Soccer Blog|Football News, Reviews, Quizzes

Here is a quiz on the European Championships held in Belgium and Netherlands in 2000- the first Euro to be co hosted. The next Euro to be co hosted, as you might be knowing, is this summer’s event in Austria and Switzerland.

Turn the clock back by eight years, and attempt to answer these questions. Answers given by me as a comment in the end.

1.) Name the official mascot of the event.

2.) There was just one player in the English squad who did not play for an English club. Give me the player, as well as the club he represented at that time.

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Thaksin Shinawatra has signed his number one target for the vacant manager’s position at Manchester City with Mark Hughes arriving from Blackburn. He replaces Swede Sven Goran Eriksson who has now taken over the reins of the Mexican national team

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The race for Cardiff City’s teenaged wonder Aaron Ramsey is heating up, and according to latest reports, Everton have had their £5m accepted by the Bluebirds. Manchester United and Arsenal have already made similar bids, with Liverpool reportedly considering making an offer for a player who has been tipped by many to reach Ryan Giggs’ stature.

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Sunderland have announced that they will not be renewing the contracts of eight players this summer, including Andy Cole and Ian Harte. The other six players to be shown the door by the Black Cats are Stanislav Varga, Stephen Wright, Jack Pelter,Gavin Donoghue, Billy Dennehy and Jake Richardson. The future of Dwight Yorke is also unclear, but the former Manchester United striker is reported to be negotiating a deal that will allow him to slowly move into a coaching role.

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Wolfsburg, managed by Felix Magath, finished fifth in the Bundesliga last season. Here is the list of transfers made by the club in the summer as they aim to improve upon last season’s performance.

Magath looks to take the Wolves to greater heights

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Bayern Munich won the German Bundesliga in the 2007-08 season, finishing ten points ahead of their nearest rivals Werder Bremen.

Manager Uli Hoeness has reportedly said that Bayern will not splash out millions in the summer. Gennaro Gattuso has decided to stay with AC Milan, although Bayern made no secret of their interest in him.

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