July 2, 2004
Spain appoint Aragones
Spain have appointed Real Mallorca boss Luis Aragones as their new coach. Aragones takes over from Inaki Saez, who resigned following Spain's first round exit at Euro 2004.
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July 2, 2004
Bruckner proud of his players
Czech Republic coach Karel Bruckner was in a philosophical mood following his team's silver goal defeat to Greece in the Euro 2004 semi-finals.
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July 2, 2004
Rehhagel hails miraculous Greece
Greece coach Otto Rehhagel described his side's 1-0 silver-goal victory over the Czech Republic in last night's Euro 2004 semi-final as a "miracle". "The fairytale continues, it's unbelievable what they did," said Rehhagel. "It's a…
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July 1, 2004
Greece stun Czechs
Greece are through to the final of Euro 2004 after defeating the favourites the Czech Republic 1-0 by virtue of a Silver Goal scored in the first period of extra-time. Their achievement will rank as…
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July 1, 2004
UEFA to charge Van Nistelrooy
UEFA has initiated disciplinary proceedings against Ruud van Nistelrooy after the Dutch striker insulted Swedish referee Anders Frisk after Wednesday's Euro 2004 semi-final against Portugal.
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July 1, 2004
Rueful de Boer calls it a day
Frank de Boer has confirmed his retirement from international football, after an illustrious career which has seen him make 112 appearances for Holland.
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July 1, 2004
Markov quits Bulgaria post
Plamen Markov has revealed that he has turned down a contract extension that would have kept him in charge of the Bulgarian national team.
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July 1, 2004
Van Nistelrooy may face UEFA charge
Ruud van Nistelrooy may face action for confronting referee Anders Frisk after Holland's Euro 2004 defeat to Portugal.
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July 1, 2004
Hitzfeld turns down Germany post
Ottmar Hitzfeld has turned down the chance to succeed Rudi Voeller as German national coach, the German football association (DFB) has confirmed.
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July 1, 2004
Czech Republic v Greece – Preview
The Czech Republic meet Greece in the second of Euro 2004 semi-finals, with the winners set to face hosts Portugal in Sunday's final.
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July 1, 2004
Maniche dedicates win to the public
Portugal midfielder Maniche dedicated his stunning goal to the country's fans after the hosts reached the Euro 2004 final. Maniche unleashed an unstoppable effort past Edwin van der Saar as Portugal beat Holland 2-1 to…
