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But a little bit of fiction and child-like imaginantion never hurt anyone, so ITV has gone on to remind everyone what could’ve been. [...]" ["content"]=> array(2) { ["encoded#"]=> int(1) ["encoded"]=> string(852) "<iframe width="345" height="205" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/t7UmvGSzCTE" frameborder="0"></iframe> Admittedly a little bit of an oxymoron in football, that, considering England’s only ever hauled in one trophy over the two major competitions, and never even reached the final of the Euros. But a little bit of fiction and child-like imaginantion never hurt anyone, so ITV has gone on to remind everyone what could’ve been. Or what might’ve been in some parallel universe where Steve McClaren and others are replaced by more capable versions of themselves, perhaps even one where Steve actually speaks Dutch and uses a bucket hat instead of an umbrella. And wasn’t the whole benefit of this Euros campaign for England being low expectations? [<a href="http://www.101greatgoals.com">101gg</a>] " } ["wfw"]=> array(2) { ["commentrss#"]=> int(1) ["commentrss"]=> string(67) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/the-england-dynasty.html/feed" } ["http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"]=> array(2) { ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(1) "0" } ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(342) " Admittedly a little bit of an oxymoron in football, that, considering England’s only ever hauled in one trophy over the two major competitions, and never even reached the final of the Euros. But a little bit of fiction and child-like imaginantion never hurt anyone, so ITV has gone on to remind everyone what could’ve been. [...]" ["category@term"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2@term"]=> string(7) "England" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1337610613) } [3]=> array(30) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(37) "The Girls Of Germany Sing For Holland" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(80) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/the-girls-of-germany-sing-for-holland.html" ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(89) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/the-girls-of-germany-sing-for-holland.html#comments" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 18 May 2012 18:34:50 +0000" ["dc"]=> array(7) { ["creator#"]=> int(1) ["creator"]=> string(5) "chris" ["subject#"]=> int(4) ["subject"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["subject#2"]=> string(7) "germany" ["subject#3"]=> string(7) "Holland" ["subject#4"]=> string(11) "Netherlands" } ["category#"]=> int(4) ["category"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2"]=> string(7) "germany" ["category#3"]=> string(7) "Holland" ["category#4"]=> string(11) "Netherlands" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(5) "false" ["guid"]=> string(80) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/the-girls-of-germany-sing-for-holland.html" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(344) " I haven’t the slightest clue what’s going on here, but no one’s complaining. The lasses in the German shirts are singing the Dutch national anthem in a suspiciously bouncy van. Obviously this has some link to these rivals in the same Euros group. Outside of that, its effectiveness is up for debate. It’d be more [...]" ["content"]=> array(2) { ["encoded#"]=> int(1) ["encoded"]=> string(797) "<iframe width="345" height="205" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6v8Ta_8F7WU" frameborder="0"></iframe> I haven’t the slightest clue what’s going on here, but no one’s complaining. The lasses in the German shirts are singing the Dutch national anthem in a suspiciously bouncy van. Obviously this has some link to these rivals in the same Euros group. Outside of that, its effectiveness is up for debate. It’d be more effective if they all showed up at the Oranje’s hotel on the night of the 12th before these two kick off on the 13th, if only to be photographed. YouTube doesn’t really get done what a front page worth of distractions will do – just ask Cruyff. [Spotted on <a href="http://www.101greatgoals.com">101gg</a>] " } ["wfw"]=> array(2) { ["commentrss#"]=> int(1) ["commentrss"]=> string(85) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/the-girls-of-germany-sing-for-holland.html/feed" } ["http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"]=> array(2) { ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(1) "0" } ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(344) " I haven’t the slightest clue what’s going on here, but no one’s complaining. The lasses in the German shirts are singing the Dutch national anthem in a suspiciously bouncy van. Obviously this has some link to these rivals in the same Euros group. Outside of that, its effectiveness is up for debate. It’d be more [...]" ["category@term"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2@term"]=> string(7) "germany" ["category#3@term"]=> string(7) "Holland" ["category#4@term"]=> string(11) "Netherlands" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1337366090) } [4]=> array(38) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(41) "Roy Hodgson Names Squad, Already Confused" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(88) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/roy-hodgson-names-squad-already-confused.html" ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(97) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/roy-hodgson-names-squad-already-confused.html#comments" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Wed, 16 May 2012 15:05:49 +0000" ["dc"]=> array(11) { ["creator#"]=> int(1) ["creator"]=> string(5) "chris" ["subject#"]=> int(8) ["subject"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["subject#2"]=> string(14) "World Football" ["subject#3"]=> string(23) "Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain" ["subject#4"]=> string(12) "Andrea Pirlo" ["subject#5"]=> string(7) "Arsenal" ["subject#6"]=> string(17) "Massimo Ambrosini" ["subject#7"]=> string(5) "milan" ["subject#8"]=> string(11) "Roy Hodgson" } ["category#"]=> int(8) ["category"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2"]=> string(14) "World Football" ["category#3"]=> string(23) "Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain" ["category#4"]=> string(12) "Andrea Pirlo" ["category#5"]=> string(7) "Arsenal" ["category#6"]=> string(17) "Massimo Ambrosini" ["category#7"]=> string(5) "milan" ["category#8"]=> string(11) "Roy Hodgson" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(5) "false" ["guid"]=> string(88) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/roy-hodgson-names-squad-already-confused.html" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(328) " The Roy Hodgson era has begun for England with a slight stumble, and a delightfully promising one at that. He named his official 23 today, and two of the names garnering the most attention seem to be Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Andy Carroll, two youngsters with lots of potential, but actual contributions to the Euros up [...]" ["content"]=> array(2) { ["encoded#"]=> int(1) ["encoded"]=> string(2200) "<img src="http://cdn.worldcupblog.org/www.worldcupblog.org/files/2012/05/Roy_Hodgson_2206450b.jpg" alt="Roy_Hodgson_2206450b" width="500" height="313" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17690" /> The Roy Hodgson era has begun for England with a slight stumble, and a delightfully promising one at that. He named his official 23 today, and two of the names garnering the most attention seem to be Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Andy Carroll, two youngsters with lots of potential, but actual contributions to the Euros up for liberal speculation. The former is 18 and uncapped, thus making this a rather big deal for him. But Roy’s pretty comfortable with the selection for reasons which don’t actually exist, which has to be reaffirming for the fans. This was <a href="http://www.london24.com/sport/arsenal/roy_hodgson_talks_up_oxlade_chamberlain_names_gerrard_as_captain_1_1379371">Roy’s justification</a> of the selection… <blockquote>The Arsenal midfielder was one of the surprise inclusions to the 23, after starting just six Premier League matches this season. “He is a very exciting player who has made an impression on me, not least in his performance against AC Milan at the Emirates,” Hodgson said. “I was there live and saw how well he dealt with Pirlo and Ambrosini. He can play wide or central and for future and can continue as he started.”