Portugal’s Fabio Coentrao, who plays his club football for Real Madrid but has been linked with Manchester City and Chelsea, lightly dusted an opponent’s face last night in a feisty encounter at Estadio Dom Afonso Henriques as Portugal lost 3-2 to Ecuador. It’s the worst bit of acting we’ve seen since Eldorado. Thank whichever god you […]
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Euro 2012: Spain v Portugal live blog
They live right next door to each other so there’s a bit of a rivalry and they’ve played each other more than they’ve played any other international side. 34 times to be exact(ish). Spain are well on top with 16 wins to Portugal’s six. However Portugal are the last team to beat Spain in a […]
Euro 2012: Spain v Portugal match betting preview
Preview: Spain v Portugal, Wednesday 7.45pm RTE2 By Rob Dore The lowdown… Spain are the defending champions, two-time winners and reigning World Cup champions. They’re the tournament favourites at 13/8 and strong favorites to beat Portugal in the first semi-final of Euro 2012. In the parlance of the young and creepy older people on Twitter […]
Robbie Fowler: If Ronaldo doesn’t perform, Portugal will lose
I know it sounds stupid, but Portugal are playing the better football at the moment. When Cristiano Ronaldo is in full flow, they’re almost unstoppable. In the last couple of game, Ronaldo has been different class and it’s translated into some very good performances from the team. He’s been the standout performer at Euro 2012. […]
Five ‘big games’ when Ronaldo has ‘turned up’
By Aidan Elder | Chief Sports Writer The ‘not a big game player’ label is harder to shake off than the suspicion Howard Webb is on the Old Trafford payroll. You know you’ve made it when people start accusing you of ‘not turning up for the big occasion’. And give yourself an extra-large pat on […]
Passing comment on the Euro 2012 semi-finalists
By Aidan Elder | Chief sports writer Passing has been a major talking point at Euro 2012. The continued success of Spain has sparked prolonged drooling, but also triggered something of an attitude change amongst many international teams. Conventional wisdom seems to be slowly changing. Maybe the tactic of thumping the ball towards the forehead […]
At it again! Money-Back if Ronaldo scores last
You’d think Paddy Power would have learnt his lesson regarding Ronaldo after paying out over £400,000 to punters, but he’s at it again! If Ronaldo scores the last goal Paddy Power will refund all losing first goalscorer, last goalscorer, correct score and scorecast singles on that match. It really is a mad offer from Paddy […]
Euro 2012 Power Play: 9/2 that all four will score
The Euro 2012 semi-finals kick-off tomorrow and Paddy Power has enhanced the price of all four teams to score in 90 minutes to 9/2. The price was a massive 5/1 this morning but due to so many punters getting on it Paddy has had to shorten it to 9/2. Paddy is putting his cojones on the […]
Ronaldo sparks massive £400k Paddy Power refund
Czech Republic v Portugal wasn’t quite the thriller we’ve come to expect from a match at Euro 2012, but in the end a familiar name popped up to brighten it up. Cristiano Ronaldo was the hero for Portugal, but more importantly, he was the hero for Paddy Power punters. It was far from as classic, […]
Euro 2012: Czech Republic v Portugal Live Blog
By Aidan Elder | Chief Sports Writer It’s the quarter-final stage of Euro 2012 and the wheat and the chaff have finally gone their separate ways. Well, there’s still a bit of chaff floating around to be honest, but there won’t be for much longer as we find out who’ll make up the semi-finalists. First […]
Robbie Fowler: Ronaldo and Nani are too hot to handle
The business end of Euro 2012 starts tonight as Portugal take on the Czech Republic in the first quarter-final. While the Czechs have done well to advance Paddy Power columnist Robbie Fowler believes Ronaldo and Nani will have too much firepower for them tonight. Cristiano Ronaldo has Portugal’s fate in his hands tonight in the […]
Euro 2012 Quarter-Final Preview: Czechs v Portugal
Czech Republic v Portugal, Thursday 7.45pm (RTE2 & BBC1) The lowdown… After being royally tonked in their opening game against Russia, it looked like only one team was going to top Group A and it wasn’t the Czech Republic. First impressions can be deceiving and we were all deceived. In the end Russia didn’t even […]
Ronaldo: Portuguese whizz kid or same old winker?
By Lee Dover Cristiano Ronaldo is a man who has more debate around him than tasting marmite for the very first time – you are either going to love him or loathe him. In some people’s eyes, he is a god among men on the football field, with his dazzling skills always gaining a round […]
This is the Ron: Money-Back if Ronaldo scores first
Cristiano Ronaldo joined the Euro 2012 party by banging in a brace as he single-handedly took Holland apart in Portugal’s final group game. Now they face Czech Republic in the quarter-finals and punters will be hoping Ronny picks up where he left off. That’s because if Ronaldo scores the first goal, Paddy Power will refund […]
Is being a Euro 2012 Group Winner all that important?
By Aidan Elder | Chief Sports Writer The group stages of Euro 2012 provided some good football and excellent matches. Unless you’re Irish. Half the teams are on the way home, the players no doubt sobbing their way to the beaches of the Caribbean. Dry your eyes on the bikini bottoms of the nearest glamour […]
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