Showing posts with label UEFA Euro 2008. Show all posts
Showing posts with label UEFA Euro 2008. Show all posts

Friday, June 15, 2012

DO YOU KNOW WHO WAS THE ONLY PLAYER TO SCORE A HAT-TRICK DURING THE UEFA EURO 2008 FINALS?

David Villa
David Villa nicknamed the El-Guaje of the La Furia Rojas of Spain is the only player to score an hat-trick at the UEFA Euro 2008 hosted by Austria and Switzerland. 

He did it against Russia on June 10, 2008 in Innsbruck, where he scored three goals in the tournament he ended up winning the Golden Boot with 4 goals and the championship trophy as his team clinched the trophy without him in the final match against Germany.

He missed UEFA EURO 2012 due to the broken tibia injury he sustained while playing for FC Barcelona against Al-Saad in a FIFA World Club Cup tournament in Japan made his debut in 2005 and has so far racked up 82 caps with a record 51 goals.



Monday, June 04, 2012

DO YOU KNOW HOW MANY GOALS DIRK KUYT SCORED TO BECOME THE TOPSCORER IN THE DUTCH EREDIVISIE IN THE 2004/2005 SEASON?

Dirk Kuyt who started his career with FC Utretch in 1998 and he transfered to Feyenoord in 2003 where he emerged as the Top Scorer in the Dutch Eredivisie in the 2004/2005 season with 29 goals.

He made his international debut in 2004 and has represented the Netherlands at three major international tournaments, the Germany 2006 and South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup and UEFA Euro 2008.



Friday, May 18, 2012

DID YOU KNOW THE FIRST PLAYER TO SCORE INTERNATIONAL GOALS BOTH AT THE OLD AND NEW WEMBLEY STADIUM?

Michael Owen with Jari Litmanen
Michael Owen scored two goals against Russia on September 12, 2007 in a UEFA Euro 2008 qualifiers which made him become the first player to score international goals at both the old and the new Wembley Stadium for the Three Lions English National team. His last match for England was in 2008.