</blockquote> Squad sheets on the day: <img src="http://cdn.worldcupblog.org/www.worldcupblog.org/files/2012/05/arsmil.png" alt="arsmil" width="625" height="727" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17692" /> Nowhere will you find Massimo Ambrosini or Andrea Pirlo. In fact, Pirlo’s checks are now being cut by Juventus, which makes this whole scenario implausible, if not impossible. Perhaps he simply confused him with Zlatan? Long hair all looks the same from a distance. Which might explain the Carroll selection as well. (The remainder of the squad can be found <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/may/16/john-terry-england-euro-2012">here</a>.) " } ["wfw"]=> array(2) { ["commentrss#"]=> int(1) ["commentrss"]=> string(93) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/roy-hodgson-names-squad-already-confused.html/feed" } ["http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"]=> array(2) { ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(1) "0" } ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(328) " The Roy Hodgson era has begun for England with a slight stumble, and a delightfully promising one at that. He named his official 23 today, and two of the names garnering the most attention seem to be Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Andy Carroll, two youngsters with lots of potential, but actual contributions to the Euros up [...]" ["category@term"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2@term"]=> string(14) "World Football" ["category#3@term"]=> string(23) "Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain" ["category#4@term"]=> string(12) "Andrea Pirlo" ["category#5@term"]=> string(7) "Arsenal" ["category#6@term"]=> string(17) "Massimo Ambrosini" ["category#7@term"]=> string(5) "milan" ["category#8@term"]=> string(11) "Roy Hodgson" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1337180749) } [5]=> array(32) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(42) "The Japanese Women Turn To “Supergirl”" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(84) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/the-japanese-women-turn-to-supergirl.html" ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(93) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/the-japanese-women-turn-to-supergirl.html#comments" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Tue, 15 May 2012 16:15:40 +0000" ["dc"]=> array(8) { ["creator#"]=> int(1) ["creator"]=> string(5) "chris" ["subject#"]=> int(5) ["subject"]=> string(8) "Olympics" ["subject#2"]=> string(14) "World Football" ["subject#3"]=> string(12) "Erina Yamane" ["subject#4"]=> string(5) "Japan" ["subject#5"]=> string(11) "London 2012" } ["category#"]=> int(5) ["category"]=> string(8) "Olympics" ["category#2"]=> string(14) "World Football" ["category#3"]=> string(12) "Erina Yamane" ["category#4"]=> string(5) "Japan" ["category#5"]=> string(11) "London 2012" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(5) "false" ["guid"]=> string(84) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/the-japanese-women-turn-to-supergirl.html" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(365) " Guess which one she is. World class keepers on the male side tend to be fairly tall, and even the bejeweled Iker Casillas is considered undersized at 182cm, or under six feet. The keepers of Europe’s better national teams typically range over 190cm – Neuer, Buffon, Cech, Hart, Stekelenburg, et cetera, et cetera. Japan’s a different story, [...]" ["content"]=> array(2) { ["encoded#"]=> int(1) ["encoded"]=> string(1928) "<img src="http://cdn.worldcupblog.org/www.worldcupblog.org/files/2012/05/ts-u20-japan.JPG" alt="ts-u20-japan" width="500" height="353" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17681" /> Guess which one she is. World class keepers on the male side tend to be fairly tall, and even the bejeweled Iker Casillas is considered undersized at 182cm, or under six feet. The keepers of Europe’s better national teams typically range over 190cm – Neuer, Buffon, Cech, Hart, Stekelenburg, et cetera, et cetera. Japan’s a different story, and especially on the female side of the game. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height#Average_height_around_the_world">Wikipedia can give a hint.</a> Which is why finding a 187cm female keeper is like finding the Holy Grail, enough to dub her Supergirl. One has to wonder if this project was official, maintaining tryouts and the like, or they just asked employees to be on the lookout for really tall gals during lunch hour. <blockquote>Erina Yamane, who at 187 centimeters (6 feet, two inches) looks down on Japan’s senior men’s goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, has made the cut for London, local media reported on Tuesday. “I thought it was a joke,” Yamane, a product of the Japan Football Association’s ‘Supergirl Project’ designed to unearth a future goalkeeper, told the Nikkan Sports newspaper. “I didn’t think I was ready to play at an Olympics,” added the 21-year-old, whose L-League team, Tepco Mareeze, run by Tokyo Electric Power Co., was shut down after last year’s nuclear crisis, forcing her to move to Chiba Ladies. “The Olympics wasn’t even on my radar to be honest. I’ll just do whatever I can for the team.” </blockquote> No pressure. " } ["wfw"]=> array(2) { ["commentrss#"]=> int(1) ["commentrss"]=> string(89) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/the-japanese-women-turn-to-supergirl.html/feed" } ["http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"]=> array(2) { ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(1) "0" } ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(365) " Guess which one she is. World class keepers on the male side tend to be fairly tall, and even the bejeweled Iker Casillas is considered undersized at 182cm, or under six feet. The keepers of Europe’s better national teams typically range over 190cm – Neuer, Buffon, Cech, Hart, Stekelenburg, et cetera, et cetera. Japan’s a different story, [...]" ["category@term"]=> string(8) "Olympics" ["category#2@term"]=> string(14) "World Football" ["category#3@term"]=> string(12) "Erina Yamane" ["category#4@term"]=> string(5) "Japan" ["category#5@term"]=> string(11) "London 2012" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1337098540) } [6]=> array(30) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(34) "Euro 2012 Squads Begin Rolling Out" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(77) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/euro-2012-squads-begin-rolling-out.html" ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(86) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/euro-2012-squads-begin-rolling-out.html#comments" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Mon, 