Showing posts with label #Euro2012. Show all posts
Showing posts with label #Euro2012. Show all posts

Sunday, June 10, 2012

#Euro2012 - Meanwhile, in part owing to both history and karma, Ireland psyches itself up for Euro 2012 in ways that are slightly different than most other countries...



Euro 2012: Ireland - an animated history - The Guardian
http://youtu.be/wqHkQOzrC5U


#Euro2012 - Meanwhile, in part because of history and karma, Ireland psyches itself up for Euro 2012 in ways that are slightly different than most other countries...



Sunday's matches on ESPNDirecTV Channel 206: 
11:45 a.m Eastern Spain vs. Italy
2:30 p.m. Croatia vs. Ireland




It's Time - Ireland Euro 2012 Promo video
http://youtu.be/LOW1HAHoA9w



JEDWARD - Put The Green Cape On - EURO 2012
http://youtu.be/0eParXVjkPI


Sunday's matches on ESPN, DirecTV Channel 206: 
11:45 a.m Eastern Spain vs. Italy
2:30 p.m. Croatia vs. Ireland

Friday, June 8, 2012

#Euro2012 -Video of BBC's controversial edition of Panorama titled, "Euro 2012 Stadiums of Hate" on the rampant violence, racism & anti-Semitism at football matches in Poland and Ukraine that has inflamed millions; Sol Campbell urges fans to "stay away"; BBC's response to criticism of program




BBC's Panorama "Stadiums of Hate" May 28, 2012.
http://youtu.be/E0f259wCerY


I actually meant to post this controversial video of the May 28th broadcast of the BBC's investigative program Panorma in my last post early this morning about the racist outbursts from the crowd -a minority of the 25,000 there to be sure- at the Dutch training session in Poland on Thursday, but perhaps it's for the best that it now has its own post.



Yesterday, the BBC posted this clip on their website from former England captain Sol Campbell's criticism of Poland and Ukraine being selected as co-hosts for Euro 2012 before they showed they're capable of running something like this BEFORE they've got a firm handle on the overt racism and anti-Semitism present at football matches in their countries, has really riled millions in the two countries, as well as Poles and Ukrainians living in Great Britain.
But many have agreed with his analysis that they weren't worthy in the first place, given  how self-evident the problems STILL are.




http://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/p00tl1z1

BBC video: Sol Campbell: 'Stay away from Euro 2012'  
Article and more video at: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-18192375


Today on the BBC's website, the show's editor, Tom Giles, has posted his response to criticisms of the program on their "The Editors" blog, which I happen to subscribe to:


'Stadiums of Hate': Legitimate and fair
By Tom Giles 
18:28 UK time, Friday, 8 June 2012
When an investigative current affairs programme like Panorama broadcasts a programme called Euro 2012: Stadiums of Hate 11 days before a major football tournament and which reveals shocking images of racist abuse and violence in the host countries - controversy is to be expected.
Read the rest of the post at:

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Oranjekoorts (Orange fever) at home, but in Poland, Dutch National Team is target of racial abuse in Krakow during team training session for Euro 2012. Info on incident, rumors of cause, and what UEFA is doing as tourney opens Friday; UEFA to players: Just DON'T step off the field!; #Euro2012


CNN video: Dutch National Team is target of racial abuse in Krakow, Poland during team practice for Euro 2012. Pedro Pinto reports from Warsaw on incident, rumors of cause and what UEFA is doing. Tourney starts today as Poland hosts Greece in Warsaw. June 7, 2012.

http://cnn.com/video/data/2.0/video/world/2012/06/08/pinto-football-racism-reported.cnn.html


SNTV video: Refs can 'stop games over racism', says UEFA President Platini

http://youtu.be/K7dzeia7ix0


Today's games on ESPN:  

11:30 a.m. Eastern - Greece vs. Poland 

2 p.m. Eastern - Russia vs. Czech Republic


The Netherlands plays Denmark on Saturday, an ESPN match airing at 11:45 a.m. and then plays Germany on Wednesday.
Some of you more regular readers of the blog might recall that my pre-2010 World Cup prediction was that the Orange would win in South Africa, but instead, they lost in a very ugly and depressing way in the title match to Spain, a style that really upset a lot of Dutch football fans at home and around the world.

TRAINING DUTCH TEAM ORANJE FOR EURO 2012 !! NEDERLAND HD


DUTCH TEAM ORANJE GETTING READY FOR EURO 2012 !!!!

One Nation Thinking Only of Orange! (LOL!)
Oranje vlaggetjes zijn levensgevaarlijk voor verkeer
and 

Algemeen Dagblad's Euro 2012 homepage: 

England's first match under new manager Roy Hodgson is against France on Monday; more on that match over the weekend.

All hail 'Roy the Redeemer'!