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June 28, 2008

Germany vs Spain: Euro final who will win?

Germany and Spain is going to face each other in the final of the ongoing UEFA Euro 2008. With the match German vs Spain, the 31 day long Euro will be end on Sunday 29 June. The match is going to kick off at Ernst Happel, Vienna. He opening ceremony was held in the same ground. In the opening match was Switzerland vs Czech Republic and the finishing match will be Germany vs Spain.

Germany is from Group B, the runners-up. No one thought that Germany will able to beat the most favorite Portugal easily. Germany just beat to Croatia in the qualification round and also beat Portugal in quarter-final and also Turkey in the semi-final that did not beat to Germany after 1984. I also strong recommended that Germany has become 3 time Champions.

The opposition team of Germany in the final of UEFA Euro 2008 is Spain. This is the third time Spain is playing in the final tournament. Spain became champion one time and one time runners-up. Spain is the only team that did not beat to any tams. If Spain becomes the champion of this stage they will be unbeaten champion. It perhaps the first time of unbeaten champion opportunity for Spain

The short story about the two teams of the Euro final match is full of useful information that I collected form different websites. But the result will come tomorrow at 20:45.

June 24, 2008

UEFA Euro Semi-final live, analysis and an important brief

UEFA Euro already has passed a suffocated 16 days with 28 mind-blowing matches. Many ups and downs have been happened in this short time. According to football intelligent, they thought, which team would be showed very good performances but fail except Germany. Now, the four teams who are going to play the semi-finals of the ongoing UEFA Euro are Germany, Turkey, Russia and Spain.

The Time Schedule of the UEFA Euro also coming short too. Just after three matches two semi-final and one final, it will be valueless to the football fans but for analytics this is important. Here are the complete lists of the Semi-Final and Final Time Schedule of the UEFA Euro.

Wednesday 25 June 2008
29	SF	Germany	20:45	Turkey	Basel - St. Jakob-Park
Thursday 26 June 2008
30	SF	Russia	20:45	Spain	Vienna - Ernst Happel
Sunday 29 June 2008
31	F	Winner #29	20:45	Winner #30	Vienna - Ernst Happel

Germany is the fist team that secured the qualification to play in the semi-final of UEFA Euro by defeating the first quarter-final qualification holder and one of the favorite team that supposed to be the winner of the Euro champion. It is a big victory for Germany to beat a strong opposition team. Now it is clear that Germany is the most favorite team that can change all the statistics anytime.

The opposition team of Germany and the first semi-final to Euro championship is Turkey that beat strong Croatia 1-3 by penalty. Most important thing is that Croatia was secured full points and also beat Germany too. So what the result will come in the first semi-final of Euro. It is complicated explain that which team will play in the final match at Ernst Happel in Vienna, Austria.

The runners-ups from the qualification round of Group-A and Group-B are going to play the first semi-final that is going to hold in Basel at St. Jakob-Park stadium.

Here is links that is showing online live score on it website beside its general actives. UEFA Euro 2008 is also showing all live match coverage of the UEFA EURO 2008 (TM) is a service of the respective rights holding broadcaster in your region. For more information visit your local broadcaster website - ESPN STAR Sports on demand for US $ 5.99.

Links of online live score websites:

The links I have given in above are showing online live score form the primary stage of the Euro 2008 till now. All are the important websites that have been giving all news, articles, analytical essay and important opinions of the player, coach and football intelligent.

June 20, 2008

Netherlands vs Russia Quarter-final: reviews and online live score

The 3^rd quarter final of the UEFA Euro 2008 will be hold on at St. Jakob-Park, Basel. This is the first match of Group C and Group D will be held on Saturday 21 June 2008 at 20:45 (local time). Netherlands is the champion of Group C and Russia’s last successive victory threw in the runners-up. Form fist quarter Germany acquired the qualification to play in the semi-final of Euro 2008. The qualifier from the 3^rd and 4^th quarter-final will play the second semi-final on Thursday 26 June 2008.

Netherlands vs Russia Quarter-final: Netherlands previous matches reviews

Netherlands achieves the top position of the Group C by wining all the matches of the qualification round. It has beaten world champion Italy, the stronger Romania and French. They beat Italy by 3-0, French 4-1 and Romania 2-1. The previous statistics are indicating a positive signal for the most successive team Netherlands.

Netherlands vs Russia: Online Live Score and Updates

I think, you are already planning to watch the match live on your television. However, if you somehow can not manage your time to watch the match on television then you can get the online live score and updates of the match from different online live score websites. Here, I am giving some links of some of the online live score websites:

Netherlands is favorite on pen and paper. However, at this level of tournament, I think, no team can be said favorite because just a one good pass or a wrong pass can make the difference in the match. Both the sides look balanced and attacking. To me, if both the sides can continue their top form in the quarter final then it is going to be a mind blowing match. Now, you decide if you can afford to miss such a seemingly classic match.

Croatia vs Turkey quarter-final reviews, online Live score

The second quarter-final of UEFA Euro 2008, is going to take place between Croatia vs Turkey at Ernst Happel, Vienna. Croatia is the champion of the Group B and Turkey is the runners-up of the Group A. From the first Quarter-final, Germany has acquired to play in the semi-final by beating favorite Portugal. In the semi-final Germany will be meet with that team who will get win between the match Croatia vs Turkey. The match will be grounded at the 20:45 (local time) on Friday, June 20, 2008.

