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The Irish may be going home, but Spain, Italy and Croatia have it all to play for. Day 11, and it’s counting time for the Group of Debt.
Who should I cheer for? Italy v Ireland
Seen in terms of carbohydrates, 42 Euroguffers have Italy getting pasta post, 18 can stomach a stodgy draw and five have Ireland as the ‘champ‘. BWHAHAHAHAHA LOLOLOLOL.
| You’ll never beat the Irish | Channeling Ray Houghton |
| Roy Hodgson | Bring Back Bobby Robson |
| Mike Bassett | Mr. Awesome |
| roy the hodgson | Kicker Conspiracy |
| McFuddle ‘O Toole | Trap A Tony |
| Benny The Ball | Messi Gardener |
| Strev87 | |
| Scotty McNasty | |
| Steve Mclaren | |
| Jigsaw (goes to pieces in the box) | |
| Brown Fox | |
| Arsenedof Nowhere | |
| Septic Tank Charlton | |
| Lorem Ipsum | |
| Normski Gunner | |
| Claudio Inglesias Failte | |
| Dirk Diggler | |
| Del Garnett | |
| Swiss T |
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Who should I cheers for? Croatia v Spain
No fewer than 58 Eurogees have Spain reigning, with six thinking the Balkans are more complicated than that and just Yankee’s Spankers thinking the Spanish will end up with empanada.
| Croatia win | Stalemate |
| Yankee’s Spankers | Bayer Neverlusen |
| Scotty McNasty | |
| Tom Laidlaw | |
| Bring Back Bobby Robson | |
| Toy Bodgson | |
| Normski Gunner |
+ + + NEW FEATURE – European sports media compared + + +
El País v Sunday Mirror
– Defender Raúl Albiol artfully rendered in the Spanish paper
– Alex Gerrard in a bikini. On her wedding anniversary.
Stand and deliver
| Named | Shamed | Total | |
| 1 | Yankee’s Spankers | Dave Robertshaw | 28 |
| 2= | Arsenedof Nowhere | Darren Hanson | 26 |
| 2= | Mrs Euroguff | Mrs Carlosfandango_ | 26 |
| 2= | Paulo Di Harringtonio | Paul Harrington | 26 |
| 5= | Tim Henman | david hickson | 24 |
| 5= | Simoneo Huesserelli | Simon Huesser | 24 |
| 5= | Hansi Mueller | Bernd Friedle | 24 |
| 8= | Sepp Bladder | Carl Mesner Lyons | 22 |
| 8= | B B Foot | Rory | 22 |
| 8= | Brown Fox | Jim Chambers | 22 |
| 8= | Kicker Conspiracy | Tim Fiddies | 22 |
| 8= | Vuvuzela | Sandra Benfer | 22 |
| 8= | Wheat Dodger | Leanne McGirr | 22 |
| 8= | Wicked Woy Wodgson | David Patterson | 22 |
| 8= | Fabio Crapello | Martin B | 22 |
| 8= | Stevie’s Wunders | Steve Andrews | 22 |
| 8= | Del Garnett | Darren Gavigan | 22 |
| 8= | Swiss T | Thomas Angst | 22 |
| 19= | Bayer Neverlusen | Rob Broome | 20 |
| 19= | Simon Grayson | Paul Revy | 20 |
| 19= | Steve Mclaren | JT | 20 |
| 19= | Bring Back Bobby Robson | Dan Jamieson | 20 |
| 19= | Naven Johnson | Eddie Vassallo | 20 |
| 19= | Is Pele Playing? | John Orta | 20 |
| 19= | Gazza | Gary Taylor | 20 |
| 19= | Christophe Woodini | Chris Wood | 20 |
| 19= | The Special [Measures] One | Tim Donnelly Smith | 20 |
| 28= | Andy Grey | Darren Holdaway | 18 |
| 28= | 2012sheds | Pete smith | 18 |
| 28= | El Pringle | Keith Pringle | 18 |
| 28= | roy the hodgson | harvey | 18 |
| 28= | McFuddle ‘O Toole | Gordon | 18 |
| 28= | Benny The Ball | Nick Townend | 18 |
| 28= | Scotty McNasty | Andrew Robb | 18 |
| 28= | Ronaldo McDonald | Cephas Howard | 18 |
| 28= | Don revie | Simon Andrews | 18 |
| 28= | Bill Shankly | Bob Steadman | 18 |
| 28= | Anjusha Klins-Morinho | Anna Wilson | 18 |
| 28= | Hatch’s Heros | Chris Matthews | 18 |
| 28= | Normski Gunner | Norman House | 18 |
| 28= | Letina lotagoals | Berry | 18 |
| 42= | DK Willy | DK | 16 |
| 42= | Jigsaw (goes to pieces in the box) | Matt Brooke-Smith | 16 |
| 42= | Earsane Wanger | Paul Shaw | 16 |
| 42= | Toy Dodgson | Kelsey O | 16 |
| 42= | Harry Redface | Dan McGrath | 16 |
| 42= | Ivor Greatidea | Steve Edney | 16 |
| 42= | Septic Tank Charlton | Jeremy Crisp | 16 |
| 42= | Toy Bodgson | Tom Barton | 16 |
| 42= | Trap A Tony | Tony Power | 16 |
| 42= | Messi Gardener | Johnny T | 16 |
| 52= | Roy Hodgson | John Catterfeld | 14 |
| 52= | Mike Bassett | Eamonn Newell | 14 |
| 52= | Tom Laidlaw | Tom Laidlaw | 14 |
| 52= | George Osborne is a twat | Andy Young | 14 |
| 52= | Canary | Simon Barnes | 14 |
| 52= | Soccer Sage | Mike Xenakis | 14 |
| 52= | Mozzer | Paul Conroy | 14 |
| 52= | Big Ron Colonel Saunders | Andrew Hartland | 14 |
| 52= | Dirk Diggler | Nik Goodman | 14 |
| 61= | Strev87 | dave strevett | 12 |
| 61= | Mr. Awesome | Geroge Pokorny | 12 |
| 63= | Dario Made-the-Gradi | David of Crook | 10 |
| 63= | Lorem Ipsum | Jon D | 10 |
| 63= | Claudio Inglesias Failte | Claude Tonna-Barthet | 10 |
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