Spain became European champions for the second time after Fernando Torres's first-half goal in Vienna proved enough to defeat Germany in the final of UEFA EURO 2008™.
History an inspiration
Second-half goals from Xavi Hernández, Daniel Güiza and David Silva sent Spain through to a UEFA EURO 2008™ final meeting with Germany as Luis Aragonés's men proved too strong for Russia in Vienna.
Spain fluent
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The 16 gigantic football boots erected in the Vienna Museum Quarter have proven to be a massive hit with football-supporting photographers. By now, the word of the popular photo opportunities has begun to spread among fan circles.
Giant ball
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A 90th-minute strike from Philipp Lahm sent Germany into the UEFA EURO 2008™ final and ended the march of a brave Turkey side who were unable to summon one last dramatic equaliser.
Gripping contest
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Spain will take on Russia in Thursday's semi-final after they knocked out the world champions in a shoot-out.
Iker Casillas was the penalty shoot-out hero as Spain held their collective nerve to throw out the record book and claim a UEFA EURO 2008™ semi-final against Russia.
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Russia had the right Dutch coach. And the better team.
The long shot Russians, led by coach Guus Hiddink, scored two goals in extra time Saturday to advance to the semifinals of the European Championship with a 3-1 upset win over the Netherlands.
It was a sweet victory for Hiddink, who enhanced his reputation of getting lesser known teams far in tournaments. The coach guided South Korea to the 2002 World Cup semifinals, and he took Australia to the second round of the 2006 World Cup.
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Germany's players and coach expressed huge satisfaction after their 3-2 quarter-final win against Portugal as well as admitting that the victory was a huge boost to their confidence ahead of the next challenge.
'Enormous improvement'
Any suggestions for eating in preparation for an EARLY ride start?. Am doing AOMM, and ride starts @ 6:30 AM. Usually, with ride starts arnd *, I can get up early enough to eat aprox. 2-3 hrs before starting. Don't really want to get up at 4 to scarf down bowl of oatmeal, bagel and PB, fruit, OJ, banana, etc. in preparation for a ride, need that extra sleep!
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The Netherlands ended a 30-year wait for a victory over Italy in emphatic fashion as they began their Group C campaign with a rousing 3-0 win against the world champions in Berne.
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The first day of the Rhythmic Gymnastics Championships of Turin 2008 ends with the triumph of the Russian girls in the all-around competition, just a starter of the Olympic competition of Beijing. The Russian gymnasts (Alichuck, Gavrilenko, Gounova e Postina, Zueva) have managed to obtain 35.400. The second position is occupied by the Bielorussia team while the Italian team is happy with the third place.
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