07 May 2012 17:39:30 +0000" ["dc"]=> array(7) { ["creator#"]=> int(1) ["creator"]=> string(5) "chris" ["subject#"]=> int(4) ["subject"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["subject#2"]=> string(7) "germany" ["subject#3"]=> string(7) "Ireland" ["subject#4"]=> string(11) "Netherlands" } ["category#"]=> int(4) ["category"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2"]=> string(7) "germany" ["category#3"]=> string(7) "Ireland" ["category#4"]=> string(11) "Netherlands" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(5) "false" ["guid"]=> string(77) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/euro-2012-squads-begin-rolling-out.html" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(346) " Most domestic seasons haven’t closed, yet the names of those heading off to the lands of continental glory in the Polkraine are already dropping, along with some of the squads to be whittled down in the coming weeks (the deadline being May 29th). Today Giovanni Trappatoni announced Ireland’s formal 23 and Germany a damn close [...]" ["content"]=> array(2) { ["encoded#"]=> int(1) ["encoded"]=> string(3519) "<img src="http://cdn.worldcupblog.org/www.worldcupblog.org/files/2012/05/official-euro-2012-mascot.jpg" alt="official-euro-2012-mascot" width="500" height="313" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17674" /> Most domestic seasons haven’t closed, yet the names of those heading off to the lands of continental glory in the Polkraine are already dropping, along with some of the squads to be whittled down in the coming weeks (the deadline being May 29th). Today Giovanni Trappatoni announced Ireland’s formal 23 and Germany a damn close 27. Meanwhile, Bert van Marwijk & Co. decided to call up a decent portion of the country’s population for its preliminary squad – 36 in total. <a href="http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/8013/">Ireland:</a> Keepers: Shay Given, Keiren Westwood, David Forde Defenders: Richard Dunne, John O’Shea, Sean St.Ledger, Darren O’Dea, Stephen Ward, Stephen Kelly, Kevin Foley, Midfielders: Glenn Whelan, Darron Gibson, Keith Andrews, Keith Fahey, Damien Duff, Aiden McGeady, Stephen Hunt, James McClean, Forwards: Robbie Keane, Kevin Doyle, Simon Cox, Shane Long, Jonathan Walters. Standby list: Darren Randolph, Paul McShane, Paul Green, Seamus Coleman, Andy Keogh <a href="http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15933796,00.html">Germany:</a> Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Tim Wiese, Ron-Robert Zieler Defense: Holger Badstuber, Jerome Boateng, Benedikt Höwedes, Mats Hummels, Philipp Lahm, Per Mertesacker, Marcel Schmelzer Midfield: Lars Bender, Sven Bender, Julian Draxler, Mario Götze, Ilkay Gündogan, Sami Khedira, Toni Kroos, Thomas Müller, Mesut Özil, Lukas Podolski, Marco Reus, Andre Schürrle, Bastian Schweinsteiger Striker: Cacau, Mario Gomez, Miroslav Klose <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jFT39lESKn4Ol1qMkfvJp8ntEPIg?docId=CNG.4068cc3958df4994bc6d71115552788f.141">Netherlands:</a> Goalkeepers: Jasper Cillessen (Ajax), Tim Krul (Newcastle United/ENG), Erwin Mulder (Feyenoord), Maarten Stekelenburg (Roma/ITA), Michel Vorm (Swansea City/WAL) Defenders: Vurnon Anita (Ajax), Khalid Boulahrouz (Stuttgart/GER), Wilfred Bouma (PSV Eindhoven), Alexander Buttner (Vitesse Arnhem), John Heitinga (Everton/ENG), Hedwiges Maduro (Valencia/ESP), Joris Mathijsen (Malaga/ESP), Nick Viergever (AZ Alkmaar), Ron Vlaar, Stefan de Vrij (both Feyenoord), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax), Jetro Willems (PSV Eindhoven) Midfielders: Ibrahim Afellay (Barcelona/ESP), Mark van Bommel, Urby Emanuelson (both AC Milan/ITA), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City/ENG), Siem de Jong (Ajax), Adam Maher (AZ Alkmaar), Stijn Schaars (Sporting Lisbon/POR), Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan/ITA), Kevin Strootman (PSV Eindhoven), Rafael van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur/ENG) Forwards: Georginio Wijnaldum (PSV Eindhoven), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke/GER), Ola John, Luuk de Jong (both FC Twente), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool/ENG), Jeremain Lens (PSV Eindhoven), Luciano Narsingh (Heerenveen), Robin van Persie (Arsenal/ENG), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich/GER) " } ["wfw"]=> array(2) { ["commentrss#"]=> int(1) ["commentrss"]=> string(82) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/euro-2012-squads-begin-rolling-out.html/feed" } ["http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"]=> array(2) { ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(1) "0" } ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(346) " Most domestic seasons haven’t closed, yet the names of those heading off to the lands of continental glory in the Polkraine are already dropping, along with some of the squads to be whittled down in the coming weeks (the deadline being May 29th). Today Giovanni Trappatoni announced Ireland’s formal 23 and Germany a damn close [...]" ["category@term"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2@term"]=> string(7) "germany" ["category#3@term"]=> string(7) "Ireland" ["category#4@term"]=> string(11) "Netherlands" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1336412370) } [7]=> array(30) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(42) "Poland’s Euro 2012 Song: Euro Koko Spoko" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(81) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/polands-euro-2012-song-euro-koko-spoko.html" ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(90) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/polands-euro-2012-song-euro-koko-spoko.html#comments" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 04 May 2012 13:54:39 +0000" ["dc"]=> array(7) { ["creator#"]=> int(1) ["creator"]=> string(5) "chris" ["subject#"]=> int(4) ["subject"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["subject#2"]=> string(9) "Jarzebina" ["subject#3"]=> string(15) "Koko Euro Spoko" ["subject#4"]=> string(6) "Poland" } ["category#"]=> int(4) ["category"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2"]=> string(9) "Jarzebina" ["category#3"]=> string(15) "Koko Euro Spoko" ["category#4"]=> string(6) "Poland" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(5) "false" ["guid"]=> string(81) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/polands-euro-2012-song-euro-koko-spoko.html" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(319) " Poland chose it, and Poland isn’t happy. Hip hip for democracy. When going for official songs in this day and age, less clothing is a rule – see: Shakira, World Cup 2010. In this case, it turns out the more clothing the better. And oh, do they wear more clothing. In fact they look like they’re [...]" ["content"]=> array(2) { ["encoded#"]=> int(1) ["encoded"]=> string(852) "<iframe width="345" height="205" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YtDhMzDkois" frameborder="0"></iframe> Poland chose it, and Poland isn’t happy. Hip hip for democracy. When going for official songs in this day and age, less clothing is a rule – see: Shakira, World Cup 2010. In this case, it turns out the more clothing the better. And oh, do they wear more clothing. In fact they look like they’re about to go milk something, and not Gerard Pique. (Well, likely not.) The name is Euro Koko Spoko, and the swingin’ band is Jarzebina, a rural folk band. This is obviously <a href="http://www.supersport.com/football/uefa-euro-2012/news/120504/Polands_Euro_2012_song_draws_controversy">drawing some controversy</a>, including the theory that it was chosen as a joke. It’s a strong