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Gotta be great fun. Need to plan a trip to next Euro Cup-
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I did not know you had a sex change. Not bad.....but I can still tell it is you.

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The best team during Euro 2008 rightfully captured the title today as Spain edged Germany 1-0 in Vienna, Austria. A good final to watch, but definitely the best team won. My player of the tournament is Marcos Senna of Villareal. What an underrated player -- defensive center midfielder who does a ton of dirty work during the match and is up-and-down the pitch the entire game.

FINALS - Spain 1-0 Germany
SEMIFINALS - Spain 3-0 Russia
QUARTERFINALS - Spain 0-0 (4-2 PK) Italy
GROUP PLAY - 3-0 record: Spain 2-1 Greece; Spain 2-1 Sweden; Spain 4-1 Russia

Thanks to the Spaniards for lining my wallet this month! 11-2 odds were the betting line back in May and I will be happy to collect those winnings on Monday!

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Congrats to Tim Saleeby and his "Team of Carraghers" on the Euro 2008 Fantasy Challenge Title!

#, Team, Manager, Matchday, Total
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1, Team of Carraghers, Tim Saleeby, 46, 304
2, FC COW HARBOR, jim staehlin, 47, 263
3, Whittle's Winners, John Whittle, 34, 258
4, Los Panchos, cesar robles, 39, 255
5, Doms_Munchers, Dom Wren, 34, 246
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6, StaphInfectionUnited, David Schroer, 41, 245
7, MetzAtlantaFC, ben clarke, 40, 231
8, Ellas, Alex Koutrakos, 43, 228
9, FCNY Kaisers, Kevin Staehlin, 22, 228
10, Flat Rock Noles, Ozzie Ahl, 44, 226
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11, old_trafford_united, Matt Smith, 42, 220
12, Capital City FC, Kyle Heise, 36, 217
13, Old Stags, tim shiner, 24, 215
14, Jordan Blue Jays, Jayson Jordan, 38, 214
15, RonaldoLuvsATurk, Ashley Abood, 22, 209
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16, EuroSelect, Rick Fielden, 49, 208
17, DownSouthSumterBoyz, Marcus Hunter, 34, 207
18, Congaree River Rat, Kevin Heise, 32, 198
19, Loddda in Love, Matthias Wiechert, 40, 197
20, ChampionReds, John Martin, 17, 183
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21, whee fc, Jordan Burkett, 8, 155
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6/29/08



Euro final marks the end of BBC's voice of football

LONDON (AFP) — The Euro 2008 final between Germany and Spain later on Sunday will bring down the curtain on the BBC's world renowned football commentator John Motson in terms of live commentaries.

The 62-year-old - renowned for his sheepskin coats and football trivia knowledge - will carry on commentating but has already said that the 2010 World Cup finals are beyond him because of his age.

"I am coming to the end of my career, I know that," Motson told the BBC.

"I'd been thinking about it at the start of the season, but now I've decided I don't want to be tearing around South Africa for the 2010 World Cup at the age of 65. It's physically and mentally challenging."

Motson has covered nine European Championships, nine World Cups and 34 FA Cup finals and whilst some preferred the more witty and cultivated Barry Davies, Motson traditionally got the big games ahead of him.

He began his broadcasting career on BBC Radio Two, but his Match of the Day commentary career was launched when he was detailed to cover the FA Cup replay between Hereford and Newcastle in 1972.

The BBC thought the match would warrant a five-minute segment following their two main games, but Hereford's shock 2-1 win - aided by Ronnie Radford's famous 30-yard strike that sparked a mini pitch invasion - saw the match promoted to the main game, and Motson never looked back.

"That was the breakthrough game for me," he tells BBC Sport. "It showed people I could cope with the big game."

Motson, son of a Methodist Minister and whose favourite match was the 1982 World Cup match between eventual champions Italy and Brazil which saw Paolo Rossi score a hat-trick as the Italians won 3-2, has had more great moments than lows but sometimes his enthusiasm overflowed as was evidenced at this year's FA Cup.

"Portsmouth think they've scored," yelled 'Motty', to which his expert pundit Mark Lawrenson replied diplomatically: "Er, well, that was probably because they had, John."


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Introducing my new feature of women who probably like soccer!!!! A Weekly occurence since the off season is boring on here!!!


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