EURO 2012 Here We Come

With the European Club season ending, its time for soccer fans to shift their attention to Euro 2102. Here are some of the great promos that are running around the world.

Nike's "My Time is Now" ad




ITV (England) has a great ad campaign asking people to dream



ESPN's promo for Euro 2012



Random promo I found on YouTube and its great



Another great promo I found on YouTube, this one takes a look at some of the tournaments great moments

OTWT: Champions League Predictions

After a slow start to the Champions League, UEFA has some cracking Round of 16 games. Today's draw showed what kind of event the Champions League can be.

Here are some predictions for the Round of 16

• Chelsea v Juventus: Chelsea on away goals.
  
• Villarreal v Panathinaikos: Villarreal, who would have thought that the Yellow Submarine would have an easier game then group winners United.
  
• Sporting Lisbon v Bayern Munich: Munich.
  
• Atletico Madrid v FC Porto: Atletico Madrid
  
• Lyon v Barcelona: Barcelona, the class of Europe right now.
  
• Real Madrid v Liverpool: This has two 0-0 legs and pens written all over it, but I guess Liverpool advances, cause they never drop ties that go to penalties, just ask Chelski and AC Milan.
  
• Arsenal v Roma: Roma, I think this season gets away from Arsenal really quick.
  
• Inter Milan v Manchester United: Out of all of the second place group teams this was the one that no United fan wanted to see. As a United fan, I want to pick United, but something tells me that Inter and the Special One might pull this one out. I could see a situation where Jose is running down the touch line at Old Trafford just like he did when his Porto beat United in the Champions League a couple of years ago.

Just by the look of the round of 16 draw, this could be a year where a smaller team like a Porto or Sporting could make a run deep. But lets hope that the knock out stage is more interesting then the group stages.

I never thought that I would see that

With the growth of the EPL, people in the United States are starting to care about soccer. But that does not explain what I saw at a restaurant in South Jersey a couple of days ago. The wife and I went to this place called Tailgaters, which had really good food, and there were two soccer jerseys hanging on the wall and not you typical Liverpool, Chelski, Arsenal, or United jerseys. On the wall was an Italian league team jersey and a Greece Super League team, yes a Green Super League Team.

Inter Milan, the Italian league team

Panathinaikos FC: the Greek Super League team

It was weird to see a soccer jersey on the walls but a Greek Super League team just blew my mind.

The Gods of the Ball

During the last 15 years, four Brazilians have show their sensational skills wearing the famous blue and red shirts of Barcelona. Ronaldo, Rivaldo, Ronaldinho, and Romario have all been stars at the Nou Camp. Here are some of the highlights of the four.

Ronaldinho

Ronaldo

Rivaldo

Romario

A compilation of Romario, Rivaldo, and Ronaldo.

We all miss England

The English are not at the Euros for the first time since 1966 and this video sums up the pain that everyone is feeling. This video is based on the ESPN commercials that feature Portugal, Spain, Italy and Germany.

With them not being there, at least they will not go out on penalties this year.

EURO 2008 in Beer

While everyone around is debating the outcoming of Euro 2008, the Guardian's Ben McFarland breaks down the important issues surrounding the tournament, which county has the best beer. The next time the tailgating crew goes to a bar, we are going to bring the list of beers with us.

Endy in the Outfield takes his shot at Euro 2008

It's Endy in the Outfields time to turn pundit and pick the winners for the Euro 2008. Endy also predicts a break out tournament for the Dutch Liverpool midfielder Ryan Babel. As well as Ronaldo doing something amazing.

Group A:
Czech
Portugal
Switzerland
Turkey
Winner: Portugal
Runner up: Czech

Group B
Austria
Croatia
Germany
Poland
Group winner: Germany
Runners up: Croatia

Group C
France
Holland
Italy
Romania
Group winner: France
Runner up: Holland

Group D
Greece
Russia
Spain
Sweden
Group winner: Spain
Runner up: Sweden

Quarter Finals
Portugal vs. Croatia: Portugal
Germany vs. Czech: Germany
France vs. Sweden: Sweden
Holland vs. Spain: Holland

Semi-Finals
Portugal vs. Germany: Portugal
Holland vs. Sweden: Holland

Final
Holland vs. Portugal: Portugal, yes Ronaldo even walks on water

Euro 2008 predictions

It's almost time for Euro 2008 and here are some predictions, England there is no need to look:

Group A:
Czech
Portugal
Switzerland
Turkey
Group winner: Portugal
Runners up: Turkey

Group B
Austria
Croatia
Germany
Poland
Group winner: Germany
Runners up: Croatia

Group C
France
Holland
Italy
Romania
Group winner: Holland
Runner up: France

Group D
Greece
Russia
Spain
Sweden
Group winner: Spain
Runner up: Russia

Quarterfinals
Portugal v. Croatia: Portugal (game of the tournament)
Germany v. Turkey: Germany
Holland v. Russia: Holland
Spain v. France: Spain

Semi-Final
Portugal v. Germany: Portugal
Holland v. Spain: Spain

Final
Spain v. Portugal: Portugal as Ronaldo cements maybe the best year ever by a player by dominating in the Iberian Peninsula Derby

Euro 2008 is coming quickly

ESPN is getting ready for EURO 2008 in a big way. The network is doing country specific commercials for those who qualified for the tournament, sorry no England.

Germany


Spain


Portugal


Italy


Greece