one. " } ["wfw"]=> array(2) { ["commentrss#"]=> int(1) ["commentrss"]=> string(86) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/polands-euro-2012-song-euro-koko-spoko.html/feed" } ["http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"]=> array(2) { ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(1) "0" } ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(319) " Poland chose it, and Poland isn’t happy. Hip hip for democracy. When going for official songs in this day and age, less clothing is a rule – see: Shakira, World Cup 2010. In this case, it turns out the more clothing the better. And oh, do they wear more clothing. In fact they look like they’re [...]" ["category@term"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2@term"]=> string(9) "Jarzebina" ["category#3@term"]=> string(15) "Koko Euro Spoko" ["category#4@term"]=> string(6) "Poland" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1336139679) } [8]=> array(30) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(44) "Bombings In The Ukraine Weeks Ahead Of Euros" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(92) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/bombings-in-the-ukraine-weeks-ahead-of-euros.html" ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(101) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/bombings-in-the-ukraine-weeks-ahead-of-euros.html#comments" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:17:17 +0000" ["dc"]=> array(7) { ["creator#"]=> int(1) ["creator"]=> string(5) "chris" ["subject#"]=> int(4) ["subject"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["subject#2"]=> string(14) "World Football" ["subject#3"]=> string(14) "Dnipropetrovsk" ["subject#4"]=> string(7) "Ukraine" } ["category#"]=> int(4) ["category"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2"]=> string(14) "World Football" ["category#3"]=> string(14) "Dnipropetrovsk" ["category#4"]=> string(7) "Ukraine" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(5) "false" ["guid"]=> string(92) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/bombings-in-the-ukraine-weeks-ahead-of-euros.html" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(314) " Bad news in general, particularly so in the light of the traveling bullseye that will be descending on the Ukraine in under six weeks: a series of bombs spread through Dnipropetrovsk, injuring a minimum of 27. With Euro 2012 due to kick off shortly, the resulting worry that this may be in some way related [...]" ["content"]=> array(2) { ["encoded#"]=> int(1) ["encoded"]=> string(1874) "<img src="http://cdn.worldcupblog.org/www.worldcupblog.org/files/2012/04/63e3e2750846af3c154b12d66be9e630-getty-510543049.jpg" alt="510543049" width="500" height="305" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17660" /> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/27/ukraine-bomb-blasts-scores-injured?newsfeed=true">Bad news in general</a>, particularly so in the light of the traveling bullseye that will be descending on the Ukraine in under six weeks: a series of bombs spread through Dnipropetrovsk, injuring a minimum of 27. With Euro 2012 due to kick off shortly, the resulting worry that this may be in some way related to the tournament is understandable, even though Dnipropetrovsk isn’t one of the host cities. Obviously this is an important event of prominence, so security was always a concern, but it to be upgraded and locked down appropriately, whether or not this is linked in any way to the tournament itself. <blockquote>The blasts went off in quick succession around noon in the eastern city of Dnipropetrovsk, targeting a tram stop, a cinema and a railway station. Witnesses said it appeared that explosive devices had been placed in nearby rubbish bins. Authorities said at least four blasts had gone off, but some reports placed the number as high as 10. Twenty minutes later, there was a second explosion in front of a cinema, followed by a blast near the railway station. A fourth blast targeted the same tram stop as the first. Ukraine has no history of modern terrorism and it was unclear who could be behind the blasts. The attack will raise concerns as Ukraine gets ready to host Euro 2012 from 8 June. 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"http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/documentary-ukraines-femen-activists.html#comments" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Mon, 21 May 2012 15:34:35 +0000" ["dc"]=> array(6) { ["creator#"]=> int(1) ["creator"]=> string(5) "chris" ["subject#"]=> int(3) ["subject"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["subject#2"]=> string(5) "FEMEN" ["subject#3"]=> string(7) "Ukraine" } ["category#"]=> int(3) ["category"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2"]=> string(5) "FEMEN" ["category#3"]=> string(7) "Ukraine" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(5) "false" ["guid"]=> string(79) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/documentary-ukraines-femen-activists.html" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(347) "It seems a week can’t go buy without some celebration of Euro 2012 being hit by a topless activist from FEMEN. Their purpose is simple yet broad: women’s rights, particularly in relation to the sex trade. (Though they do venture beyond.) The methods of protest are rather eye-catching, making them arguably the most visible group [...]" ["content"]=> array(2) { ["encoded#"]=> int(1) ["encoded"]=> string(1712) "<img src="http://cdn.worldcupblog.org/www.worldcupblog.org/files/2012/05/femen-logo-en-300x300.gif" alt="femen-logo-en" width="200" height="200" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-17717" />It seems a week can’t go buy without some celebration of Euro 2012 being hit by a topless activist from <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FEMEN">FEMEN</a>. Their purpose is simple yet broad: women’s rights, particularly in relation to the sex trade. (Though they do venture beyond.) The methods of protest are rather eye-catching, making them arguably the most visible group in the buildup of the tournament, and likely to be the most discussed topless “fans” until <a href="http://www.arabianbusiness.com/incoming/article366884.ece/ALTERNATES/g3l/79186508(2).jpg">Michel Platini whips out his own pair</a> during France’s knockout games. It’d only be appropriate to give a background, since they’ll probably play a bigger part in the tournament than, say, Denmark. (Sorry, fellas.) If their purpose and motivations are laudable, their methods don’t appear to be in universal favor. Agree or disagree, they’re going to be a part of Euro 2012. A Finnish TV station made a documentary on the organization, which is just after the jump (including English subs). Obviously, this is (very) NSFW. The Finnish subs are hard-coded, so click the CC button to get the English subs on overlay. 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The Ukraine took the bait this time around and will dazzle our minds with a psychic pig. How? [...]" ["content"]=> array(2) { ["encoded#"]=> int(1) ["encoded"]=> string(1472) "<img src="http://cdn.worldcupblog.org/www.worldcupblog.org/files/2012/05/Crispy_bacon_1-1--300x225.jpg" alt="Crispy_bacon_1-1-" width="300" height="225" class="alignleft size-medium wp-image-17709" />This is a gimmick that should’ve died with Paul the ‘Pus, and hopefully he tasted utterly delicious for putting us through the next [large number here] tournaments with a psychic animal which isn’t really psychic at all. The Ukraine took the bait this time around and will dazzle our minds with a <a href="http://www.stuff.co.nz/sport/football/6952104/Psychic-pig-to-make-Euro-2012-predictions">psychic pig</a>. How? 