Archive Euro 2000 News
Real Madrid consider Panathanaikos bid for Suker (Oct 30, 1998)
Real Madrid are considering an offer from Panathinaikos for World Cup Golden Boot winner Davor Suker. . . . more . . .
Dublin says no to Blackburn and "I'll sue" to Coventry (Oct 30, 1998)
The decision by Coventry City captain Dion Dublin to reject a move to Blackburn Rovers has put him on collision course with the Premiership club. . . . more . . .
Aston Villa join Dublin bidders (Oct 29, 1998)
English Premiership leaders Aston Villa have made an offer to buy Coventry City captain Dion Dublin. . . . more . . .
Euro 2000 learns lesson of World Cup ticket farce (Oct 28, 1998)
Tickets for the Euro 2000 Finals are set to avoid the embarrassing shambles that undermined the recent World Cup in France. . . . more . . .
Blackburn casualties of bidding war for Dublin (Oct 28, 1998)
Coventry City captain Dion Dublin is now at the centre of a bidding war after Blackburn Rovers had a £6.75 million bid for the player accepted yesterday. . . . more . . .
Bayern fine Matthaeus for skiing trip (Oct 27, 1998)
Bayern Munich have fined Lothar Matthaeus £4,000 after he went skiing instead of playing for the team. . . . more . . .
Young Swiss star bought by Blackburn (Oct 27, 1998)
English Premiership side Blackburn Rovers have completed the signing of Swiss under-21 star Oumar Koude. . . . more . . .
Bulgaria confirm date against Algeria for friendly (Oct 27, 1998)
Algeria have confirmed that their national sdie will play in Bulgaria next month. . . . more . . .
Hoddle and Shearer win damages for 'row' story (Oct 27, 1998)
England coach Glenn Hoddle and captain Alan Shearer have won £60,000 in damages after a newspaper article printed an inaccurate and misleading account of a dressing room argument between the two men after the 3-0 win against Luxembourg. . . . more . . .
Blackburn spend £6.5 million on Dublin (Oct 27, 1998)
Blackburn Rovers have spent £6.5 million for England striker Dion Dublin. . . . more . . .
Rotterdam will host Euro 2000 Final (Oct 27, 1998)
The organisers of Euro 2000 have announced that the Final of the competition will be held in the Rotterdam stadium of Feyenoord. . . . more . . .
Brazil fail to secure Denmark friendly (Oct 26, 1998)
Brazil have failed in their attempt to arrange a friendly with Denmark for December. . . . more . . .
France quits Confederations' Cup (Oct 23, 1998)
World champions France have sensationally quit the Confederations' Cup tournament in January aftyer Euriopean clubs won the fight to keep their players. . . . more . . .
Beckenbauer to get DFB vote (Oct 23, 1998)
The DFB will confirm by tomorrow that former great Franz Beckenbauer will be their new Vice President. . . . more . . .
Djorkaeff injured for Inter (Oct 23, 1998)
Internazionale will be without French World Cup star Youri Djorkaeff for the next three weeks. . . . more . . .
Milan wait on Kiev defeat to seal Shevchenko move (Oct 22, 1998)
AC Milan will complete the signing of Ukrainian star Andriiy Shevchenko when Dinamo Kiev are knocked out of the Champions' League. . . . more . . .
Ince threatened with new ban (Oct 22, 1998)
The English FA have ignored coach Glenn Hoddle to pursue a ban against Liverpool captain Paul ince for a gesture he made after he was sent off in the 2-1 defeat in Sweden last month. . . . more . . .
Forest plot Van Hooijdonk return (Oct 22, 1998)
Wayward Dutch striker Pierre Van Hooijdonk is close to a return to Nottingham Forest. . . . more . . .
Bayern believe Lizarazu is Premiership bound (Oct 20, 1998)
Bayern Munich believe that French full back Bixente Lizarazu is set for a move to the English Premiership. . . . more . . .
