UEFA’s “Player Updates”

June 11th, 2008 | by: Inara |

If any of you don’t visit UEFA.com’s coverage of Euro 2008, you should because it’s full of a lot of interesting things like articles, photos, trivia, statistics, and all those other details that we footie nerds find so gripping (or maybe it’s just me…).

One of the newer features is their “Player Updates” which are updated every other day about every single player on the squad. While some of the updates are merely about their performances, others are a bit more personal, and it’s a nice way for fans to stay in closer touch with the players.

Here are some of my favorites from yesterday (these have since been updated):

Jean-Alain Boumsong: Appeared slightly uncomfortable leaving the Letzigrund Stadion in a suit that looked at least one size too small for him.

François Clerc: Has been playing pinball and table tennis in his spare time at the hotel.

Sébastien Frey: The ACF Fiorentina man admitted he was no longer certain if Raymond Domenech regards him as France’s second-choice goalkeeper.

Franck Ribéry: Had a strangely subdued first half, but was the only France player to improve in the second period.

You can read the rest here.

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Doumé

Thanks, Inara!
In all fairness, I think Anelka’s header wasn’t so easy to handle. It was coming to him at a strange angle.
Jean-Michel

Hilarious comment about Boumsong. A reader earlier commented on them looking bellhops. They should’ve stuck to the classic black suits that most teams work with. Hopefully Clerc’s activities won’t be limited to the hotel on Friday.
Jean-Michel

*like bellhops
baptiste

je vous propose l’équipe que devrait allignée raymond domenech contre l’Italie
Coupet

Sagnol Thuram Gallas Abidal

Makelele
Ribery Evra
Nasri

Benzema Henry

Voila une équipe offensive mais qui me parrait idéal pour battre une equipe d’Italie tres febrile en defense a la l’absence de leur capitaine Fabio Cannavaro. Les Italiens on l’abitude de passer sur les ailes et centre ensuite sur Luca Toni je pense donc qu’un seul milieu defensif, claude Makelele et avec les efforts de Nasri Evra et Benzema , les milieux Italiens De rossi et Pirlo devrait etre bloquer et auront beaucoup de mal a produire le jeu et avec une attaque rapide, je pense que la france a les moyens de battre cette equipe d’Italie avec cette composition.