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The first tie of the EURO
ESP vs. ITA 1:1
... that was really an exciting match in the second half - that has been my favourite match of the EURO so far
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well - it would have been lucky, too, if Portugal had won
The luck of Germany doesn't mean that Portugal had deserved the victory...
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M Y G O D - what for two chances to score (one for Spain and one for Italy)
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Italy just scored
ESP vs ITA 0:1
Spain scored
ESP vs ITA 1:1
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well - that was yellow...
Kassai should go back to referee school...
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I have been positively surprised by Italy so far
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well, the Hungarian referees are not aware of the rules of football: it's not a foul, when they play the ball...
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The match has just started
I wonder if there are any thoughts in Spain to add some lyrics to the Spanish anthem...
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... and the second match of today...
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The first match of Group C today
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Yeah, it was a strange match. I had hoped the German team would have played like they did it in South Africa and in the last two years - otherwise the team wouldn't have a chance to win the EURO
I am just glad about the result...
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Watched the match with friends in a pub - outside...
Had a lovely evening...
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... second match of today
Germany vs. Portugal
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the first big surprise at the EURO 2012
Denmark wins - Netherlands loose
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Denmark scored!!
NED vs DEN 0:1
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Tonight the Netherlands vs. Danmak
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Russia vs. Czechia now
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Well, that was fun
Always fun to see the Arsenal keeper make two howlers!
what is the greek as well as the polish keeper playing for Arsenal?
how many players of Tottenham are playing at the EURO and for which team?
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The Opening Ceremony was quite nice - the two teams are waiting to enter the field
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Schwarz - Rot - Gold sind unsere Farben
Black - Red - Gold are our colours
Schwarz - Rot - Gold ist unser Land
Black - Red - Gold is our nation
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Of course you can't compare this opening ceremony with of the ceremony of today, but as a German I would like to add my favourite parts of the 1972 opening ceremony:
After Joachim Fuchsberger (the stadium speaker) explained that Greece has the honour to start the entrance of the athletes it becomes silent in the stadium - than a fanfare and the music start - the camera is zooming to the marathon gate of the track - a person in white appears out of the dark - the first officials entered the track - then Joachim Fuchsberger announced: GRIECHELAND - this simplicity and beauty give me still goosebumps
The music during the entrance of the athletes - in those times it was habit that the athletes marched like soldiers into the stadium and normally march music was played - that was changed: Kurt Edelhagen (the conductor of the orchestra) arranged some music to which it was simple to walk in a special speed, but what I love most is that he used some "typical" ingredients for the music during the entrance of some teams: e.g. when the United Kingdom entered you have the impression that Big Ben is ringing or when the USA entered the stadium you hear "When the Saints Go Marchin' In" and finally when FR Germany entered the stadium you hear three very popular German folk songs, which every German knows...
Wonderful idea that the Olympic Flag is carried into the stadium by athletes and not from soldiers anymore.
And my favourite part of the 1972 opening ceremony is the "Gruss der Jugend" with the dancing boys and girls - it is so is simple, but it is just wonderful colorful and breathtaking - of course the music "Sumer is icemen in" is one of the secrets of success of this segment - the arrangement is by Carl Orff (who wrote the Carmina Burana) - the canon is an Old English Kanon out of the 13th century.
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My two pennies:
SUMMER OLYMPICS:
GOLD: Sydney 2000 - how Cathy Freeman hold the torch down to the water and slowly a ring of fire appeared in the "pond"
SILVER: Barcelona 1992 - the battle with the creatures of the sea
BRONZE: Beijing 2008 - the stunning "confucius' 3,000 principles" segment with its amazing costumes and the movable type press
WINTER OLYMPICS:
GOLD: Salt Lake City 2002 - the star spangled banner of the WTC is hoisted in the stadium
SILVER: Lillehammer 1994 - how the fairy tale was read and suddenly the Trolls appeared from everywhere - even out of the ground
BRONZE: Torino 2006 - the girl singing the Italian anthem together with a choir of the carabinieri
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and hopefully a Munich 2022 games.
that would be great!
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Ireland vs. Hrvatska
in UEFA Euro 2012
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... and now Ireland vs. Croatia...
An Irish fan lost his tickets in Dublin Airport, when he flew to Poland - with the help of facebook, twitter and national radio he got his tickets back..
Irish Times - Tweet success for fan Damien as network campaign restores his missing match tickets