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Pokerface – Lady Luck
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Pokerface…that’s exactly what sort of facial expression I was required to display when a close friend of mine tried to have a serious conversation with me regarding Greece’s chances of qualifying for EURO 2012.
Chris beat me to it, but I was planning on breaking the news to y’all regarding Greece’s fortunes after Sunday’s draw for the EURO 2012 qualifying round. Basically, Lady Luck continues to favour Greece as we got another favourable draw.
Aside from Croatia, it is safe to say that the task of Israel, Latvia, Georgia, and Malta are doable tasks for the 2004 European Champions, which in return means we might qualify for our third consecutive European Championship and our third consecutive international tournament (would have been five straight if we made WC ’06).
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Comments(0)First thing’s first: it could have been a lot worse.
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Comments(7)If there are football Gods, they favour Greece.
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On an unrelated note, I was browsing uefa.com in hopes of finding some love “Greek-loving” publications when my an video on the side panel caught my eye…
“How to deal with pace”
Lars Lagerback on stopping the threat of quick strikers like Thierry Henry.
Suggestion: Cut his hands off.
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Hi, Greece is the dullest and most unimaginative team in the World Cup. Football at its ugliest. ... [Read More]Football Gods Favour Greece With Argentina, Nigeria, Korea Republic At South Africa 2010
Since you guys have a German coach, I wish you well. I take it for granted you know you do not h ... [Read More]Football Gods Favour Greece With Argentina, Nigeria, Korea Republic At South Africa 2010
im from turkey and i was really happy to see that greece will go to world cup i just wanted to so ... [Read More]Football Gods Favour Greece With Argentina, Nigeria, Korea Republic At South Africa 2010
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