Euro 2004

[Petey21 1]

As I'm writing this there's only about 5 hours left until kickoff for the Euro 2004 soccer tournament. Anyone here gonna follow it? I don't know if it's broadcasted in North America, but if not, you can always get updated on their official website below.

Being Swedish I'm of course a bit biased towards Sweden, but I think either Spain or France will win this tournament, but we'll see, there are many good teams out there.

http://www.euro2004.com/

[EricG. 0]

Yes I'm following it. Go Russia!... just kidding. There are at least 6 teams good enough to win the tournament.

[JR Boucicaut 3803]

England over here...

[D3nZ 0]

England and France

[hockey_player_11 0]

I don't think England will do that well this year. Im think Petey's choices are pretty good, but I also think that if Portugal can pull it together they also have a decent chance.

[Chris_H 0]

Too bad Portugal just lost 2-1 to Greece.

[hockey_player_11 0]

Too bad Portugal just lost 2-1 to Greece.

Note I said if they can pull it together :P

[Chris_H 0]

And by them losing I was showing that they weren`t able to do so.

[thejackal 46]

Spain just won 1-0 against Russia. I'm picking them to win it all, solid team.

[thejackal 46]

Comeback victory by France over England today, 2-1 on Zidane's penalty. Switzerland and Croatia tied 0-0.

[crosskore 0]

Ya. That was crazy, He got two goals.

[D3nZ 0]

That was a great game between France and England a real nail biter. Zidane is an amazing player, it was the first time I really notice his play(since I've been a soccer fan for about 2 years) and he is incredible.

[JR Boucicaut 3803]

Is Canada getting the games free?

It's PPV over here...

Zizou is a great player...arguably the best player in the world the past few years...

[D3nZ 0]

Yeah we get them for free in french on RDS and english on TSN.

[JR Boucicaut 3803]

Fuckers...

And they say "Why isn't pro soccer isn't popular in the US..."

[Stampeder 2]

Fuckers...

And they say "Why isn't pro soccer isn't popular in the US..."

Huh?

[JR Boucicaut 3803]

The only top-level soccer shown regularly on US tv is the World Cup and the Champions League.

Live European competition is always on PPV (Euro, Premier League). Fox Sports World shows tape-delayed games though.

[headonaswivel 1]

There is a fan base in the US that would watch the games, but is there a Cable network with the stones to show them???

TSN and CBC are great for world class soccer broadcasts. Hell, even Sportsnet shows live regular season games from top level teams.

Fantastic game today though. Barthez knew Beckham's tendencies, considering they played together in Man U. So I don't think the save was that special.

Funny, Beck's has no problem scoring off the pitch

[Chadd 916]

The US ratings would make the NHL games look like the superbowl.

[NashvillePreds 1]

To be fair they did show a small clip on SportsCenter...

[Chadd 916]

To be fair they did show a small clip on SportsCenter...

Of course they did. No football, no hockey and only one NHL game, they'll take any filler they can find. They showed a lot more LPGA highlights than they did of the France comeback.

[steve66 45]

Fuckin' France!!! Didn't expect to win anyway but it was gutting..

I think France are the strongest team, but i fancy Spain or Holland. The game against Germany should indicate if the Dutch can actually play as a team for once and not fall out with each other. Sweden were very impressive yesterday and may be the dark horse. All hail Henrik Larsson!

[Dangles 0]

I'm picking England on this one. Too bad most of the games are on when I'm either sleeping or at school.

[Chris_H 0]

The reason they show the games in Canada could have something to do with the multicultural backround and descent of many of the Canadian people, as oppose to the "Melting Pot" of the U.S. (Geography Exam Tomorrow)

[steve66 45]

that melting pot includes Hispanic and Italian descendants. i think they are just as connected when it comes to football as the Canadian cultural background.