Croatia vs Turkey 2^nd quarter-final: review of the previous matches:

Turkey is the runners-up of the Group A. During the qualification round, Turkey secured two successive win and beat by Portugal. They beat the co-host Switzerland 2-1 and Czech Republic 3-2 goals. It is proving that Turkey is not a weak team of Group A of Euro 2008.

Croatia vs Turkey 2^nd quarter-final: Squad list of Turkey for Quarter-Final:

Goalkeepers

1 Reçber Rüştü, 12 Tolga Zengin, 23 Volkan Demirel,

Defenders

2 Servet Çetin, 4 Gökhan Zan, 13 Emre Güngör, 15 Emre Aşık, 20 Sabri Sarıoğlu, 22 Hamit Altıntop

Midfielders

3 Hakan Balta, 5 Emre Belözoğlu, 6 Mehmet Topal, 7 Mehmet Aurélio, 10 Gökdeniz Karadeniz, 11 Tümer Metin, 14 Arda Turan, 16 Uğur Boral, 17 Tuncay Şanlı, 19 Ayhan Akman,

Forwards

8 Nihat Kahveci, 9 Semih Şentürk, 18 Kazım Kazım, 21 Mevlüt Erdinç

Croatia vs Turkey 2^nd quarter-final: injuries and getting cards:

A lot of players on the side of Turkey are in serous injury. Some of the players, who did not play and fit for the next quarter-final against Croatia, are fit for the next match. Although someone considers about Arda and Volkan are consistent stars but it is defense of Turkey is not strong enough to protect the stronger Croatia.

Croatia vs Turkey 2^nd quarter-final: who will win?

As Turkey has achieved the qualification for the quarter-final by beating to strong teams, so we cannot say that it is a weak team but they have to face the strongest Croatia. Important thing is that Croatia beat some of the strongest teams in the eliminating round like most powerful England.

Croatia vs Turkey 2^nd quarter-final: Squad list of Croatia for Quarter-Final

Goalkeepers

1 Stipe Pletikosa, 12 Mario Galinović, 23 Vedran Runje

Defenders

2 Dario Šimić, 3 Josip Šimunić, 4 Robert Kovač, 5 Vedran Ćorluka, 6 Hrvoje Vejić, 13 Nikola Pokrivač, 15 Dario Knežević

Midfielders

7 Ivan Rakitić, 8 Ognjen Vukojević, 10 Niko Kovač, 11 Darijo Srna, 14 Luka Modrić, 16 Jerko Leko, 19 Niko Kranjčar, 22 Danijel Pranjić,

Forwards

9 Nikola Kalinić, 17 Ivan Klasnić, 18 Ivica Olić, 20 Igor Budan, 21 Mladen Petrić

Croatia vs Turkey 2^nd quarter-final: review of the previous matches of Croatia team

Croatia is considered as the strongest team, have very good records that are the most powerful area of the team. Controlling showdown during first eliminating round and achieves the qualification to play in the quarter-final of Euro 2008 with full points. It has beaten Austria, Germany and Poland. So among the two teams Croatia has more positive movement. They have got crucial win in both time eliminating round and qualification round.

Croatia vs Turkey: Online Live Score and Updates

The fans of both sides are now eagerly waiting for this match and might be planning to watch the match on television, except those who are going to the stadium to enjoy the match. However, still some of you might not be able to watch the match on television due to personal or professional works. However, you can get the online live score and updates of the match from different live score websites. Here, I am giving some links of some of the online live score websites:

Croatia might seem to be a bit ahead of Turkey considering their hundred percent winning record in the group stage. However, taking Turkey’s superb comebacks in the last two group matches into account, I think, Turkey has the ability to defeat Croatia in the match. So, to be honest, I do not see any favorite team for this match, as both the teams have some strong sides that would help them in the quarter final. The question lies here is that if the two sides will be able to continue their impressive form in the quarter final as well. The answer will make the difference between the two teams in the match. However, one thing is for sure that both sides know it very well that a semi final berth would take them very close to winning the title of Euro 2008. So, don’t you think that an excellent match is waiting there at the Ernst Happel, Vienna in Austria?

June 19, 2008

Portugal vs Germany Quarter final, a short story and online Live Score

The first Quarter Final clash of Euro 2008 between Portugal vs Germany is going to kick off Basel St. Jakob-Park, Switzerland at 20:45 local time on Thursday 19 June 2008. Portugal is the champion of Group A and Germany is the Runner-up of Group B, after playing three matches in the qualifying match. The Quarter final of Euro 2008 is a knock out. So one team will loose their hope to secure the Euro champion and that team will kick-out form the tournament. So this stage is very important for every team. We can not say anything by sitting here what the result will come. But it is easy to measure that both the teams are from themselves view.

Portugal vs Germany: will the squad be changed?

It is an important question for Portugal Coach Luiz Felipe Scolari. Why? During the math alongside the co-host Switzerland Portugal got heavy defeat of 0-2 for some change in midfields and strikers. Form this decision Portugal Coach will learn something that will implement in the match of First Quarter final of ongoing EUFA Euro 2008.

