UEFA Euro 2008

Strength of potential winner

Portugal has a wealth of talented midfielders. Cristiano Ronaldo and Ricardo Quaresma possess world-class speed and scoring ability, (as do Nani and Simao Sabrosa), while Armando Petit and Joao Moutinho provide the grit, power and strength.been known to employ a 4-3-3, a 5-4-1 and a 3-4-3, depending on the situation and the players available. This level of tactical flexibility means Portugal is not tied to one system, giving the team a decided advantage over their opponents.

Spain has a pair of world-class strikers in Fernando Torres and David Villa. They are supported by a crop of attacking and creative midfielders: Cesc Fabregas, Xabi Alonso, Andres Iniesta and Xavi Hernandez. All of them bring something different to the table, complementing each other beautifully and making Spain's attack more complete.

It used to be that the Netherlands was consumed with playing beautiful soccer (Total Football, as the Dutch called it) even at the expense of winning games. But in the past two years, coach Marco van Basten has instilled his players with a "win by any means" mentality. As a result, the Dutch are no longer slaves to playing beautiful soccer, and are focused on playing winning soccer

With the exception of the goalkeeping position, Italy has great depth. The Italians have plenty of quality players in its attack, as they can call upon forwards the calibre of Luca Toni, Antonio Di Natale, Fabio Quagliarella, Marco Borriello and Alessandro Del Piero. The midfield is full of world-class talent, most notably Andrea Pirlo, Daniele De Rossi, Gennaro Gattuso, Simone Perrotta and Mauro Camoranesi.

My Predictions: 1) Portugal, 2) Spain, 3) Holland, 4) Italy

List of Past Champions

Germany (1972, 1980, 1996)
France (1984, 2000)
Russia (1960)

Czech Republic (1976)
Italy (1968)
Spain (1964)
Holland (1988)
Denmark (1992)
Greece (2004)

Who Will Be The Next Champions of Europe!!!

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