Rangers deny move for Albertz (Oct 20, 1998)
Glasgow Rangers have denied that left back Jorge Albertz is planning a move back to the Bundesliga. . . . more . . .
England safe from Robson (Oct 20, 1998)
Middlesbrough manager Bryan Robson has signed a new five year contract with the club. . . . more . . .
Guivarc'h offer gets closer from Blackburn (Oct 19, 1998)
Blackburn Rovers are prepared to rival any bid for Stephane Guivarc'h from Glasgow Rangers. . . . more . . .
Spanish giants drawn to McManaman impasse (Oct 19, 1998)
Liverpool will continue negotiations with midfielder Steve McManaman over a new contract after English press reports stated that European champions Real Madrid would bid to take the player from Anfield if his contract expired without a new deal in place. . . . more . . .
Gascoigne ends website plan as Ronaldo needs spell check (Oct 19, 1998)
Stricken Middlesbrough star Paul Gascoigne has delayed plans to launch his own website as he continues to battle against the serious drinking that forced his club to put him in a London clinic last week. . . . more . . .
Byshovets will not resign as Russian coach (Oct 19, 1998)
Russian coach Anatoly Byshovets insists that he will not resign in the face of mounting difficulties for his side and Russian football. . . . more . . .
Bierhoff says Germany astill needs Matthaeus (Oct 19, 1998)
New German captain Oliver Bierhoff has backed calls for the return of Lothar Matthaeus to the national squad. . . . more . . .
Shearer upset and Hoddle condemns 'vicious lies' (Oct 19, 1998)
England captain Alan Shearer threatened legal action at the weekend over reports that he had criticised coach Glenn Hoddle after the poor performance against Luxembourg last week. . . . more . . .
Vogts to start acting job next month (Oct 19, 1998)
Former German national coach Berti Vogts has accepted a role in a tv thriller according to 'Bild' on Saturday. . . . more . . .
England coach set to start 'mole hunt' for secret tape (Oct 19, 1998)
Glenn Hoddle has called for an explanation of the rumours concerning a tape recording of events in the England dressing room after the 3-0 win in Luxembourg last week. . . . more . . .
November 18th date confirmed for Yugoslavia and Ireland (Oct 19, 1998)
Yugoslavia have been told by UEFA that their Euro 2000 qualifying tie against the Republic of Ireland will now take place on November 18th. . . . more . . .
Dahlin sent to Hamburg (Oct 19, 1998)
Blackburn Rovers have offloaded Swedish striker Martin Dahlin to Hamburg SV. . . . more . . .
Hungary 1 Romania 1, October 14th 1998 (Oct 15, 1998)
With anxiety rising in the crowd Hungary threw everything forward to try and get level and it worked for them. . . . more . . .
Israel 1 Spain 2, Octtober 14th 1998 (Oct 15, 1998)
Spain looked shaky again when they conceded a goal to Israel midway through the second half but relied on their physical power and running to see them through to a much needed win. . . . more . . .
France 2 Andorra 0, October 14th 1998 (Oct 15, 1998)
France are now suffering a little for their success. . . . more . . .
San Marino 1 Austria 4, October 14th 1998 (Oct 15, 1998)
Austria finally scored the goals needed to produce a credible performance against the tiny Italian state but only after some spirited resistance. . . . more . . .
Slovakia 0 Portugal 3, October 14th 1998 (Oct 15, 1998)
Portugal dominated this game with their possession and passing but failed to produce many goals in the second half. . . . more . . .
Brazil 5 Ecuador 1, October 14th 1998 (Oct 15, 1998)
Brazil put on a good show in Washington last night to put Ecuador soundly in their place. . . . more . . .
Scotland 2 Faroe Islands 1, October 14th 1998 (Oct 15, 1998)
Scotland were booed off the pitch after a brave defensive showing from the Faroe Islanders set up a nervous end to the match for the home team. . . . more . . .