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" } ["wfw"]=> array(2) { ["commentrss#"]=> int(1) ["commentrss"]=> string(76) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/euro-2012-gets-a-psychic-pig.html/feed" } ["http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"]=> array(2) { ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(1) "0" } ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(339) "This is a gimmick that should’ve died with Paul the ‘Pus, and hopefully he tasted utterly delicious for putting us through the next [large number here] tournaments with a psychic animal which isn’t really psychic at all. The Ukraine took the bait this time around and will dazzle our minds with a psychic pig. How? [...]" ["category@term"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2@term"]=> string(4) "Kiev" ["category#3@term"]=> string(3) "pig" ["category#4@term"]=> string(7) "Ukraine" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1337611880) } [2]=> array(26) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(19) "The England Dynasty" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(62) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/the-england-dynasty.html" ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(71) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/the-england-dynasty.html#comments" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Mon, 21 May 2012 14:30:13 +0000" ["dc"]=> array(5) { ["creator#"]=> int(1) ["creator"]=> string(5) "chris" ["subject#"]=> int(2) ["subject"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["subject#2"]=> string(7) "England" } ["category#"]=> int(2) ["category"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2"]=> string(7) "England" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(5) "false" ["guid"]=> string(62) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/the-england-dynasty.html" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(342) " Admittedly a little bit of an oxymoron in football, that, considering England’s only ever hauled in one trophy over the two major competitions, and never even reached the final of the Euros. But a little bit of fiction and child-like imaginantion never hurt anyone, so ITV has gone on to remind everyone what could’ve been. [...]" ["content"]=> array(2) { ["encoded#"]=> int(1) ["encoded"]=> string(852) "<iframe width="345" height="205" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/t7UmvGSzCTE" frameborder="0"></iframe> Admittedly a little bit of an oxymoron in football, that, considering England’s only ever hauled in one trophy over the two major competitions, and never even reached the final of the Euros. But a little bit of fiction and child-like imaginantion never hurt anyone, so ITV has gone on to remind everyone what could’ve been. Or what might’ve been in some parallel universe where Steve McClaren and others are replaced by more capable versions of themselves, perhaps even one where Steve actually speaks Dutch and uses a bucket hat instead of an umbrella. And wasn’t the whole benefit of this Euros campaign for England being low expectations? [<a href="http://www.101greatgoals.com">101gg</a>] " } ["wfw"]=> array(2) { ["commentrss#"]=> int(1) ["commentrss"]=> string(67) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/the-england-dynasty.html/feed" } ["http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"]=> array(2) { ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(1) "0" } ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(342) " Admittedly a little bit of an oxymoron in football, that, considering England’s only ever hauled in one trophy over the two major competitions, and never even reached the final of the Euros. But a little bit of fiction and child-like imaginantion never hurt anyone, so ITV has gone on to remind everyone what could’ve been. [...]" ["category@term"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2@term"]=> string(7) "England" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1337610613) } [3]=> array(30) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(37) "The Girls Of Germany Sing For Holland" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(80) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/the-girls-of-germany-sing-for-holland.html" ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(89) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/the-girls-of-germany-sing-for-holland.html#comments" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 18 May 2012 18:34:50 +0000" ["dc"]=> array(7) { ["creator#"]=> int(1) ["creator"]=> string(5) "chris" ["subject#"]=> int(4) ["subject"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["subject#2"]=> string(7) "germany" ["subject#3"]=> string(7) "Holland" ["subject#4"]=> string(11) "Netherlands" } ["category#"]=> int(4) ["category"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2"]=> string(7) "germany" ["category#3"]=> string(7) "Holland" ["category#4"]=> string(11) "Netherlands" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(5) "false" ["guid"]=> string(80) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/the-girls-of-germany-sing-for-holland.html" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(344) " I haven’t the slightest clue what’s going on here, but no one’s complaining. The lasses in the German shirts are singing the Dutch national anthem in a suspiciously bouncy van. Obviously this has some link to these rivals in the same Euros group. Outside of that, its effectiveness is up for debate. It’d be more [...]" ["content"]=> array(2) { ["encoded#"]=> int(1) ["encoded"]=> string(797) "<iframe width="345" height="205" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/6v8Ta_8F7WU" frameborder="0"></iframe> I haven’t the slightest clue what’s going on here, but no one’s complaining. The lasses in the German shirts are singing the Dutch national anthem in a suspiciously bouncy van. Obviously this has some link to these rivals in the same Euros group. Outside of that, its effectiveness is up for debate. It’d be more effective if they all showed up at the Oranje’s hotel on the night of the 12th before these two kick off on the 13th, if only to be photographed. YouTube doesn’t really get done what a front page worth of distractions will do – just ask Cruyff. [Spotted on <a href="http://www.101greatgoals.com">101gg</a>] " } ["wfw"]=> array(2) { ["commentrss#"]=> int(1) ["commentrss"]=> string(85) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/the-girls-of-germany-sing-for-holland.html/feed" } ["http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"]=> array(2) { ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(1) "0" } ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(344) " I haven’t the slightest clue what’s going on here, but no one’s complaining. The lasses in the German shirts are singing the Dutch national anthem in a suspiciously bouncy van. Obviously this has some link to these rivals in the same Euros group. Outside of that, its effectiveness is up for debate. It’d be more [...]" ["category@term"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2@term"]=> string(7) "germany" ["category#3@term"]=> string(7) "Holland" ["category#4@term"]=> string(11) "Netherlands" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1337366090) } [4]=> array(38) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(41) "Roy Hodgson Names Squad, Already Confused" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(88) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/roy-hodgson-names-squad-already-confused.html" ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(97) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/roy-hodgson-names-squad-already-confused.html#comments" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Wed, 