Showing posts with label football. Show all posts
Showing posts with label football. Show all posts

Saturday, June 28, 2008

Get Set for Euro 2008 Finale: Germany vs Spain

Who will win The Cup?

Well the finals are set for the Euro Cup 2008. This is the moment that we've been waiting for. The great football season is now drawing to a close & football fans all over the globe are already wondering if they will be able to adjust to life without football.

Come to think of it, I will miss those super bunch of sizzling HOT/AWESOME players! Oouch! Those rippling arms and sexaay bodies......OMGosh!!! I'm going crazy thinking about it. This is the main reason why I'm watching football. My entire world won't come crashing down if I have a lousy day at the office. Yes, indeed it is.

Aside from this, I wouldn't be clueless going into work the next day where everyone was talking about the tournament. Ha ha! I guess it must be that darn Euro spirit in the air. No matter what you do or where you go, football is the main topic of conversation. It's about the atmosphere, the ambience, the excitement, the suspense, the tension, the thrills, the spills and the tears of the game.

I'm curious how crazy things are going to get this Sunday with the finals! Some wives got raged, because they lost their husband at least during the season. Are the girls glad it’s over so they can get their husbands/boyfriends back? I'm sure they are.

The winner of Euro 2008 will qualify for the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup in South Africa.

Which team will emerge the winner? I just couldn't care less who wins for now. Both spectacular teams are winners to me. It will be one hell of an interesting match.

Thursday, June 26, 2008

Football Betting Addiction

Online football betting has become increasingly popular in recent years, becoming punters' favourite gambling. Even though the matches are shown at midnight to the wee hours of the morning here, the Euro 2008 fever is burning high among Asians. Soccer fans and enthusiasts who are in different time zone will stay overnight to catch a match and some even negleted their jobs.

Many online sites offer free tips on football, including Premiership, FA Cup and international matches, including Euro 2008 online betting. Such sites claim various levels of long-term profit.

These days, more and more people are tempted to place a bet on a football game. Why? Well, for starters: its fun and really gets you involved in the game in a different way than just being a spectator. When your team wins, you really win and get excited. Sometimes you can win big if you bet right. However, there are always victory and defeat in every game.

Not everyone wins when they place a sports bet. Infact a lot of people wind up losing lots of money. This is not something where you have a guarantee of winning every time. It truly pays to pay attention and be prepared for the worst, as it can make the difference between you going home with a pocket of cash and going home without any cash at all. Worst still, you may end up in messy consequences. My view towards gambling: avoid football betting by all means as emotions will rule you, affecting your lifestyle and even kill you.

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Sunday, June 8, 2008

Euro 2008


The fever is soaring high for all football die-hard fans ever since the European Football Championships started. In times like these, while most men are on all- time high mood women are on all time low. I've known some women who actually detest football because they suffer from lack of attention from their partners during the matches.

Somehow there are some women who enjoy watching football but do they have as much overwhelming passion that men have for the game? Honestly, I'm not a sucker for football. Nevertheless, if it's something my husband really enjoys, I'd rather learn and understand about it, and share the common bond of sports, rather than to have him watch it alone or leave me and watch it with his buddies. Football is a real man's game, full of strategies, courage and passion.

This does not mean that women have to become sports enthusiasts to please their partner. They only need to provide space to their men to follow their passions. Don't get me wrong though. I'm not in any position to give advice. It's just my personal opinion. I believe it is important to be patient and encouraging. Besides, it's better not to find faults with your man’s thinking. Otherwise, the chances are that he may shut himself off.

So ladies, free your mind from worries, free your heart from hatred! Please bare with your partner for the next few weeks and thereafter, he's all YOURS!

To all avid football fans out there, ROCK ON!

Eight venues across Austria and Switzerland will host 31 matches during Euro 2008, starting in Basel and finishing in Vienna. Click on the links for information on each host city.