Republic of Ireland 5 Malta 0, October 14th 1998 (Oct 15, 1998)
Ireland swept aside Malta in a one sided game in Dublin. . . . more . . .
Wales 3 Belarus 2, October 14th 1998 (Oct 15, 1998)
Bobby Gould's side made it two wins in a row with a winner two minutes from time in Cardiff. . . . more . . .
Greece 3 Georgia 0, October 14th 1998 (Oct 14, 1998)
Anghel Iordanescu's new Greek side scored three early goals to win this game against an impressive Gerogia team. . . . more . . .
Bulgaria 0 Sweden 1, October 14th 1998 (Oct 14, 1998)
A goal on the hour set Sweden on course for a crucial away win in Group 5. . . . more . . .
Norway 2 Albania 2, October 14th 1998 (Oct 14, 1998)
Norway salvaged their hopes of the Euro 2000 Finals with two late goals in Oslo. . . . more . . .
Belarus 4 Bosnia-Hercegovina 2, October 14th 1998 (Oct 14, 1998)
Two goals in the first ten minutes set the pattern for this high scoring encounter. . . . more . . .
Croatia 3 Macedonia 2, October 14th 1998 (Oct 14, 1998)
Croatia conceded an early goal and were only able to subdue a spirited and adventurous performance by the Macedonian side after a long and tense struggle. . . . more . . .
Luxembourg 0 England 3, October 14th 1998 (Oct 14, 1998)
Glenn Hoddle saw his England side get their expected win in Luxembourg tonight securing his job for the next five months at least. . . . more . . .
Ukraine 2 Armenia 0, October 14th 1998 (Oct 14, 1998)
Ukraine continued their surge of good form with a goal in each half to see off spirited Armenian resistance. . . . more . . .
Czech Republic 4 Estonia 1, October 14th 1998 (Oct 14, 1998)
The Czech Republic destroyed Estonia inside the first forty-five minutes to set up an eay win in this Euro 2000 qualifier. . . . more . . .
Holland 0 Ghana 0, October 13th 1998 (Oct 14, 1998)
Ghana held Holland comfortably to a draw on an uninspired night for the highly regarded Dutch side. . . . more . . .
Iceland 1 Russia 0, October 14th 1998 (Oct 14, 1998)
A scrambled late winner by Iceland left Russia reeling to their third Euro 2000 defeat. . . . more . . .
Slovenia 1 Latvia 0, October 14th 1998 (Oct 14, 1998)
The only goal of this game was enough to send Latvia to defeat. . . . more . . .
Leighton ends international career with surprise exit (Oct 13, 1998)
Scotland goalkeeper Jim Leigton retired from international football yesterday and quit the team hotel amid surprise and confusion. . . . more . . .
Giggs still missing for Wales (Oct 13, 1998)
A bruised foot will keep winger Ryan Giggs out of the Euro 2000 qualifier for Wales against Belarus tomorrow night. . . . more . . .
Litmaanen sets heart on Liverpool move (Oct 13, 1998)
Ajax Amsterdam's Finnish star Jari Litmaanen wants to leave the club for Liverpool at the end of the current season. . . . more . . .
FA may order psychiatric checks on Hartson with misconduct charge (Oct 12, 1998)
West Ham striker John Hartson has been charged with misconduct by the English FA after they saw video footage of a training ground attack by the 23 year old Welshman on midfielder Eyal Berkovic. . . . more . . .
Real and Benfica want to rescue Berkovic from Hartson kick horror (Oct 12, 1998)
Real Madrid, Benfica and Juventus are all interested in bidding for Israeli midfielder Eyal Berkovic. . . . more . . .
AS Monaco willing to save Hoddle from England misery (Oct 12, 1998)
AS Monaco are prepared to rescue England coach Glenn Hoddle with an offer to return to club football in the prinipality. . . . more . . .
