Euro 2012 !

[pino]

3 weeks left before the kick-off so it's about time to start this



Group A

Czech Rep
Greece
Poland
Russia

Group B

Denmark
Germany
Netherlands
Portugal

Group C

Croatia
Italy
Rep of Ireland
Spain

Group D

England
France
Sweden
Ukraine

More here :

BBC Sport - Euro 2012 - Groups and Matches

[Mark]

Just 3 weeks away? Normally there would be a massive build up by now. But if it's not Olympics it's ignored here.

[pino]

But if it's not Olympics it's ignored here.

That's because England has a crap squad :

[Lousada]

It'll be between Germany and Spain again. My guess is Germany.

[pino]

Btw here's Italy provisional squad :

ITALY SQUAD
•Goalkeepers: Buffon (Juventus), De Sanctis (Napoli), Sirigu (Paris St. Germain), Viviano (Palermo).

•Defenders: D Abate (Milan), Astori (Cagliari), Balzaretti (Palermo), Barzagli (Juventus) Bocchetti (Rubin Kazan), Bonucci (Juventus), Chiellini (Juventus), Criscito (Zenit St Petersburg), Maggio (Napoli), Ogbonna (Torino), Ranocchia (Inter);

•Midfielders: Cigarini (Atalanta), De Rossi (Roma), Diamanti (Bologna), Giaccherini (Juventus), Marchisio (Juventus), Montolivo (Fiorentina), Thiago Motta (Paris St. Germain), Nocerino (Milan), Pirlo (Juventus),Schelotto (Atalanta), Verratti (Pescara);

•Strikers: Balotelli (Manchester City), Borini (Roma), Cassano (Milan), Destro (Siena), Di Natale (Udinese), Giovinco (Parma)

[pino]

Spain's provisional :

Goalkeepers

Casillas Reina De Gea

Defenders

Iraola Sergio Ramos Arbeloa Albiol Monreal Dominguez Jordi Alba

Midfielders

Alonso Juanfran Jesus Navas Santi Cazorla Silva Javi Garcia Benat

Forwards

Soldado Negredo Adrian Isco

[Lousada]

Here is the Dutch provisional squad. The defense is awful.

Keepers
Maarten Stekelenburg (AS Roma), Tim Krul (Newcastle United) en Michel Vorm (Swansea City).

Defense:
Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax), John Heitinga (Everton), Joris Mathijsen (Malaga), Jetro Willems (PSV), Khalid Boulahrouz (VfB Stuttgart), Wilfred Bouma (PSV) en Ron Vlaar (Feyenoord).

Midfield:
Mark van Bommel (AC Milan), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City), Rafael van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur), Wesley Sneijder (Internazionale), Kevin Strootman (PSV), Vurnon Anita (Ajax), Ibrahim Afellay (FC Barcelona), Siem de Jong (Ajax), Stijn Schaars (Sporting Portugal) en Adam Maher (AZ).

Strikers:
Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke 04), Robin van Persie (Arsenal), Dirk Kuijt (Liverpool), Arjen Robben (Bayern München), Luuk de Jong (FC Twente), Jeremain Lens (PSV) en Luciano Narsingh (sc Heerenveen).

[Lousada]

Spain's provisional :

No barcelona or bilbao players??

[pino]

England's :



Goalkeepers :Robert Green, Joe Hart, John Ruddy

Defenders :Leighton Baines, Gary Cahill, Ashley Cole, Glen Johnson, Phil Jones, Joleon Lescott, John Terry

Midfields :Gareth Barry, Stewart Downing, Steven Gerrard, Frank Lampard, James Milner, Scott Parker, Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain, Theo Walcott , Ashley Young

Forwards : Andy Carroll, Wayne Rooney, Daniel Welbeck, Jermain Defoe

[pino]

It'll be between Germany and Spain again. My guess is Germany.

Totally agree but we might get a surprise by either Netherlands, France or...Italy :