Sky Sported reported:

· "I could, but I'm not going to change anything," he stated. "In principle it will be the same team."

· "I don't expect it to be my last game with Portugal," he said. "Everything we have done is one with one objective (to get to the final).

· "I have the utmost respect for Germany but I trust my team and I think we are going to go through."

Portugal vs Germany: Portugal is worry about Germany

Reuters quotes that Portugal have had a wary eye on Germany since Euro 2008 began but their meeting in Thursday's quarter-final in Basel could not have come at a better time for Luiz Felipe Scolari's side. I think so; if you look over the previous important and world class football tournament alongside Germany then you could easily understand the Portugal got serious defeat to German. Germany's last meeting with Portugal in the European Championship was a humiliating 3-0 defeat in the group phase in 2000 but they did get a measure of revenge with a 3-1 victory in the third-placed match at the last World Cup. So Germany is the most favorite for the Euro Cup Championship.

Portugal vs German first Quarter Final: Germany is most favorite team?

In spite of Germany injury, they are confident about their victory in the quarter final alongside the super form Portugal. Why? Although I did not get any information of pervious Euro championship where the tows come to field to face each other but German defeated Portugal during the European Championship and Portugal defeat Germany in the last Word Cup championship. Some of key players are in injury in Germany side but the previous victory against the co- host Austria and Poland making brave to clash Portugal.

Portugal vs Germany: Portugal will play their best games

Scolari’s decision for changing formatted team during the last match Portuguese got heavy defeat. In this situation they are thinking to play best in the quarter final of Euro 2008. "We have had two very good second halves," said Scolari, who is likely to field the same team that started the first two games. "Principally we have played football. We've worked with the ball. That is our quality." Not only the Coach but the star player Ronaldo is uttering similar words to do well "For me being favorites doesn't count," Ronaldo said ahead of the match. "I just hope Portugal can play their best game."

Germany vs Portugal Quarter Final: Online Live Score and Updates

It is for sure that football fans around the world are now eagerly waiting for an exciting quarter final match between Germany and Portugal tomorrow. I guess, you already started to manage your time to watch the match live on television. However, it is also true that not all of you are as fortunate as the rest of you are, because some of you may not be able to enjoy the match on television due to your personal or professional works, or may be you do not have access to the television channel that is showing the match live. Whatever the reason is, I would request you not to put your head down because you can still get the online live score and updates of the Germany vs Portugal match from various online live score websites. Here, I am giving some links of online live score websites:

The pervious match is not now important. Quarter final is the knock out, so who will play best they will get victory. Now we have to wait for a couple hours to get the result who will play the semi final of Euro 2008.

June 13, 2008

UEFA Euro 2008: Watch on Live TV, Online live and reviews

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Barcelona vs Manchester United UEFA Champions League 2009 Final Live Updates

12 matches of first rounds of the UEFA Euro 2008 have been played. Tow teams has become qualified for the second round. From Group A Portugal and Group B Croatia. Euro 2008 is passing some suffocating time. In the inaugural ceremony of the UEFA Euro 2008 was held on 7 June 2008. The hosts may Austria and Switzerland kicked off the tournament. So the people of the host countries will lose their excitement. But the fans other country live Portugal and Croatia will inspire to watch matches.

A number of channels have acquired the Broadcasting Rights of Euro Cup 2008 to telecast the matches live. As a result, the tournament will be watched on television by numerous people across the world.

UEFA took up an excellent marketing plan before selling the Broadcasting Rights of Euro Cup 2008. They relied on Sportfive Group, a network of companies, for the marketing and selling of rights of broadcasting Euro Cup 2008. Quite a few television channels across the globe have acquired the telecasting rights of Euro 2008. The Sportfive Group took market-to-market strategy of selling the Euro 2008 broadcasting rights.

The main television channels of different countries, which are secured telecast right of the Euro 2008 matches across the world, are listed below:

Austria – ORF: Austria is the one of the host country of UEFA Euro 2008 among to the two. Austria ORF has secured telecast right so that the peoples could watch the Euro-2008 live.

Shortly before the EURO 2008 kickoff on June 1, ORF went on-air with its traditional Sunday sports program “Sport am Sonntag” using the new studio — for the first time — live in HDTV. After this test match, it was all plain sailing for the HDTV live coverage of the EURO 2008.

Switzerland – SRG: Switzerland is another team that is the co-organizer of Euro 2008. Switzerland is also the team that is playing in the Group A. So the fans who like the team most and living in that country could take the opportunity of watching Euro 2008 on TV channel.

SRG SSR idée suissej holds exclusive television rights to UEFA EURO 2008TM and will be broadcasting all 31 matches played in Switzerland and Austria on its Schweizer Fernsehen (SF), Télévision Suisse Romande (TSR) and Televisione svizzera di lingua italiana (TSI) television stations.

Ochsner Sport and SRG SSR idée Suisse arrange a Football Road show to add more pleasure among the fans of the Switzerland.

Germany - ARD / ZDF : Germany, the fevourite team in the group B. ZDT is a public service German Television Channel based in Mianz. ZDF is a cable and satelite based first European e satellite broadcast via Astra 1C. For the Greman fans it is telecasting the live Euro- 2008 Live. The TV channels is telecasting form the first match and will telecast all 31 matches too.

