in a brothel wie a gold visa card.

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westernwes51 @ 20.09 | Jun 26, 2008

and im calling the game to be 2-0 spain

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westernwes51 @ 20.09 | Jun 26, 2008

yea torres deserves to play like shit too cause of his trade to liverpool

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LordOfTheWing @ 20.07 | Jun 26, 2008

Torres is shit. LOL

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westernwes51 @ 20.05 | Jun 26, 2008

is he coming back.. man i would rather hurt my ankle than have diarrea during a game lol

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ManoGil @ 20.05 | Jun 26, 2008

He had diarrea and rushed to the crapper. hahaha... just joking,. I believe it was his ankle right after that free kick

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LordOfTheWing @ 20.04 | Jun 26, 2008

Russkies look rattled. Spanish are now enjoying the space.

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westernwes51 @ 20.03 | Jun 26, 2008

have they said anything about Villa

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unitedstatesofarse @ 20.00 | Jun 26, 2008

here we go cesc fabregas..here we go cesc fabregas

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westernwes51 @ 19.55 | Jun 26, 2008

HELL YEA

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hodiddle @ 19.54 | Jun 26, 2008

GOAL!

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ManoGil @ 19.49 | Jun 26, 2008

Second half is about to begin

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racenbl16 @ 19.35 | Jun 26, 2008

this is not good... too many players getting hurt

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racenbl16 @ 19.32 | Jun 26, 2008

lmao

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LordOfTheWing @ 19.32 | Jun 26, 2008

Found him. Arshavin is hiding behind ma couch eating pringles mumbling aboot Barcelona....

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racenbl16 @ 19.31 | Jun 26, 2008

Some college players may be able to be put on the pitch ont their luckiest days and have a few good games and then clubs will throw millions at them? seems crazy

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racenbl16 @ 19.31 | Jun 26, 2008

i know thats what i mean

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LordOfTheWing @ 19.30 | Jun 26, 2008

yes, look at Karl Proborski in Euro 96

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chimaera01 @ 19.30 | Jun 26, 2008

It's funny though, it's only 3 games that's raised his profile so much. The UEDA Cup finals and the 2 Euro games he's played. I think it's prtetty stupid to seek out players in such a small
number of games. There is such a thing as a hot streak...

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racenbl16 @ 19.29 | Jun 26, 2008

its amazing what a few good games in the Euro will do for your stock

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LordOfTheWing @ 19.29 | Jun 26, 2008

True

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racenbl16 @ 19.29 | Jun 26, 2008

definitely

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chimaera01 @ 19.29 | Jun 26, 2008

Would you say he's the player with the most hype around him at the moment? I would.

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LordOfTheWing @ 19.28 | Jun 26, 2008

Yes. But no-one has seen him for 40 mins....

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racenbl16 @ 19.28 | Jun 26, 2008

5 teams will back your statement

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chimaera01 @ 19.28 | Jun 26, 2008

Would it be safe to say Arshavin is the most in demand player in the world at this moment?

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LordOfTheWing @ 19.27 | Jun 26, 2008

25m and no left foot.

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ManoGil @ 19.25 | Jun 26, 2008

hahahaha...

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LordOfTheWing @ 19.25 | Jun 26, 2008

Can someone please tell Pavlyuchenko to calm down. He will never join Celtic if he keeps performing like this...

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chimaera01 @ 19.25 | Jun 26, 2008

Yeah he put too much weight on it and twisted it.

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racenbl16 @ 19.25 | Jun 26, 2008

did he kick the ground or twist with his plant foot?

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chimaera01 @ 19.24 | Jun 26, 2008

The game's not as exciting as you would've expected. It's not bad though.

As for Villa he hurt his ankle taking a free kick.

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LordOfTheWing @ 19.24 | Jun 26, 2008

Both teams are not pressing, back lines are sitting deep so there is plenty of room in the middle for nice tidy passsing, which means I don't think the weather will have much importance at the mo

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racenbl16 @ 19.22 | Jun 26, 2008

oh no! whats wrong with villa?

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racenbl16 @ 19.21 | Jun 26, 2008

Is this game more exciting on tv than on the gametracker?