16 May 2012 15:05:49 +0000" ["dc"]=> array(11) { ["creator#"]=> int(1) ["creator"]=> string(5) "chris" ["subject#"]=> int(8) ["subject"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["subject#2"]=> string(14) "World Football" ["subject#3"]=> string(23) "Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain" ["subject#4"]=> string(12) "Andrea Pirlo" ["subject#5"]=> string(7) "Arsenal" ["subject#6"]=> string(17) "Massimo Ambrosini" ["subject#7"]=> string(5) "milan" ["subject#8"]=> string(11) "Roy Hodgson" } ["category#"]=> int(8) ["category"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2"]=> string(14) "World Football" ["category#3"]=> string(23) "Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain" ["category#4"]=> string(12) "Andrea Pirlo" ["category#5"]=> string(7) "Arsenal" ["category#6"]=> string(17) "Massimo Ambrosini" ["category#7"]=> string(5) "milan" ["category#8"]=> string(11) "Roy Hodgson" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(5) "false" ["guid"]=> string(88) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/roy-hodgson-names-squad-already-confused.html" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(328) " The Roy Hodgson era has begun for England with a slight stumble, and a delightfully promising one at that. He named his official 23 today, and two of the names garnering the most attention seem to be Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Andy Carroll, two youngsters with lots of potential, but actual contributions to the Euros up [...]" ["content"]=> array(2) { ["encoded#"]=> int(1) ["encoded"]=> string(2200) "<img src="http://cdn.worldcupblog.org/www.worldcupblog.org/files/2012/05/Roy_Hodgson_2206450b.jpg" alt="Roy_Hodgson_2206450b" width="500" height="313" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17690" /> The Roy Hodgson era has begun for England with a slight stumble, and a delightfully promising one at that. He named his official 23 today, and two of the names garnering the most attention seem to be Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Andy Carroll, two youngsters with lots of potential, but actual contributions to the Euros up for liberal speculation. The former is 18 and uncapped, thus making this a rather big deal for him. But Roy’s pretty comfortable with the selection for reasons which don’t actually exist, which has to be reaffirming for the fans. This was <a href="http://www.london24.com/sport/arsenal/roy_hodgson_talks_up_oxlade_chamberlain_names_gerrard_as_captain_1_1379371">Roy’s justification</a> of the selection… <blockquote>The Arsenal midfielder was one of the surprise inclusions to the 23, after starting just six Premier League matches this season. “He is a very exciting player who has made an impression on me, not least in his performance against AC Milan at the Emirates,” Hodgson said. “I was there live and saw how well he dealt with Pirlo and Ambrosini. He can play wide or central and for future and can continue as he started.”</blockquote> Squad sheets on the day: <img src="http://cdn.worldcupblog.org/www.worldcupblog.org/files/2012/05/arsmil.png" alt="arsmil" width="625" height="727" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17692" /> Nowhere will you find Massimo Ambrosini or Andrea Pirlo. In fact, Pirlo’s checks are now being cut by Juventus, which makes this whole scenario implausible, if not impossible. Perhaps he simply confused him with Zlatan? Long hair all looks the same from a distance. Which might explain the Carroll selection as well. (The remainder of the squad can be found <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2012/may/16/john-terry-england-euro-2012">here</a>.) " } ["wfw"]=> array(2) { ["commentrss#"]=> int(1) ["commentrss"]=> string(93) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/roy-hodgson-names-squad-already-confused.html/feed" } ["http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"]=> array(2) { ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(1) "0" } ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(328) " The Roy Hodgson era has begun for England with a slight stumble, and a delightfully promising one at that. He named his official 23 today, and two of the names garnering the most attention seem to be Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain and Andy Carroll, two youngsters with lots of potential, but actual contributions to the Euros up [...]" ["category@term"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2@term"]=> string(14) "World Football" ["category#3@term"]=> string(23) "Alex Oxlade-Chamberlain" ["category#4@term"]=> string(12) "Andrea Pirlo" ["category#5@term"]=> string(7) "Arsenal" ["category#6@term"]=> string(17) "Massimo Ambrosini" ["category#7@term"]=> string(5) "milan" ["category#8@term"]=> string(11) "Roy Hodgson" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1337180749) } [5]=> array(32) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(42) "The Japanese Women Turn To “Supergirl”" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(84) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/the-japanese-women-turn-to-supergirl.html" ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(93) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/the-japanese-women-turn-to-supergirl.html#comments" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Tue, 15 May 2012 16:15:40 +0000" ["dc"]=> array(8) { ["creator#"]=> int(1) ["creator"]=> string(5) "chris" ["subject#"]=> int(5) ["subject"]=> string(8) "Olympics" ["subject#2"]=> string(14) "World Football" ["subject#3"]=> string(12) "Erina Yamane" ["subject#4"]=> string(5) "Japan" ["subject#5"]=> string(11) "London 2012" } ["category#"]=> int(5) ["category"]=> string(8) "Olympics" ["category#2"]=> string(14) "World Football" ["category#3"]=> string(12) "Erina Yamane" ["category#4"]=> string(5) "Japan" ["category#5"]=> string(11) "London 2012" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(5) "false" ["guid"]=> string(84) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/the-japanese-women-turn-to-supergirl.html" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(365) " Guess which one she is. World class keepers on the male side tend to be fairly tall, and even the bejeweled Iker Casillas is considered undersized at 182cm, or under six feet. The keepers of Europe’s better national teams typically range over 190cm – Neuer, Buffon, Cech, Hart, Stekelenburg, et cetera, et cetera. Japan’s a different story, [...]" ["content"]=> array(2) { ["encoded#"]=> int(1) ["encoded"]=> string(1928) "<img src="http://cdn.worldcupblog.org/www.worldcupblog.org/files/2012/05/ts-u20-japan.JPG" alt="ts-u20-japan" width="500" height="353" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17681" /> Guess which one she is. World class keepers on the male side tend to be fairly tall, and even the bejeweled Iker Casillas is considered undersized at 182cm, or under six feet. The keepers of Europe’s better national teams typically range over 190cm – Neuer, Buffon, Cech, Hart, Stekelenburg, et cetera, et cetera. Japan’s a different story, and especially on the female side of the game. <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_height#Average_height_around_the_world">Wikipedia can give a hint.