Thierry Henry recalled by France (Oct 12, 1998)
French coach Roger Lemerre has recalled striker Thierry henry to the world champions squad for the Euro 2000 tie against Andorra. . . . more . . .
Portugal 0 Romania 1, October 10th 1998 (Oct 12, 1998)
Romania stunned Portugal with a free kick in the dying seconds that sent them to the top of Group 7. . . . more . . .
Shearer transfer value hit by poor England run (Oct 12, 1998)
England's dismal run of form is set to wipe millions off the transfer value of Alan Shearer. . . . more . . .
San Marino 0 Israel 5, October 10th 1998 (Oct 12, 1998)
Israel prepared for the visit of Spain to Tel Aviv this week with a comfortable hammering of tiny San Marino. . . . more . . .
Vieri out of action with knee problem (Oct 12, 1998)
Italy and SS Lazio striker Patrick Viera has knee trouble and will miss two weeks of the season at least. . . . more . . .
Romanian injury list grows (Oct 12, 1998)
Romania face a striker crisis for the Wednesday night Euro 2000 tie against Hungary in Budapest. . . . more . . .
Broken arm puts Scotland's Gallacher out until Christmas (Oct 12, 1998)
Scotland and Blackburn Rovers striker Kevin Gallacher will miss at least two months of the season after breaking his are in the Euro 2000 win against Estonia in Edinburgh on Saturday. . . . more . . .
England will get Beckham rescue for Luxembourg tie (Oct 12, 1998)
David Beckham is certain to return to the England midfiel against Luxembourg as England attempt to rescue their Euro 2000 campaign. . . . more . . .
Azerbaijan 0 Hungary 4, october 10th 1998 (Oct 10, 1998)
Hungary stormed to a four gaol win with three in the last four minutes in Baku. . . . more . . .
Liechtenstein 0 Slovakia 4, October 10th 1998 (Oct 10, 1998)
Slovakia wrapped up this tie by establishing a three goal advantage before half-time. . . . more . . .
Northern Ireland 1 Finland 0, October 10th 1998 (Oct 10, 1998)
Finland were missing their star striker and the Northen Irish took advantage with a narrow win. . . . more . . .
Poalnd 3 Luxembourg 0, October 10th 1998 (Oct 10, 1998)
Poland found this easy and moved themselves to the head of Group 5 alongside Sweden. . . . more . . .
Bosnia-Hercegovina 1 Czech Republic 3, October 10th 1998 (Oct 10, 1998)
The Czech Republic overcame a spirited performance by Bosnia-Hercegovina to record their second Euro 2000 win. . . . more . . .
Lithuania 0 Faroe Islands 0, October 10th 1998 (Oct 10, 1998)
Little happened in Vilnius as both sides cancelled each other out. . . . more . . .
Malta 1 Croatia 4, October 10th 1998 (Oct 10, 1998)
Croatia recovered from losing a peanlty goal to see Davor Suker return to his World Cup scoring form. . . . more . . .
Slovenia 1 Norway 2, October 10th 1998 (Oct 10, 1998)
Poland found this easy and moved themselves to the head of Group 5 alongside Sweden. . . . more . . .
Andorra 0 Ukraine 2, October 10th 1998 (Oct 10, 1998)
Ukraine took control of Group 4 with a 2-0 win in Andorra. . . . more . . .
Italy 2 Switzerland 0, October 10th 1998 (Oct 10, 1998)
Magic Alex survived an injury scare during the week to fire Italy to a convincing win in Udine. . . . more . . .
Ince ban extended until next June (Oct 10, 1998)
England and Liverpool midfielder Paul Ince has been banned for three matches by UEFA after his dismissal against Sweden last month. . . . more . . .
Juventus back on track with £18 million bid for Shearer (Oct 10, 1998)
Italian champions Juventus are set to buy England captain Alan Shearer from Newcastle United in an £18 million deal. . . . more . . .
