I am CRISTIANO RONALDO

[irvin66]

They looked like the best team ... but they didn't look that good.

Just wait and see to the German mean machine (Die deutsche Mannschaft) starts. They are going to crush all resistance...


I hope ......

[irvin66]

Oh well thing happened as I thought, I must say I was a little surprised that Italy played so well.

[GroobySteven]

"Now is the time for our golden moment" - Klinsmann


How good were Germany, then?
They were pants.

Now do we suffer the Spaniards or Italians? I'm up for the Itals.

[SFlare]

I keep reading this criticism everywhere, it doesn't male sense to me. How does taking the last kick make him evil? He took the last penalty kick in 2006 against England, and scored. If he's a prima donna for wanting to take the last kick, does that make Fabrigas a evil, self-absorbed asshole as well? Coz he also picked himself for the last kick, the win the game. How come his teammates that actually MISSED a kick get zero blame for this. Almeida who wasted chance after chance during the game?

[rodinuk]

Well, fair point but:

a) in such a critically-important penalty shootout where the mechanism is such that you don't have to go through too many rounds before the chance of elimination arises - it would make sense to get your 'sure-fire' accomplished penalty-takers to get those early numbers in the bank.

b) It may well have been the manager's poor decision making, not Ronaldo's, but if no one in the commentary teams could understand why then it's hard to understand why a football manager would choose that decision.

c) he comes across as arrogant on the pitch, he's selfish (alright that's a trait that many strikers possess), his poses , his over-used stepover showboating etc. etc. don't endear him to anyone so he attracts criticism.

[SammiValentine]

"Now is the time for our golden moment" - Klinsmann


How good were Germany, then?
They were pants.

Now do we suffer the Spaniards or Italians? I'm up for the Itals.

the german wankfest is lol. they went into the tournament worried about their own "weak defence" comapred to the usual standards, and it has been found out. it was highlighted agaisnt greece also, people get carried away with a couple of results.

spain imo are head and shoulders above the rest, so much so they are now being branded boring. Love it

[onmyknees]

There must be some huge sporting event taking place over there.....judging by the location and origin of the responses, there seems to be a news black out across the Atlantic here in the States, yet I'm not aware of any major satellite problems. Can someone tell us what the hell is going on ?

[rodinuk]

European Soccer Championship 2012

http://www.uefa.com/uefaeuro/index.html

[Nikka]

hoy estoy con el niño Torres

[SFlare]

Alright, look. Penalties are in large part, based on luck. You can be a good penalty taker, but luck play a role. Now if Ronaldo takes an early penalty, THERE'S NO GUARANTEE HE SCORES IT. So it's useless being upset at him. I think most people are only upset they didn't get to see him miss a kick. No if you don't like him coz his vainglorious, that fine. Hell, I don't blame you. He's tall, has the body of adonis, extremely wealthy, he's the kind of guy that really easy to hate. I'm fine with that, what's not fine hi blaming him for losing that match, or choosing to take his penalty last. There's nothing wrong with that. It simply makes no sense.