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Euros Day 15-17: I Get Knocked Down
Continue Reading: Euros Day 15-17: I Get Knocked DownLike a lot of young soccer fans in the 1990s, I loved the ’94 World Cup. And then I couldn’t find soccer on tv consistently for four years. So when France ’98 came into focus, I was pleased, and when EA sports released a video game to accompany the tournament I was even more pleased. My…
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Group F Comes to a Remarkable Close
Continue Reading: Group F Comes to a Remarkable CloseIceland 2 – Austria 1 With the way this game was ending, it looked like Iceland would end up drawing and likely coming in third behind Portugal. Instead, this happened: https://twitter.com/danmari83/status/745694539738943488 That is the most amazing soccer call I’ve ever seen. And I can’t believe that we’ll see a country of 332,529 take on England in…
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Euro Day 12: Are You Ready for Some Math?!?
Categories: Euro 2016Continue Reading: Euro Day 12: Are You Ready for Some Math?!?As the European Championship begins its lurch into the knockout rounds of their newly expanded tournament it’s time for everyone’s favorite component of the competition: MATH! Yes, math! The thing you tolerated throughout your education because you were informed multiple times that you would need to calculate circumferences on a daily basis. It’s time for math,…
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Euros Day 8: Italy and Spain Surprise No One
Categories: Euro 2016Continue Reading: Euros Day 8: Italy and Spain Surprise No OneFireworks were on display Friday, both from the fans and the players. Group D Czech Republic 2, Croatia 2 Minutes away from pulling off the win and guaranteeing themselves a spot in the knockout stages, Croatia was let down by its fans after flares and a firework were thrown onto the field with five minutes…
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Euro Day 7: Rule Britannia
Categories: Euro 2016Continue Reading: Euro Day 7: Rule BritanniaIt was a decidedly Anglophile day in Euro 2016. On a day where 3 of the 4 parts of the United Kingdom was in action (sorry Scotland, you were there in spirit…or rather in A spirit…Scotch reference!) you could hear God Save the Queen all day long, but would any part of the realm distinguish themselves…
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Euros Day 4: Italy Turns Back The Clock
Categories: Euro 2016Continue Reading: Euros Day 4: Italy Turns Back The ClockIt’s day four of the European Championships, and as far as we know, nobody got tear-gassed today. That’s positive, right? Group D: Spain 1 – Czech Republic 0 The question all important questions was finally answered. Which Spain would we see? The last major tournament Spain participated in, it opened with a horrible showing, taking a…
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Opening Weekend For Euros; Aside From The Rioting, The Soccer Was Great
Continue Reading: Opening Weekend For Euros; Aside From The Rioting, The Soccer Was GreatGroup A France 2 – Romania 1 On the opening day, France won a thrilling match against Romania 2-1 after a Dmitri Payet wonderstrike with his weak(er) foot in the 89th minute. The first half saw Romania charge forward and create a huge chance, then retreat to their expected shell while France threw everything they…
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Euro 2016 Previews: Who Will Win In The Land Of Wine, Baguettes and Cheese?
Continue Reading: Euro 2016 Previews: Who Will Win In The Land Of Wine, Baguettes and Cheese?There is too much soccer. Between the US Open Cup, MLS, NASL, PLA, PDL, NPSL, USL, Copa America Centenario, and the European Championship, fans in the US will hardly go an hour without some form of soccer that they can watch. With today’s launch of the Euros, welcome to Stage 2 of The Soccering. How…