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ManoGil @ 19.20 | Jun 26, 2008

Yeah, but the have a better passing line. Something they got from Hiddink for sure

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LordOfTheWing @ 19.18 | Jun 26, 2008

Nae probs but....the Russians are pretty handy at keeping the ball as well.

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ManoGil @ 19.17 | Jun 26, 2008

The more it rains the more the pitch gets drenched the worse it is to control the ball

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ManoGil @ 19.16 | Jun 26, 2008

Sure. Players who hold the ball better like Villa, Torres, Iniesta, have more problems controlling it in the rain.

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wabbit @ 19.12 | Jun 26, 2008

dude, look at that fat rain come down

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LordOfTheWing @ 19.11 | Jun 26, 2008

Manogil:

Can you explain the logic behind the rain suits Russia?

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hodiddle @ 19.09 | Jun 26, 2008

So far, so good. Nice flow to the game.

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ManoGil @ 19.07 | Jun 26, 2008

Yeah, chimaera has been having problems since day one. I think it's the connection because no one else had issues

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chimaera01 @ 19.01 | Jun 26, 2008

Yeah whenenever I type and post a message here the screen reloads and my message gets lost. Happens every single day I'm here. Really annoyed by it now!

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hodiddle @ 19.00 | Jun 26, 2008

The feed here on the office tv is working fine.

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racenbl16 @ 19.00 | Jun 26, 2008

no, but my oleole is way behind whatever ya'll are watching usually XD

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chimaera01 @ 18.59 | Jun 26, 2008

Does anyone else's ESPN feed break up a lot?

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hodiddle @ 18.59 | Jun 26, 2008

Nice shot.

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westernwes51 @ 18.57 | Jun 26, 2008

lol yea

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racenbl16 @ 18.57 | Jun 26, 2008

and get paid for watching it.. lucky

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westernwes51 @ 18.56 | Jun 26, 2008

i work at a sports bar on weekends so im guaranteed to see the game

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racenbl16 @ 18.56 | Jun 26, 2008

i know, i was so happy about that. I am going to DC United game Sunday against Gal;axy at 12 then rushing home to catch the final

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westernwes51 @ 18.55 | Jun 26, 2008

haha yea. at least the final is on a sunday

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wabbit @ 18.54 | Jun 26, 2008

good match so far - Spain on the attack

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westernwes51 @ 18.54 | Jun 26, 2008

yea it does.

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racenbl16 @ 18.54 | Jun 26, 2008

i have watched 75% of the euro through the commentary here alone. I guess thank god for oleole lol

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racenbl16 @ 18.53 | Jun 26, 2008

i feel you man... the timing sucks from the USA for euro

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westernwes51 @ 18.52 | Jun 26, 2008

ok thanks, man work sucks i wish i could go home and watch the game lol

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ManoGil @ 18.52 | Jun 26, 2008

I don't know Western. That sucks. You will have to search I guess. Try searching for FREE ONLINE SPORTS RADIO

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westernwes51 @ 18.51 | Jun 26, 2008

the bbc site wont let me listen to the game any other ones?

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wabbit @ 18.49 | Jun 26, 2008

some good passing from the Russian team

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chimaera01 @ 18.49 | Jun 26, 2008

Yeah Andy Gray's been getting on my nerves now too

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ManoGil @ 18.48 | Jun 26, 2008

Oh fuck... I wanted to follow on BBC radio but they cut off the broadcasting... I'm tired of the TV commentators

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ManoGil @ 18.47 | Jun 26, 2008

It's about to start!!!

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racenbl16 @ 18.43 | Jun 26, 2008

once again, i agree mano

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ManoGil @ 18.42 | Jun 26, 2008

I believe Brasil and Argentina could win the Euro but not playing the way they've been playing lately.

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tokyo_joe @ 18.40 | Jun 26, 2008

this will be nice game

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Frenchi @ 18.39 | Jun 26, 2008

Russki!!!!
here are the line-ups:

Ruusia:Afinkeev - Anioukov, V. Berezoutski, Ignachevitch, Jirkov - Semak (cap.) - Saenko, Semshov, Ziriakov - Archavine, Pavlyuchenko


Spain:
Casillas - S. Ramos, Puyol, Marchena, Capdvila - Senna - Iniesta, Xavi, Silva - Villa, Torres.

