Paul Jewell arrived at Pride Park full of optimism and was confident that he could improve Derby's fortunes. However, it appears as though the Rams were a lot better off two seasons ago (apart from financially of course) when Billy Davies was at the helm, steering the underdogs to promotion ... Click to continue reading...

A native of the United States, Sean has relished in the ever-present glow of first-rate soccer since moving to Europe nearly six years ago. A national team devotee, he is still working to develop fervor for the Bundesliga that approaches that of a German male's. As a traditional supporter of the underdogs, Sean has spent the past two seasons trying to think of reasons not to like Bayern Munich and is running out of reasons -- suggestions are welcome. Click to continue reading...

Image details: Euro 2008 - Public Viewing Spain v Russia served by picapp.com Tensions are mounting in the run for the 2008 Euro Cup match this Sunday! June 29. Germany is seeing a record fourth consecutive Euro Cup win, while Spain fights to stay alive. Spain might have been the underdogs this year but they have [. Click to continue reading...

If a depleted Turkey side manage to beat tournament favourites Germany in tonight's European Championship semi-final in Basel, they will have pulled off one of the greatest miracles in the history of international football. It is unfortunate that the underdogs, who have previously performed stunning comebacks in this tournament against Switzerland, Czech Republic and Croatia, will [. Click to continue reading...

US 1-0 Barbados

In a game that saw the favorites look tired and even more defensive minded then normal, the underdogs had their chance to run the game. But unlike the Italy-Spain Euro match, the US was able to see their opposition out of the competition.

Yesterday's game was a flashback for me as right from the opening moments, it reminded me of some late-80's games due to the horrible video production. Click to continue reading...

Who would have thought it Croatia, Portugal and Holland all crashing out of the quarter final stages. I take my hat off to the underdogs who have all made it through the the semi finals.

The Spain versus Italy quarter final has extra importance now as the winner of that game would go into the semi final as favourites to win the tournament. Click to continue reading...

It certainly was very interesting to see both the teams that where seen as the underdogs in their respective matches win through.

Germany simply took apart a poor Portuguese defence while Turkey simply are the come back kings of this tournament so far. Holland and Croatia who went into their games as slight favourites couldn't find the magic that had propelled them to win their groups. Click to continue reading...

Germany 3-2 Portugal
So, the quarter-finals are off to an excellent start, both from my own perspective (DEUTSCHLAND!) and for those of us who just want to watch good football. The only downside was that we didn't get to see Cristiano Ronaldo cry. (Nor did he take his shirt off, as far as I can tell. Click to continue reading...

The underdogs vs. the under-underdogs. The dark horses vs. the really dark horses. Who do you think is going to take this one? The plucky Croatians, or the come-from-behind artists, the Turks? Click to continue reading...

It's the underdogs vs. the under-underdogs.

Unless your name is "fan of Slaven Bilic" or "England," (or perhaps "Kranjcar Fangirl"), you may be surprised to see Croatia in the quarterfinals with the likes of Italy, Spain and Germany. This is their first time to ever make it out of the group stage at Euros.

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The Germany v Portugal odds for this Germany Portugal betting Euro 2008 quarter final see the pre-tournament favourites Germany as underdogs against Portugal in this first quarter final of Euro 2008. Both teams have won two of their three Group matches and both have looked good and bad in so doing. The Germans got off [. Click to continue reading...

EURO 2008: Austria 0-1 Germany, Ernst-Happel Stadion, Vienna
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Germany advanced to a tasty quarter-final clash with Portugal after ending Austrian hopes 1-0 in Vienna tonight.
A rocket of a set piece from Michael Ballack was the only goal of the 90 minutes, but the Chelsea man's strike was enough to see off the challenge of the co-hosts on their home patch. Click to continue reading...

So, four matches, four wins for the favourites, and none of the underdogs have managed a goal yet. Euro 2008 is still waiting to come to life. In one respect at least, this is no bad thing. There had been fears of serious crowd trouble in the small town of Klagenfurt - the smallest town ever to host a European Championship finals match, and a peculiar choice for a potentially tense match between two rivals such as Germany and Poland. Click to continue reading...

This article lists my top 5 reasons why Fulham should tour America this summer.SHARETHIS.addEntry({ title: "Fulhamerica - Top 5 Reasons Fulham Should Tour America This Summer", url: "http://www.amandavandervort.com/blog/2008/05/top-5-reasons-fulham-should-tour-america/" }); Click to continue reading...

Head of the International Federation of Football Underdogs While many football fanaticos have heard of the G-14, the former home of elite soccer clubs across Europe, it takes a true fan to have heard of the International Federation of Football Underdogs. Here to clear up any misconceptions and give us some basic history of the organization [. Click to continue reading...