"UEFA is delighted to welcome ARD and ZDF on board as official UEFA EURO 2008™ broadcasters," said UEFA's marketing director Philippe Le Floc'h. "ARD and ZDF have been showing UEFA European Football Championships™ in Germany since the inception of the competition and we look forward to continuing this fruitful partnership for the benefit of the German football fans and viewers."

Bosnia and Herzegovina - BHT

Norway - TV2/Telenor

Bulgaria - Diema

Croatia – HRT:

Czech Republic - TV Prima

Denmark - TV2

Belarus - ONT

India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal-ESPN Star Sports: There are a lot of fans of UEFA Euro 2008 in the countries of the Indian sub-continent. ESPN Star Sports is serving the duty for the people of those countries. The people of the area like cricket most but football too.

Slovenia - TV3

Estonia - ETV

Azerbaijan - Lider TV

Armenia - C1

France - TF1 / M6:

Kazakhstan - Khabar

Georgia - Rustavi 2

Albania - Top Channel / DigitAlb Premium 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Greece - ERT

Hungary - MTV / Sport 1

Italy - RAI

Turkey - ATV / Digitürk

Latvia - LTV7

Netherlands - NOS

Ireland - RTÉ / UTV

Finland - YLE

Portugal - TVI / Sport TV: Portugal is the most favorite team in the Euro 2008, already has acquired the qualification for the next round. So the people of the country are egger to watch the matches. Most important thing is that Portugal is the runner-up of the last UEFA Euro. So this year they will try to be champion. For the people of the country RVI and Sports TV has secured the telecast right of Euro 2008. The Sports TV does telecast not only Euro but also the tournament like FIFA World Cup too.

Sport TV is the brand name for a group of three Portuguese sports-oriented television channels. Sport TV is the dominant subscription television sports brand in Portugal. The first channel, then known as only Sport TV, was launched on 16 September 1998 and is produced by PT Multimédia and Controlinveste. It is available in almost all television distribution operators in Portugal as a premium subscription channel, except TVTEL.

Iceland - RÚV

Romania - TVR

Serbia - RTS

Poland - Polsat

Sweden - TV4 / Canal+

Afghanistan - Sport's Channel

Arab World, Middle East, and North Africa - Al Jazeera Sports:

United States and Canada - OMNI Television/ESPN (Joint Contract)

Ecuador - Canal 1 / Gamavision

United Arab Emirates - Dubai Sport / AD Sport

United Kingdom - BBC / ITV

Hong Kong - now TV of PCCW

Iran - Channel 3

Brazil - TV Record / Sportv:

Mexico - TV Azteca / Televisa

New Zealand - SKY Television

South Korea - MBC / KBS

So the football fans of different continent and countries will able to watch the UEFA Euro 2008 on the following Channels. Here is a complete lists of 44 countries and the channels that will telecast the UEFA Euro 2008 live.

LiveSoccerTv: is an online TV channel for the people who live in English, Spanish and French. If you can visit the website then you could see Watch EURO 2008 Live - Euro Fixtures, Schedules and Results. From here you could select the match to watch according to your choice. You also allowed watching the highlight for matches. Here is some lists of the TV channels those are telecasting live the matches.

MY P2P: My P2P is another online TV to watch Euro 2008 live. According to the official website site direction they are claiming

it's easy to watch Live tv on your pc, and it's also free. Check back frequently to see if new channels have been added. Problems with streams? Make sure to update your WMP or check our forum for more info when you can't get it working.

StarHub UEFA EURO 2008: StarHub is a Singapore base Satellite TV Channel. It has secured the exclusive broadcast right of Euro 2008 that is organized by Austria-Switzerland. Star hub is telecasting in three platforms cable TV, mobile and online. All the platforms are important in this era. The people who are at home will watch Cable TV and who are in remote area where mobile network works will watch the Euro 2008 on its mobile handset and who are at office could watch the UEFA Euro on pc of laptop that is connected with broadband internet.

"We will certainly look at ways to maximise our customers' UEFA EURO 2008 experience across our pay-TV, mobile and online platforms," Adit Harinasuta, head, services & solutions, StarHub, said.

StarHub's UEFA EURO 2008 broadcast rights cover the 'live' telecast of all 31 matches, from Group Phase to the Final, as well as the opening and closing ceremonies. The pay-TV operator also plans to offer the unprecedented telecast of all UEFA EURO 2008 matches in high-definition.

UEFA Euro 2008 in ESPN Classic, ESPN2 and ESPN for USA Fans

UEFA Euro 2008 football championship is knocking at the door. So the football fans who are living in the different continents are waiting to watch the matches in different platform. There are a lot of football fans in United State now and football is getting popularity among the Americans. Even there many European and the people from other continents who love football most that are why ESPN group is serving form these football fans.

UEFA Euro 2008 will be come on ground on 7 June with it inaugural ceremony. Switzerland and Austria is the host jointly the Euro 2008. The 33 matches will be played in different form grounds.

This is the first time the people of Unite State will get the opportunity to watch the all matches of Euro 2008 in ESPN channel. The three Channels of ESPN named ESPN2, ESPN and ESPN Classic will telecast the matches live among the USA fans.

ESPN has announces the time schedule and telecast timetable and which time and in which Channel will telecast which matches? Here is a complete list of the schedule. The timetable has arranged according to EST.

