this, ladies and gentlemen, is my new desktop. it totally beats blue smilies. if euro 2004 was happening in pakistan, i would have accused the matches of being fixed. i mean, come on, what is the probability of sweden and denmark drawing the match with two goals each, which was what both the teams needed to get into the semi finals, knocking italy out? i mean, ok, italy may have been an average team, but two crappy teams moving higher up the ladder on a mere 'technicality' is SO UNFAIR. then there is real tragic case of the three coaches (spanish, german and italian) who have quit over the fact their teams were chucked out (eliminated) in the preliminary rounds (really early in the Euro). the fact remains, that only 8 teams can qualify for the quarter finals, 4 for the semis, and two for the finals. and italy wasnt even a bad team. *sigh* ok they were. i mean they werent bad, but a couple of others were better. anyways i refuse to believe these guys didnt work with their men. to have to leave like thys only makes it worse. take real for example. they have the bestest players in the world, but their egos combined are bigger than the game, therefore, the SUCK as a team. thats no rocket science. with the lesser mortals like myself, you have to work harder and together, as a unit, to prove your worth... as did portugal and czech... And holland, for the first tym in ages, won on penalties (theyve been thrown out plenty of tyms before in the penalty rounds). anyways, i dont know much about football. i know totti needed to show more sportsman's spirit, or he wouldnt have been banned. and i dont thynk beckham alone can be blamed for england losing to portugal. while the blame-game is in full swing, one must remember football is NOT one man's game. there's 90 minutes and 20 players on the field. i also know italy has been my favourite since the 1992 worldcup (then i had a MAJOR crush on the entire team. unfortunately they lost in the finals - to brazil i thynk - cant remember) anyways, greece came out on top with 40/1 odds, and the czech team is one im hearing of for the first tym in my life. i dont care anymore. my next fav (holland) will prolly be thrown out in the semis. the pundits sare saying the final will be btw czech and portugal, and that czech'll taking the cup. may the best team win, "the damn game has been fixed anyways".