Ten giant statues of various soccer players and their teams have been unveiled in Zurich. The have been on display at the Zurich train station during the Austria & Switzerland Euro 2008 Tournament.

The statues portray Michael Ballack and Philipp Lahm from Germany, Karim Benzema and Patrick Vieira from France, Angelos Charisteas from Greece, Petr Cech from the Czech Republic, Cristain Chivu from Romania, David Villa from Spain, Tanquillo Barnetta from Switzerland, Andreas Ivanschitz from Austria and Robin van Persie from the Netherlands.

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Russia defeated Belarus in the first round of the 2009 UEFA European Under-17 Championship Qualifying Round soccer match at Eduard Streltsov Stadium in Minsk, Belarus. The final score was 4-0.

In the action shot Georgia’s Giorgi Navalovski dives for the ball to beat out Russia’s Alan Kasayev.

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The matches for the 2009 European Under 21 Championship games are in full swing in London, England. England U21 faced Portugal U21 at the Wembley Stadium.

In this action shot England’s Adam Johnson tries to get the ball away from Portugal’s Bruno Pereirnha.

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Paul Scholes may just have cost Manchester United’s chance for the UEFA Super Cup. During the decisive match against Zenit St.Petersburg, Scholes handled the ball, not once but twice! Thus causing himself to get booted out of the game. In the image Scholes is clearly reaching for the soccer ball. I mean you can’t get much dumber than that.

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Zenit St. Petersburg destroyed Manchester United for the UEFA European Super Cup Trophy - August 29, 2008. The Super Cup is an annual match between the reigning UEFA Cup and Champions League winners - this year it was at the St. Louis II Stadium in Monaco. The match came down to just one point but it was too much for the United’s.

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German fans are finally accepting their loss today against Spain in the 2008 UEFA Euro Cup. No one expected Spain to go as far as they had, and the Vegas odds were against they. Well I guess that’s just how things happen. But don’t worry Germany, there’s always the World Cup.

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Spain has just clenched a win against the German power-horse in the 2008 Euro Cup final 1-0! Torres made the first and only goal in the game for Spain, but that’s not’s to say that Germany didn’t have any scoring chances. There were a few times where it seemed that luck was on Spain’s side. Goals that should have gone in missed the net.

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There is no reason to miss the 2008 Euro Cup match between Spain and Germany. Here in Canada you can catch it on TSN at 2pm et/11am pt. Or, if for some unfortunate reason you miss the match, you can watch the encore at 7pm et/4pm pt.

To find out where you can watch the match live in your area go to UEFA.com or watch it live online. There no reason to miss this years biggest game.

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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 pulled though, proving to the world that they deserve to win. Sunday’s match is expected to be televised to a record number of North American’s. Surveyors have already confirmed that Canada are pulling in huge ratings for the Euro Cup games, and things are only expected to rise. I know I will be glued to the tube Sunday!

Spain defeated Italy 4-2 in penalty kicks after a stale mate went into overtime. Both Spain and Italy worked their best to clench the chance at being Euro 2008’s Group D winner. In this action shot Simone Perrotta of Italy finds his way through Marcos Senna of Spain. Read more at the International Herald Tribune.

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