2024 UEFA European Championship

Amazin69 · 06-10-2024, 11:25 PM

Yo, footie folks! This starts Friday.

The Group of Death appears to be Group B, with Spain, Italy and Croatia. Lots of luck, Albania!

Rooting for everyone who isn't Ukraine. Further thoughts coming as things develop.

mytreds · 06-10-2024, 11:29 PM

England is the favorite, huge pressure on them to produce.

Amazin69 · 06-11-2024, 12:04 AM

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Originally Posted by mytreds

England is the favorite, huge pressure on them to produce.

In the words of David Byrne, "same as it ever was".

(I play an online soccer-manager game. An English friend I've made through that is pretty much a puddle of nerves, if I may mix metaphors, right now.)

jcard · 06-11-2024, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Amazin69

Yo, footie folks! This starts Friday.

The Group of Death appears to be Group B, with Spain, Italy and Croatia. Lots of luck, Albania!

Rooting for everyone who isn't Ukraine. Further thoughts coming as things develop.

What is your issue with Ukraine?

Amazin69 · 06-11-2024, 01:25 AM

Multiple. All political, so likely shut down if discussed here. Let's just say they're lucky Hamas decided to reclaim the #1 spot in my "most-despised" poll, and leave it at that.

Westheim · 06-11-2024, 01:28 AM

I took next week off so I can catch the afternoon (US East Coast: morning) games. It's the last "fun" tournament we're gonna get before the utter farce of the 2026 World Cup and beyond, and I want to inhale it all. With the exception of 2002, which had its broadcast rights scattered all across the German TV landscape and was at least half exclusive to pay TV we didn't have at the time, I have watched - as far as my schedule could be enticed to cooperate - every game of every World Cup and Euro tournament since 1998. (Also excluding the "second" game of every final group match for obvious reasons)

CONN CHRIS · 06-11-2024, 04:40 AM

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Originally Posted by Amazin69

Multiple. All political, so likely shut down if discussed here. Let's just say they're lucky Hamas decided to reclaim the #1 spot in my "most-despised" poll, and leave it at that.

Let's just say that you've closed another thread.

06-10-2024, 11:29 PM	#2
mytreds All Star Starter Join Date: Nov 2019 Posts: 1,000	England is the favorite, huge pressure on them to produce. __________________ “Baseball isn’t statistics; it’s Joe DiMaggio rounding second.” “Once, centuries ago, it was the beloved national pastime of the Americas, Wesley. Abandoned by a society that prized fast food and faster games. Lost to impatience.” “ The term ‘WAR’ should be replaced by ‘WAG’. WAR isn’t an actual measurement; it’s just a wild-ass guess” -Bill James RIP National League 1876-2022 Floreat semper vel invita morte. I make custom ballparks.

06-11-2024, 01:28 AM	#6
Westheim Hall Of Famer Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: Germany Posts: 12,394	I took next week off so I can catch the afternoon (US East Coast: morning) games. It's the last "fun" tournament we're gonna get before the utter farce of the 2026 World Cup and beyond, and I want to inhale it all. With the exception of 2002, which had its broadcast rights scattered all across the German TV landscape and was at least half exclusive to pay TV we didn't have at the time, I have watched - as far as my schedule could be enticed to cooperate - every game of every World Cup and Euro tournament since 1998. (Also excluding the "second" game of every final group match for obvious reasons) __________________ Portland Raccoons, 86 years of excell-.... of baseball: Furballs here! 1983 * 1989 * 1991 * 1992 * 1993 * 1995 * 1996 * 2010 * 2017 * 2018 * 2019 * 2026 * 2028 * 2035 * 2037 * 2044 * 2045 * 2046 * 2047 * 2048 * 2051 * 2054 * 2055 * 2061 1 OSANAI : 2 POWELL : 7 NOMURA \| RAMOS : 8 REECE : 10 BROWN : 15 HALL : 27 FERNANDEZ : 28 CASAS : 31 CARMONA : 32 WEST : 39 TONER : 46 SAITO Resident Mets Cynic - The Mets from 1962 onwards, here.

06-10-2024, 11:25 PM	#1
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 2,876 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	2024 UEFA European Championship Yo, footie folks! This starts Friday. The Group of Death appears to be Group B, with Spain, Italy and Croatia. Lots of luck, Albania! Rooting for everyone who isn't Ukraine. Further thoughts coming as things develop.

06-11-2024, 01:25 AM	#5
Amazin69 Hall Of Famer Join Date: Nov 2010 Posts: 2,876 Infractions: 0/1 (1)	Multiple. All political, so likely shut down if discussed here. Let's just say they're lucky Hamas decided to reclaim the #1 spot in my "most-despised" poll, and leave it at that.