The fixture and timetable of UEFA Euro 2008 in for USA

Group play

Saturday 6/07

11:50 a.m.- Switzerland vs. Czech Republic A (ESPN Classic)

2:30 p.m.- Portugal vs. Turkey A (ESPN Classic)

Sunday 6/08

11:50 a.m.- Austria vs. Croatia B (ESPN2)

2:30 p.m.- Germany vs. Poland B (ESPN2)

Monday 6/09

11:50 a.m.- Romania vs. France C (ESPN2)

2:30 p.m.- Netherlands vs. Italy C (ESPN2)

Tuesday 6/10

11:50 a.m.- Spain vs. Russia D (ESPN2)

2:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Sweden D (ESPN2)

Wednesday 6/11

11:50 a.m.- Czech Republic vs. Portugal A (ESPN2)

2:30 p.m.- Switzerland vs. Turkey A (ESPN2)

Thursday 6/12

11:50 a.m.- Croatia vs. Germany B (ESPN2)

2:30 p.m.- Austria vs. Poland B (ESPN2)

Friday 6/13

11:50 a.m.- Italy vs. Romania C (ESPN2)

2:30 p.m.- Netherlands vs. France C (ESPN2)

Saturday 6/14

11:50 a.m.- Sweden vs. Spain D (ESPN2)

2:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Russia D (ESPN2)

Sunday 6/15

2:30 p.m.- Switzerland vs. Portugal A (ESPN2)

2:30 p.m.- Turkey vs. Czech Republic A (ESPN2)

Monday 6/16

2:30 p.m.- Poland vs. Croatia B (ESPN Classic)

2:30 p.m.- Austria vs. Germany B (ESPN)

Tuesday 6/17

2:30 p.m.- Netherlands vs. Romania C (ESPN Classic)

2:30 p.m.- France vs. Italy C (ESPN)

Wednesday 6/18

2:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Spain D (ESPN)

2:30 p.m.- Russia vs. Sweden D (ESPN2)

Quarterfinals

Thursday 6/19 2:30 p.m. - 1A vs. 2B (ESPN)

Friday 6/20 2:30 p.m. - 1B vs. 2A (ESPN)

Saturday 6/21 2:30 p.m. - 1C vs. 2D (ABC)

Sunday 6/22 2:55 p.m. - 1D vs. 2C (ESPN)

Semifinals

Wednesday 6/25 2:30 p.m. - Winners (ESPN)

Thursday 6/26 2:30 p.m. - Winners (ESPN2)

Finals

Sunday 6/29 2:30 p.m. - Title Match in Vienna (ABC)

June 7, 2008

Attractive Opening Ceremony of Euro 2008

To watch Germany Vs Portugal Match live visit the link

http://techblogbiz.blogspot.com/2008/06/germany-vs-portugal-live-score-and.html

UEFA Euro is one of the biggest football events in to the Europeans. It inaugurates after four years. This year the UEFA Euro is hosted by two countries Austria and Switzerland. On 7 June 2008 at 17:00 local time in St. Jakob Stadium, Basel, Switzerland. The opening ceremony will be attractive and colorful because of its popularity.

Football is the heart of European and if it becomes UEFA Euro then there is no doubt. Euro is a prestigious event to the Europeans. Now all Europe is in Euro 2008 fever. I have quoted some opinions below;

"I'm not a football fan though I am very glad and a bit proud that the tournament is happening here," said 45-year-old Angelino Bernardo, a 4-star hotel employee.

"It is an advantage on the part of my hotel employer since they are going to house here a number of guests from all over Europe. Para sa akin ay dagdag na trabaho and actually bawal sa aming mga workers ang magbakasyon magmula sa June7 hanggang matapos ang event," Bernardo added. (It is an additional work for me and actually we are not allowed to go on vacation starting June 7 until the end of the soccer cup.)

"The Europe Soccer Cup 2008 is an opportunity for Austria to showcase not only its enthusiasm for sport but also its image as a country of art and culture," said overseas Filipino worker Romeo Morales.

"The latest horrible event in Amstetten, where Josef Fritzl took his daughter into captivity for 24 years, has put Austria in the bad limelight. The European Soccer Cup is an important event for Austria and this is a good opportunity to prove that the country has other wonderful things to offer," said another OFW, Felipe Reyes.

"Football unites": that is the slogan the Austrian Football Association, the Austrian Bundesliga authorities and the "2008- Austria on the ball" initiative have chosen for UEFA EURO 2008TM, and it is their hope that the beautiful game will build bridges between people and cultures, across all borders.

So, it is clear that not only the opening ceremony but also whole the Euro 2008 champion will be more exciting too.

June 6, 2008

UEFA EURO 2008 on Live Mobile TV

To watch UEFA Euro final Germany vs Spain live score visit the link below:

http://techblogbiz.blogspot.com/2008/06/germany-vs-spain-live-score-and-updates.html

Europe / US : Mobixell Networks announce that its latest platform offering with leading Swiss mobile operator, Swisscom, has gone live.

It will see Swisscom deliver the highest quality live video and audio streaming possible with low bandwidth conditions (GPRS) to its customers - in time for the anticipated surge in demand around the UEFA EURO 2008(TM) and the Olympics.