Injured Anderton in line for Tottenham misery (Oct 09, 1998)
England midfielder Darren Anderton is set to miss the crucial Euro 2000 qualifier against Bulgaria tomorrow with the recurrence of a groin problem. . . . more . . .
Berkovic set to escape West Ham horror (Oct 09, 1998)
Israeli international Eyal Berkovic will quit West Ham next week over the kicking attack that stunned British football. . . . more . . .
Blomqvist set for Sweden recall (Oct 09, 1998)
Midfielder Jesper Blomqvist has returned to the Sweden squad for their Euro 2000 match against Bulgaria. . . . more . . .
Viera charged by English FA with misconduct (Oct 08, 1998)
World Cup winning midfielder Patrick Viera is to be charged with misconduct by the English FA. . . . more . . .
Johnsen out for Norway (Oct 07, 1998)
Norway defender Ronny Johnsen is out of the squad for the trip to Slovenia. . . . more . . .
Goalkeeper Charbonnier quits French squad (Oct 07, 1998)
French goalkeeper Laurent Charbonnier has stormed out of Roger Lemerre's squad in Moscow after seeing Bernard Lama installed in goal to replace injured World Cup winner Fabien Barthez. . . . more . . .
Scots call on Durrant in emergency (Oct 07, 1998)
Scotland coach Craig Brown has recalled former Glasgow Rangers midfielder Ian Durrant to his squad after suffering a new round of injuries. . . . more . . .
Shearer preparing for bidding war (Oct 06, 1998)
England captain Alan Shearer has sparked more transfer interest with his ultimatum to new Newcastle coach Ruud Gullit. . . . more . . .
Del Piero a doubtful starter for Italy on Saturday (Oct 06, 1998)
Alessandro Del Piero is a doubtful starter for Italy on Saturday. . . . more . . .
Milan to seal Shevchenko move soon (Oct 06, 1998)
AC Milan are close to completing the transfer of Andrei Shevchenko from Dynamo Kiev. . . . more . . .
Yugoslavia told of possible tie on November 18th (Oct 06, 1998)
UEFA have told Yugoslavia and the Republic of Ireland to keep November 18th free to play their cancelled Euro 2000 qualifier. . . . more . . .
Scotland midfield goes missing (Oct 06, 1998)
Scotland have lost their first choice midfield for the Euro 2000 qualifier against Estonia on Saturday. . . . more . . .
Germany hit by injuries (Oct 06, 1998)
Bayern Munich midfielder Mario Basler has withdrawn from the Germany squad for Saturday's game in the Euro 2000 qualifiers against Turkey. . . . more . . .
Lama returns to French goal in Russia (Oct 06, 1998)
Goalkeeper Bernard Lama will return to the French side when they play in Moscow on Saturday. . . . more . . .
Rijkaard unveils young Holland for October friendlies (Oct 05, 1998)
New Dutch coach Frank Rijkaard has placed the emphasis of his first choice firmly on youth. . . . more . . .
Italy recall Totti (Oct 05, 1998)
Dino Zoff has recalled young AS Roma star Francesco Totti to the national side and has brought in Nicola Ventola as an attacking option for the game against Switzerland on Saturday. . . . more . . .
Spain confirm squad for Israel tie (Oct 05, 1998)
Spain have announced their squad for the Euro 2000 qualifier against Israel this week. . . . more . . .
Injured Matthaeus will miss October Euro 2000 matches (Oct 05, 1998)
German legend Lothar Matthaeus has withdrawn from the national squad for this month's Euro 2000 qualifiers. . . . more . . .
Yugoslavia game cancelled (Oct 05, 1998)
The Euro 2000 qualifier between the Irish Republic and Yugoslavia has been postponed. . . . more . . .
Suker returns for Croatia (Oct 02, 1998)
Croatia welcome the return of strikers Davor Suker and Goran Vlaiovic to their squad for the two Euro 2000 qualifiers they play this month. . . . more . . .