</a> Which is why finding a 187cm female keeper is like finding the Holy Grail, enough to dub her Supergirl. One has to wonder if this project was official, maintaining tryouts and the like, or they just asked employees to be on the lookout for really tall gals during lunch hour. <blockquote>Erina Yamane, who at 187 centimeters (6 feet, two inches) looks down on Japan’s senior men’s goalkeeper Eiji Kawashima, has made the cut for London, local media reported on Tuesday. “I thought it was a joke,” Yamane, a product of the Japan Football Association’s ‘Supergirl Project’ designed to unearth a future goalkeeper, told the Nikkan Sports newspaper. “I didn’t think I was ready to play at an Olympics,” added the 21-year-old, whose L-League team, Tepco Mareeze, run by Tokyo Electric Power Co., was shut down after last year’s nuclear crisis, forcing her to move to Chiba Ladies. “The Olympics wasn’t even on my radar to be honest. I’ll just do whatever I can for the team.” </blockquote> No pressure. " } ["wfw"]=> array(2) { ["commentrss#"]=> int(1) ["commentrss"]=> string(89) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/the-japanese-women-turn-to-supergirl.html/feed" } ["http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"]=> array(2) { ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(1) "0" } ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(365) " Guess which one she is. World class keepers on the male side tend to be fairly tall, and even the bejeweled Iker Casillas is considered undersized at 182cm, or under six feet. The keepers of Europe’s better national teams typically range over 190cm – Neuer, Buffon, Cech, Hart, Stekelenburg, et cetera, et cetera. Japan’s a different story, [...]" ["category@term"]=> string(8) "Olympics" ["category#2@term"]=> string(14) "World Football" ["category#3@term"]=> string(12) "Erina Yamane" ["category#4@term"]=> string(5) "Japan" ["category#5@term"]=> string(11) "London 2012" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1337098540) } [6]=> array(30) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(34) "Euro 2012 Squads Begin Rolling Out" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(77) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/euro-2012-squads-begin-rolling-out.html" ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(86) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/euro-2012-squads-begin-rolling-out.html#comments" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Mon, 07 May 2012 17:39:30 +0000" ["dc"]=> array(7) { ["creator#"]=> int(1) ["creator"]=> string(5) "chris" ["subject#"]=> int(4) ["subject"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["subject#2"]=> string(7) "germany" ["subject#3"]=> string(7) "Ireland" ["subject#4"]=> string(11) "Netherlands" } ["category#"]=> int(4) ["category"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2"]=> string(7) "germany" ["category#3"]=> string(7) "Ireland" ["category#4"]=> string(11) "Netherlands" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(5) "false" ["guid"]=> string(77) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/euro-2012-squads-begin-rolling-out.html" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(346) " Most domestic seasons haven’t closed, yet the names of those heading off to the lands of continental glory in the Polkraine are already dropping, along with some of the squads to be whittled down in the coming weeks (the deadline being May 29th). Today Giovanni Trappatoni announced Ireland’s formal 23 and Germany a damn close [...]" ["content"]=> array(2) { ["encoded#"]=> int(1) ["encoded"]=> string(3519) "<img src="http://cdn.worldcupblog.org/www.worldcupblog.org/files/2012/05/official-euro-2012-mascot.jpg" alt="official-euro-2012-mascot" width="500" height="313" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17674" /> Most domestic seasons haven’t closed, yet the names of those heading off to the lands of continental glory in the Polkraine are already dropping, along with some of the squads to be whittled down in the coming weeks (the deadline being May 29th). Today Giovanni Trappatoni announced Ireland’s formal 23 and Germany a damn close 27. Meanwhile, Bert van Marwijk & Co. decided to call up a decent portion of the country’s population for its preliminary squad – 36 in total. <a href="http://extratime.ie/newsdesk/articles/8013/">Ireland:</a> Keepers: Shay Given, Keiren Westwood, David Forde Defenders: Richard Dunne, John O’Shea, Sean St.Ledger, Darren O’Dea, Stephen Ward, Stephen Kelly, Kevin Foley, Midfielders: Glenn Whelan, Darron Gibson, Keith Andrews, Keith Fahey, Damien Duff, Aiden McGeady, Stephen Hunt, James McClean, Forwards: Robbie Keane, Kevin Doyle, Simon Cox, Shane Long, Jonathan Walters. Standby list: Darren Randolph, Paul McShane, Paul Green, Seamus Coleman, Andy Keogh <a href="http://www.dw.de/dw/article/0,,15933796,00.html">Germany:</a> Goalkeeper: Manuel Neuer, Marc-Andre ter Stegen, Tim Wiese, Ron-Robert Zieler Defense: Holger Badstuber, Jerome Boateng, Benedikt Höwedes, Mats Hummels, Philipp Lahm, Per Mertesacker, Marcel Schmelzer Midfield: Lars Bender, Sven Bender, Julian Draxler, Mario Götze, Ilkay Gündogan, Sami Khedira, Toni Kroos, Thomas Müller, Mesut Özil, Lukas Podolski, Marco Reus, Andre Schürrle, Bastian Schweinsteiger Striker: Cacau, Mario Gomez, Miroslav Klose <a href="http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5jFT39lESKn4Ol1qMkfvJp8ntEPIg?docId=CNG.4068cc3958df4994bc6d71115552788f.141">Netherlands:</a> Goalkeepers: Jasper Cillessen (Ajax), Tim Krul (Newcastle United/ENG), Erwin Mulder (Feyenoord), Maarten Stekelenburg (Roma/ITA), Michel Vorm (Swansea City/WAL) Defenders: Vurnon Anita (Ajax), Khalid Boulahrouz (Stuttgart/GER), Wilfred Bouma (PSV Eindhoven), Alexander Buttner (Vitesse Arnhem), John Heitinga (Everton/ENG), Hedwiges Maduro (Valencia/ESP), Joris Mathijsen (Malaga/ESP), Nick Viergever (AZ Alkmaar), Ron Vlaar, Stefan de Vrij (both Feyenoord), Gregory van der Wiel (Ajax), Jetro Willems (PSV Eindhoven) Midfielders: Ibrahim Afellay (Barcelona/ESP), Mark van Bommel, Urby Emanuelson (both AC Milan/ITA), Nigel de Jong (Manchester City/ENG), Siem de Jong (Ajax), Adam Maher (AZ Alkmaar), Stijn Schaars (Sporting Lisbon/POR), Wesley Sneijder (Inter Milan/ITA), Kevin Strootman (PSV Eindhoven), Rafael van der Vaart (Tottenham Hotspur/ENG) Forwards: Georginio Wijnaldum (PSV Eindhoven), Klaas-Jan Huntelaar (Schalke/GER), Ola John, Luuk de Jong (both FC Twente), Dirk Kuyt (Liverpool/ENG), Jeremain Lens (PSV Eindhoven), Luciano Narsingh (Heerenveen), Robin van Persie (Arsenal/ENG), Arjen Robben (Bayern Munich/GER) " } ["wfw"]=> array(2) { ["commentrss#"]=> int(1) ["commentrss"]=> string(82) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/euro-2012-squads-begin-rolling-out.html/feed" } ["http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"]=> array(2) { ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(1) "0" } ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(346) " Most domestic seasons haven’t closed, yet the names of those heading off to the lands of continental glory in the Polkraine are already dropping, along with some of the squads to be whittled down in the coming weeks (the deadline being May 29th). Today Giovanni Trappatoni announced Ireland’s formal 23 and Germany a damn close [...]" ["category@term"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2@term"]=> string(7) "germany" ["category#3@term"]=> string(7) "Ireland" ["category#4@term"]=> string(11) "Netherlands" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1336412370) } [7]=> array(30) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(42) "Poland’s Euro 2012 Song: Euro Koko Spoko" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(81) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/polands-euro-2012-song-euro-koko-spoko.html" ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(90) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/polands-euro-2012-song-euro-koko-spoko.html#comments" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 04 May 2012 13:54:39 +0000" ["dc"]=> array(7) { ["creator#"]=> int(1) ["creator"]=> string(5) "chris" ["subject#"]=> int(4) ["subject"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["subject#2"]=> string(9) "Jarzebina" ["subject#3"]=> string(15) "Koko Euro Spoko" ["subject#4"]=> string(6) "Poland" } ["category#"]=> int(4) ["category"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2"]=> string(9) "Jarzebina" ["category#3"]=> string(15) "Koko Euro Spoko" ["category#4"]=> string(6) "Poland" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(5) "false" ["guid"]=> string(81) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/polands-euro-2012-song-euro-koko-spoko.html" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(319) " Poland chose it, and Poland isn’t happy. Hip hip for democracy. When going for official songs in this day and age, less clothing is a rule – see: Shakira, World Cup 2010. In this case, it turns out the more clothing the better. And oh, do they wear more clothing. In fact they look like they’re [...]" ["content"]=> array(2) { ["encoded#"]=> int(1) ["encoded"]=> string(852) "<iframe width="345" height="205" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/YtDhMzDkois" frameborder="0"></iframe> Poland chose it, and Poland isn’t happy. Hip hip for democracy. When going for official songs in this day and age, less clothing is a rule – see: Shakira, World Cup 2010. In this case, it turns out the more clothing the better. And oh, do they wear more clothing. In fact they look like they’re about to go milk something, and not Gerard Pique. (Well, likely not.) The name is Euro Koko Spoko, and the swingin’ band is Jarzebina, a rural folk band. This is obviously <a href="http://www.supersport.com/football/uefa-euro-2012/news/120504/Polands_Euro_2012_song_draws_controversy">drawing some controversy</a>, including the theory that it was chosen as a joke. It’s a strong one. " } ["wfw"]=> array(2) { ["commentrss#"]=> int(1) ["commentrss"]=> string(86) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/euro-2012/polands-euro-2012-song-euro-koko-spoko.html/feed" } ["http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"]=> array(2) { ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(1) "0" } ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(319) " Poland chose it, and Poland isn’t happy. Hip hip for democracy. When going for official songs in this day and age, less clothing is a rule – see: Shakira, World Cup 2010. In this case, it turns out the more clothing the better. And oh, do they wear more clothing. In fact they look like they’re [...]" ["category@term"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2@term"]=> string(9) "Jarzebina" ["category#3@term"]=> string(15) "Koko Euro Spoko" ["category#4@term"]=> string(6) "Poland" ["date_timestamp"]=> int(1336139679) } [8]=> array(30) { ["title#"]=> int(1) ["title"]=> string(44) "Bombings In The Ukraine Weeks Ahead Of Euros" ["link#"]=> int(1) ["link"]=> string(92) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/bombings-in-the-ukraine-weeks-ahead-of-euros.html" ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(101) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/bombings-in-the-ukraine-weeks-ahead-of-euros.html#comments" ["pubdate#"]=> int(1) ["pubdate"]=> string(31) "Fri, 27 Apr 2012 16:17:17 +0000" ["dc"]=> array(7) { ["creator#"]=> int(1) ["creator"]=> string(5) "chris" ["subject#"]=> int(4) ["subject"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["subject#2"]=> string(14) "World Football" ["subject#3"]=> string(14) "Dnipropetrovsk" ["subject#4"]=> string(7) "Ukraine" } ["category#"]=> int(4) ["category"]=> string(9) "Euro 2012" ["category#2"]=> string(14) "World Football" ["category#3"]=> string(14) "Dnipropetrovsk" ["category#4"]=> string(7) "Ukraine" ["guid#"]=> int(1) ["guid@"]=> string(11) "ispermalink" ["guid@ispermalink"]=> string(5) "false" ["guid"]=> string(92) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/bombings-in-the-ukraine-weeks-ahead-of-euros.html" ["description#"]=> int(1) ["description"]=> string(314) " Bad news in general, particularly so in the light of the traveling bullseye that will be descending on the Ukraine in under six weeks: a series of bombs spread through Dnipropetrovsk, injuring a minimum of 27. With Euro 2012 due to kick off shortly, the resulting worry that this may be in some way related [...]" ["content"]=> array(2) { ["encoded#"]=> int(1) ["encoded"]=> string(1874) "<img src="http://cdn.worldcupblog.org/www.worldcupblog.org/files/2012/04/63e3e2750846af3c154b12d66be9e630-getty-510543049.jpg" alt="510543049" width="500" height="305" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-17660" /> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/apr/27/ukraine-bomb-blasts-scores-injured?newsfeed=true">Bad news in general</a>, particularly so in the light of the traveling bullseye that will be descending on the Ukraine in under six weeks: a series of bombs spread through Dnipropetrovsk, injuring a minimum of 27. With Euro 2012 due to kick off shortly, the resulting worry that this may be in some way related to the tournament is understandable, even though Dnipropetrovsk isn’t one of the host cities. Obviously this is an important event of prominence, so security was always a concern, but it to be upgraded and locked down appropriately, whether or not this is linked in any way to the tournament itself. <blockquote>The blasts went off in quick succession around noon in the eastern city of Dnipropetrovsk, targeting a tram stop, a cinema and a railway station. Witnesses said it appeared that explosive devices had been placed in nearby rubbish bins. Authorities said at least four blasts had gone off, but some reports placed the number as high as 10. Twenty minutes later, there was a second explosion in front of a cinema, followed by a blast near the railway station. A fourth blast targeted the same tram stop as the first. Ukraine has no history of modern terrorism and it was unclear who could be behind the blasts. The attack will raise concerns as Ukraine gets ready to host Euro 2012 from 8 June. Dnipropetrovsk lost its bid to host a match, but nearby Donetsk is one of the championship’s main sites.</blockquote> " } ["wfw"]=> array(2) { ["commentrss#"]=> int(1) ["commentrss"]=> string(97) "http://www.worldcupblog.org/world-football/bombings-in-the-ukraine-weeks-ahead-of-euros.html/feed" } ["http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"]=> array(2) { ["comments#"]=> int(1) ["comments"]=> string(1) "0" } ["summary#"]=> int(1) ["summary"]=> string(314) " Bad news in general, particularly so in the light of the traveling bullseye that will be descending on the Ukraine in under six weeks: a series of bombs spread through Dnipropetrovsk, injuring a minimum of 27. 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Their purpose is simple yet broad: women’s rights, particularly in relation to the sex trade. (Though they do venture beyond.) The methods of protest are rather eye-catching, making them arguably the most visible group in the buildup of the tournament, and likely to be the most discussed topless “fans” until <a href="http://www.arabianbusiness.com/incoming/article366884.ece/ALTERNATES/g3l/79186508(2).jpg">Michel Platini whips out his own pair</a> during France’s knockout games. It’d only be appropriate to give a background, since they’ll probably play a bigger part in the tournament than, say, Denmark. (Sorry, fellas.) If their purpose and motivations are laudable, their methods don’t appear to be in universal favor. Agree or disagree, they’re going to be a part of Euro 2012. A Finnish TV station made a documentary on the organization, which is just after the jump (including English subs). Obviously, this is (very) NSFW. 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