Using Mobixell's Mobile Webcast(TM) solution, Swisscom can deliver real-time Mobile TV and Video on Demand to ensure a sustained connection even when the network reaches capacity or reception quality deteriorates.

Mobixell's Mobile Webcast solution performs real-time adaptation, so that irrespective of the handset device being used or variable wireless network conditions, the user experience is always optimised. In addition to providing continuous streaming, despite network or reception limitations, it also has the ability to reduce the stall duration when the user hands-off from a high-bit rate connection (e.g. UMTS) to a low bit-rate (e.g. EDGE or GPRS) connection. Mobile Webcast facilitates introducing new video services, from Video on Demand and live channels through to Internet video, simply and at optimal quality.

As well as enhancing the customer experience, Mobile Webcast also opens up the opportunity for mobile advertising as ads and branding can be added to the video streams. Recent research from Jupiter has estimated that mobile internet advertising revenues in Europe will grow to EUR 1.3billion in 2012, and mobile video is seen to be the second highest contributor to this.

Swisscom's spokesperson Christian Neuhaus said, "Major sporting events, such as the UEFA EURO 2008(TM), typically require dealing with peaks of cellular traffic as high volumes of people gather in one area, all using their phones for a variety of different services. Swisscom recognises the importance of providing its customers with the best service quality possible, and by working with Mobixell, has ensured that this will remain the case during June's European football tournament and the Olympics.

"In addition to the benefits continuous streaming offers Swisscom customers, it also holds an excellent business case for Mobixell itself," Christian Neuhaus continued. "Statistically, when a user gets cut off while using a mobile video service more than once or twice, they will not continue to use it. Mobixell's continuous efforts will help provide our customers the best Mobile TV experience possible."

Amir Aharoni, CEO of Mobixell stated, "We are delighted that an innovative operator such as Swisscom, who is recognised as having extremely high standards, particularly around the issue of quality, has selected Mobixell to provide this continued streaming service to its customers. The Mobixell scalable solution can easily support the required concurrent sessions so we are confident that Swisscom's subscribers will be able to enjoy the best experience of Mobile TV and Video on Demand at this year's UEFA EURO 2008(TM)."

Live Mobile TV Infrastructure for UEFA EURO 2008

June 5, 2008

Watch UEFA Euro 2008 Live on TV Channels and Online video streaming

If you want to get the live score and updates of Champions league final 2009 between Barcelona and Manchester United, then visit the following link:

Barcelona vs Manchester United UEFA Champions League 2009 Final Live Updates

To watch UEFA Euro final Germany vs Spain live score visit the link below:

http://techblogbiz.blogspot.com/2008/06/germany-vs-spain-live-score-and-updates.html

In the inaugural ay the of the UEFA Euro 2008 on 7 June 2008 two matches of the most expecting football matches of Europe will take in two venues. In the first the two matches will be taken place on Basel and Geneva. UEFA Euro 2008 is going to commence on with two matches of Group A one is Switzerland vs Czech Republic in Basel at 18:00 local time and the second match of the same group Portugal vs Turkey in Geneva at 20:45.

There are many website that will show the live video streaming. www.liveeurofootball.com that kind of site where you can watch the video live streaming of Euro 2008 live. Here is a complete direction what you have to do if you want to take the opportunity about the UEFA Euro 2008 football live. All you need to do is register with Live Euro Football. Live Euro Football is a football video streaming site that is part of one of the largest online football TV networks in Europe. Membership entails a one-time subscription fee of only $ 9.99. For such a small amount, you will gain access to unlimited football games in the network for one whole year! Not only will you be able to watch live Euro 2008 games from start to finish, you will also be able to watch any football game you wish to watch. Subscription lets you have the software needed for watching, absolutely free!

The main television channels, which are going to telecast the Euro 2008 matches across the world, are listed below:

The inaugural ceremony and the first match will be held on

Austria - ORF

Switzerland - SRG

Germany - ARD / ZDF

Bosnia and Herzegovina - BHT

Norway - TV2/Telenor

Bulgaria - Diema

Croatia - HRT

Czech Republic - TV Prima

Denmark - TV2

Belarus - ONT

India, Maldives, Sri Lanka, Bhutan, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Nepal-ESPN Star Sports

Slovenia - TV3

Estonia - ETV

Azerbaijan - Lider TV

Armenia - C1

France - TF1 / M6

Kazakhstan - Khabar

Georgia - Rustavi 2

Albania - Top Channel / DigitAlb Premium 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Greece - ERT

Hungary - MTV / Sport 1

Italy - RAI

Turkey - ATV / Digitürk

Latvia - LTV7

Netherlands - NOS

Ireland - RTÉ / UTV

Finland - YLE

Portugal - TVI / Sport TV

Iceland - RÚV

Romania - TVR

Serbia - RTS

Poland - Polsat

Sweden - TV4 / Canal+

Afghanistan - Sport's Channel

Arab World, Middle East, and North Africa - Al Jazeera Sports

United States and Canada - OMNI Television/ESPN (Joint Contract)

Ecuador - Canal 1 / Gamavision

United Arab Emirates - Dubai Sport / AD Sport

United Kingdom - BBC / ITV

Hong Kong - now TV of PCCW

Iran - Channel 3

Brazil - TV Record / Sportv

Mexico - TV Azteca / Televisa

New Zealand - SKY Television

South Korea - MBC / KBS

So the football fans of different continent and countries will able to watch the UEFA Euro 2008 on the following Channels. Here is a complete list of 44 countries and the channels that will telecast the UEFA Euro 2008 live.

