Iceland last minute goal saves England from playing Portugal. We will now go out to our foes from The Cod Wars. "Captain Bird's Eye - your boys will get one hell of a beating!"
Great news for us. I'd rather play a Championship side than Nuneaten Boro with Ronaldo. Now to valiantly cock it up
For the second day in a row an unjust penalty was saved: the corner Austria took in the build-up to the penalty was taken from outside the quarter circle, yet the ref (who was pretty bloody poor, it has to be said) let play go on.
Consider it confirmed. From my Croatia contact : the guy said to the local press that he was told by Modric that Ramos will go to the right.
Another Italy match, another load of diving, cynical fouling and getting away with murder. Plus ca change.
Greetings from a bar in Cork!! Safe to say that the decision NOT to give a penalty didn't go down well. But there again it was one of the most blatant ever. Expect a soft pen at the other end or similar.... Can't have a defeat for one of the UEFA darlings, now can we? Platini may be gone, but the corruption continues.....
The Italians are "pushing the envelope" of legal play in pioneering ways that mortals cannot comprehend,
Insigne creates more for Italy in 5 minutes than the rest of the team in 70+ minutes. Cracking little player.