Ilie injured and likely to miss October internationals (Oct 02, 1998)
Romania striker Adrian Ilie is struggling to make the Euro 2000 qualifiers this month with a serious thigh strain. . . . more . . .
Turkey name Euro 2000 squad (Oct 02, 1998)
Turkey play Germany on October 10 and Finland on October 14 and have confirmed their squad for these Euro 2000 qualifiers. . . . more . . .
PSG failure set to end Guivarc'h deal (Oct 02, 1998)
Paris St Germain's shock exit last night from the European Cup Winners' Cup may end their interest in striker Spephane Guivarc'h. . . . more . . .
Romania confirm squad for Euro 2000 (Oct 02, 1998)
Romania have announced their squad for the two Euro 2000 qualifiers they will play this month. . . . more . . .
Hungary announce squad (Oct 02, 1998)
Hungary play Azerbaijan in Baku on October 10 and Romania in Budapest four days later in their next Euro 2000 qualifiers and have announced their squad. . . . more . . .
UEFA Cup draw (Oct 02, 1998)
The draw for the UEFA Cup second round has ben made with ties to be played on October 20th and November 3rd. . . . more . . .
Strunz goes missing for Germany (Oct 02, 1998)
Bayern Munich midfiedler Thomas Strunz has withdrawn from Erich Ribbeck's first German squad for two Euro 2000 qualifiers this month. . . . more . . .
Schmeichel injury leads to more interest in Roa by United (Oct 02, 1998)
Denmark goalkeeper Peter Schmeichel is set to miss both Euro 2000 qualifiers this month and as much as six weeks of the Manchester United season with a torn stomach muscle. . . . more . . .
Some old and some new for Scotland (Oct 02, 1998)
Scotland have announced their squad for the European Championship championship group nine qualifiers against Estonia on October 10 and the Faroe Islands on October 14. . . . more . . .
Albanian violence cancels Euro 2000 match (Oct 02, 1998)
The Euro 2000 qualifier between Albania and Greece will not go ahead on October 10th. . . . more . . .
European Cup Winners' Cup draw (Oct 02, 1998)
The draw for the European Cup Winners' Cup is as follows with ties to be played on October 22nd and November 5th. . . . more . . .
England axe Yugoslavia date over war crimes (Oct 02, 1998)
The English FA have axed the proposed friendly against Yugoslavia at Wembley next month in protest over the massacre by Serb forces of civilian Albanians in the disputed territory of Kossovo. . . . more . . .
Pay rise to cement Hoddle's position with England (Oct 02, 1998)
England coach Glenn Hoddle is on the brink of a massive pay increase to cement his position as coach of the national side. . . . more . . .
Czechs confirm squad for October dates (Oct 02, 1998)
The Czech Republic have announced their squad for the two group nine Euro 2000 qualifiers they will play this month against Bosnia-Hercegovina in Sarajevo on the 10th and four days later against Estonia in Teplice. . . . more . . .
Anelka unlikely to start against Russia (Oct 02, 1998)
French striker Nicolas Anelka is more likely to play against Euro 2000 minnows Andorra than in the big test for the new world champions in Russia on October 10th. . . . more . . .
Beckham primed for England return (Oct 02, 1998)
The England squad for the two Euro 2000 qualifiers this month has been named. . . . more . . .
Austria push Manninger back into the shadows (Oct 01, 1998)
Arsenal goalkeeper Alex Manninger has again been left out of the Austrian national squad that shows two changes for the Euro 2000 tie against Cyprus next week. . . . more . . .
France announce squad for Moscow mission (Oct 01, 1998)
World champions France have announced the squad that will travel to Moscow next week to play Russia in a Euro 2000 qualifier on October 10th. . . . more . . .
Russia confirm depleted strike force (Oct 01, 1998)
Russia coach Anatoly Byshovets will delay naming the full squad for the Euro 2000 crunch against France next week in Moscow until after the next domestic round of league matches. . . . more . . .