June 4, 2008

UEFA Euro 2008 in ESPN Classic, ESPN2 and ESPN for USA Fans

UEFA Euro 2008 will be come on ground on 7 June with it inaugural ceremony. Switzerland and Austria is the host jointly the Euro 2008. The 33 matches will be played in different form grounds.

The fixture and timetable of UEFA Euro 2008 in for USA

Group play

Saturday 6/07

11:50 a.m.- Switzerland vs. Czech Republic A (ESPN Classic)

2:30 p.m.- Portugal vs. Turkey A (ESPN Classic)

Sunday 6/08

11:50 a.m.- Austria vs. Croatia B (ESPN2)

2:30 p.m.- Germany vs. Poland B (ESPN2)

Monday 6/09

11:50 a.m.- Romania vs. France C (ESPN2)

2:30 p.m.- Netherlands vs. Italy C (ESPN2)

Tuesday 6/10

11:50 a.m.- Spain vs. Russia D (ESPN2)

2:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Sweden D (ESPN2)

Wednesday 6/11

11:50 a.m.- Czech Republic vs. Portugal A (ESPN2)

2:30 p.m.- Switzerland vs. Turkey A (ESPN2)

Thursday 6/12

11:50 a.m.- Croatia vs. Germany B (ESPN2)

2:30 p.m.- Austria vs. Poland B (ESPN2)

Friday 6/13

11:50 a.m.- Italy vs. Romania C (ESPN2)

2:30 p.m.- Netherlands vs. France C (ESPN2)

Saturday 6/14

11:50 a.m.- Sweden vs. Spain D (ESPN2)

2:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Russia D (ESPN2)

Sunday 6/15

2:30 p.m.- Switzerland vs. Portugal A (ESPN2)

2:30 p.m.- Turkey vs. Czech Republic A (ESPN2)

Monday 6/16

2:30 p.m.- Poland vs. Croatia B (ESPN Classic)

2:30 p.m.- Austria vs. Germany B (ESPN)

Tuesday 6/17

2:30 p.m.- Netherlands vs. Romania C (ESPN Classic)

2:30 p.m.- France vs. Italy C (ESPN)

Wednesday 6/18

2:30 p.m.- Greece vs. Spain D (ESPN)

2:30 p.m.- Russia vs. Sweden D (ESPN2)

Quarterfinals

Thursday 6/19 2:30 p.m. - 1A vs. 2B (ESPN)

Friday 6/20 2:30 p.m. - 1B vs. 2A (ESPN)

Saturday 6/21 2:30 p.m. - 1C vs. 2D (ABC)

Sunday 6/22 2:55 p.m. - 1D vs. 2C (ESPN)

Semifinals

Wednesday 6/25 2:30 p.m. - Winners (ESPN)

Thursday 6/26 2:30 p.m. - Winners (ESPN2)

Finals

Sunday 6/29 2:30 p.m. - Title Match in Vienna (ABC)

May 28, 2008

Kia brand becomes official sponsor of UEFA EURO 2008

Kia Motors Corporation, in conjunction with Hyundai Motor, has become an official global sponsor of the upcoming UEFA European Football Championship ™.

Kia Motors Corporation, in conjunction with Hyundai Motor, has become an official global sponsor of the upcoming UEFA European Football Championship ™, or ‘UEFA EURO 2008™’.

Kia Motors Corporation President & CEO, Euisun Chung, and Chief Operating Officer of UEFA Marketing and Media Management, Philippe Margraff, held a ceremony for the UEFA EUROTOP partnership, which includes sponsorship rights of the UEFA EURO 2008 ™ tournament, at the grand opening ceremony of Kia’s €1 billion Slovakia plant on April 24. The partnership broadens Kia’s long-term partnership with football, which started with the 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan and now includes official partnerships with FIFA until 2014 and the Chinese national men’s and women’s football teams.

“We are honored to be in a fortunate position to sponsor the UEFA EURO 2008™ tournament as part of our EUROTOP partnership agreement with UEFA. This sponsorship, fittingly signed on this historic day for Kia Motors, will give a big boost to our brand awareness, not only here in Europe but also among the huge audience of football fans throughout the world,” said Mr. Chung.

Speaking at the ceremony at Kia Motors’ first European production facility, UEFA’s Philippe Margraff commented, “ UEFA EURO 2008™ promises to be a spectacular sporting event enjoyed by millions all over the world. Kia Motors is not only strengthening its relationship with Europe today [by officially opening the Slovakia production facility] but it is also building an exciting relationship with one of the world’s premier sporting events.”

The UEFA EURO 2008 ™ sponsorship will entitle Kia to promote its brand on perimeter boards around the stadiums and through official UEFA TV broadcast partners during the event, and use the event’s official logo in company media materials. In addition, Kia will also provide official vehicles that will be used during the event.

In addition to UEFA EURO 2008 ™ , the EUROTOP partnership means that the Hyundai-Kia Automotive Group has obtained the right to participate as an official sponsor in all of UEFA's national-team competitions including the European U-21 Championships in 2007 and 2009, the European Futsal Championships in 2007 and 2009, and the Women’s European Football Championship in 2009 .