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racenbl16 @ 18.39 | Jun 26, 2008

i dont know whats been wrong with either of them this year, but they have been disappointing

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racenbl16 @ 18.37 | Jun 26, 2008

It would be cool to see though

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racenbl16 @ 18.37 | Jun 26, 2008

i dont think so

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racenbl16 @ 18.37 | Jun 26, 2008

hahaha

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Juanix @ 18.37 | Jun 26, 2008

do you think argentina or brasil would be win eurocopa, are they better than europeans?

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ManoGil @ 18.36 | Jun 26, 2008

hehehe... less than 10 minutes!!!

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Juanix @ 18.36 | Jun 26, 2008

jeje nao, futebol e otra cosa

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ManoGil @ 18.36 | Jun 26, 2008

Футболом будет футбол

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ManoGil @ 18.34 | Jun 26, 2008

futebol é futebol!

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Juanix @ 18.30 | Jun 26, 2008

may be, puede ser, peut etre, but football is football, el futbol es el futbol

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ManoGil @ 18.30 | Jun 26, 2008

But Juanix, 1964 seems ages away...

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westernwes51 @ 18.26 | Jun 26, 2008

and in 2008 semifinal Eurocopa, Spain will beat Russia 3-0

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Juanix @ 18.25 | Jun 26, 2008

In 1964 final Eurocopa, Spain beat URSS 2-1

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racenbl16 @ 18.24 | Jun 26, 2008

I agree, Russia looks good

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racenbl16 @ 18.22 | Jun 26, 2008

I will say 2-1 Russia in extra time. Senna , Arshavin & Semshov.

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chimaera01 @ 18.22 | Jun 26, 2008

Russia 2-0 Spain
Spain to crash and burn tonight, who's with me?!

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ManoGil @ 18.20 | Jun 26, 2008

I like to go for underdogs. I'll say 2-0 for Russia. hehehe

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westernwes51 @ 18.20 | Jun 26, 2008

ok 3-0 spain
i mean come on we jsut beat the defending world champs lol

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Juanix @ 18.18 | Jun 26, 2008

mmm not 4-1, it wont be too easy for Spain now

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westernwes51 @ 18.16 | Jun 26, 2008

i say another 4-1 in regulation

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jt05mi @ 18.15 | Jun 26, 2008

predictions on todays game? I say 1-0 spain in extra time...or 2-1 spain in regulation

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westernwes51 @ 18.14 | Jun 26, 2008

Thanks a lot

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Juanix @ 18.14 | Jun 26, 2008

como forma españa me cuentan, porque no lo llevaron a pernía?

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ManoGil @ 18.11 | Jun 26, 2008

Hey westernwes, you can listen on BBC. Here is the link -> LINK

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ManoGil @ 17.42 | Jun 26, 2008

I was invited by a girl that work here with us to go to the Goethe Institut (the German place with FREE beer) but I'm sure the Spanish Consulate and the Russian one are promoting events.

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westernwes51 @ 17.33 | Jun 26, 2008

does anyone know where I can listen to the game online for free

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racenbl16 @ 17.29 | Jun 26, 2008

where do you typically find these places Mano? I have never been so lucky

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ManoGil @ 17.22 | Jun 26, 2008

Too bad I couldn't find a place to watch that offered free vodka or free sangria!!! Hey Wabbit did you see the picture from yesterday's free beer and girls?

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racenbl16 @ 17.20 | Jun 26, 2008

Cesc finally got the start... I guess Aragones is finally figuring out the full potential of his team

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racenbl16 @ 17.16 | Jun 26, 2008

Espana!!!!!

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Magnolias @ 16.36 | Jun 26, 2008

Si Arshavin quiere jugar en la liga española y elimina ahora a España... es mal, xd

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Magnolias @ 16.35 | Jun 26, 2008

La Furia forever! Vamos España, estamos rozándolo con la punta de los dedos...

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wabbit @ 07.27 | Jun 26, 2008

Spain!

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zariel @ 22.45 | Jun 25, 2008

RUSSIA!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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