This move, along with the grand opening ceremony of Kia’s manufacturing plant in Slovakia, is expected to boost Kia’s brand image and awareness across the European market. Kia’s Slovakia plant is producing the cee’d family of compact vehicles designed by and for Europeans, and will also begin producing Kia’s Sportage compact SUV later this year.

The UEFA EUROTOP partnership will allow Kia to continue to actively build its global brand and association with football, the most popular sport in the world.

About the UEFA European Football Championship™

The official name for UEFA EURO 2008™ is ‘UEFA European Football Championship™’ and it is the largest football event in Europe. It began in 1960 in France and it is held every four years in tournament format.

The figures from UEFA EURO 2004™ show the scale of the event: UEFA EURO 2004™ was broadcast on television in more than 200 countries, amounting to total broadcasting time of 30,000 hours and each of the 31 matches was followed live by at least 150 million TV viewers.

The official UEFA EURO 2004™ website clocked up 500 million page views and over 40 million users.

16 qualifying national teams from throughout Europe form four groups of four teams and play in a tournament every four years. Since the inaugural tournament in 1960, it has received much attention from football fans not only in Europe but also from all around the world. UEFA EURO 2008 ™ will be held from June 7th until the 29th in Austria and Switzerland.

The event has been a launching platform to fame for football superstars such as Johann Cruijf, Michel Platini, Marco Van Basten, Oliver Bierhoff, Zinedine Zidane, Michael Owen, and David Beckham. It is widely considered as an event that helps boost the brand image of official sponsors as it is aired all over the world.

Press release

May 27, 2008

UEFA Euro 2008: ESPN-STAR will telecast the matches Live

To watch Germany Vs Turkey Semi-Final live visit the link

http://www.indianraj.com/2008/06/euro_2008_germanyturkey_match.html

There is nothing new to introduce ESPN STAR. It is the largest world leading sports channel. It telecasts live various games. Recently, it has got to telecast right of UEFA Euro 2008. UEFA Euro 2008 will be taken place from 7 June to 29June. Austria and Switzerland is the host country of the Euro 2008. ESPN-STAR is a Sport TV channel based on Asia especially south Asia. With this announcement the football fans of this area will able to watch 31 matches of Euro 2008.

ESPN-STAR Sports will broadcast live Euro 2008. In all 31 matches will be played from June 7. The final will be played in Vienna on July 29. The festival of football will be witnessed in eight cities – Basel, Geneva, Vienna, Klagenfurt, Innsbruck, Salzburg, Zurich and Berne.

Asia is always crazy for Cricket. The weather of this area is suitable for cricket that is why football could not get more popularity in this area. It does not mean that the people of this area like football most.

May 26, 2008

French Striker Thierry Henry will go retirement after Euro 2008

Thierry Henry is the 31 years old star striker of French. The star player Thierry Henry plays a siding with the Barcelona. In 99 matches, he achieved the top scorer crown for the Les Bleus (France) with 44 goals. Recently, he has declared to take retirement form the professional football matches.

The 31-year-old was quoted as saying by Friday's L'Equipe said that his age was the reason why he was considering retiring, as age was very important for strikers. 'I have thought of retiring after Euro.' He believes his side, who will be facing the Netherlands, Italy and Romania in the first round, are amongst the favourites for the Euro title.

Thierry Henry has played in a side different club form 1994 to 2007. Now he is playing in as side of FC Barcelona.

UEFA Euro 2008: Switzerland anxious for Von Bergen Injury

Von Bergen who is one of the defenders of Switzerland’s declared squad for the forthcoming UEFA Euro 2008. During the practices session he has got injury in his leg and uncertain for the UEFA Euro 2008. He has been playing with different clubs since 2000. Now he is working with Hertha BSC Berlin Club.

The injury of Von Bergen, who has not been immediately replaced, creates more dilemma for Switzerland's defense, which has had to cope all year without starter Patrick Mueller and, more recently, Ludovic Magnin.

French champion Lyon has already announced that it will not renew Mueller's contract, but has yet to release the 31-year-old defender to the Swiss team because of its shortage of defenders ahead of the French Cup final against Paris Saint-Germain on Saturday.

I think it is a shake for Switzerland before UEFA Euro-2008. Doctor is anxious about Von Bergen to play the matches.

May 9, 2008

UEFA Euro 2008: Qualified Teams, Groups and Venues

Euro 2008 is knocking at the door. From June 7 to June 29, the Euro 2008 will be taken place in Austria and Switzerland. Euro 2008 will be organized jointly and it is the second time that is organizing jointly. UEFA Euro 2000 was jointly hosted by Belgium and the Netherlands. It has been announced that Euro 2012 will also be held jointly and the hosted country will be Poland and Ukraine.

16 teams will take part by dividing four groups. The matches will be held just in two venues. Switzerland will play all of its group-stage matches at Basel, and Austria will play all of its group-stage matches at Vienna.

Group A: Czech Republic, Portugal, Switzerland and Turkey

Group B: Austria, Croatia, Germany and Poland

Group C: France, Italy, Netherlands and Romania

Group D: Greece, Russia, Spain and Sweden