Tuesday, May 20, 2008

Euro 2008 Official Rosters Released


Starting Eleven will periodically update this post as the final rosters for Euro 2008 are released. Hopefully this becomes a must-have resource for you:

GROUP A:

Portugal

Goalkeepers: Ricardo Pereira, Betis; Quim Silva, Benfica; Rui Patricio, Sporting; Defenders: Miguel Monteiro, Valencia; Jose Bosingwa, Chelsea; Paulo Ferreira, Chelsea; Ricardo Carvalho, Chelsea; Fernando Meira, Stuttgart; Bruno Alves, Porto; Pepe, Real Madrid; Jorge Ribeiro, Boavista.Midfielders: Raul Meireles, Porto; Joao Moutinho, Sporting; Deco, Barcelona; Armando Petit, Benfica; Miguel Veloso, Sporting Forwards: Cristiano Ronaldo, Manchester United; Simao Sabrosa, Atletico Madrid; Ricardo Quaresma, Porto; Nuno Gomes, Benfica; Hugo Almeida, Werder Bremen; Nani, Manchester United; Helder Postiga, Panathinaikos.

Here is my Group A preview and prediction.

GROUP B:

Germany

Goalkeepers Jens Lehmann (Arsenal), Robert Enke (Hanover 96), Rene Adler (Bayer Leverkusen) Defenders Christoph Metzelder (Real Madrid), Per Mertesacker (Werder Bremen), Philipp Lahm (Bayern Munich), Arne Friedrich (Hertha BSC Berlin), Marcell Jansen (Bayern Munich), Clemens Fritz (Werder Bremen), Heiko Westermann (Schalke 04) Midfielders Michael Ballack (Chelsea), Thomas Hitzlsperger (VfB Stuttgart), Simon Rolfes (Bayer Leverkusen), Torsten Frings (Werder Bremen), Bastian Schweinsteiger (Bayern Munich), Piotr Trochowski (Hamburger SV), Tim Borowski (Werder Bremen), Jermaine Jones (Schalke 04), David Odonkor (Real Betis), Marko Marin (Borussia Mönchengladbach) Forwards Miroslav Klose (Bayern Munich), Lukas Podolski (Bayern Munich), Mario Gomez (VfB Stuttgart), Kevin Kuranyi (Schalke 04), Oliver Neuville (Borussia Mönchengladbach), Patrick Helmes (Cologne)

Croatia

Goalkeepers: Stipe Pletikosa (Spartak Moscow), Mario Galinovic (Panathinaikos), Vedran Runje (Lens) Defenders Dario Šimic* (AC Milan), Josip Šimunic (Hertha Berlin), Robert Kovac* (Borussia Dortmund), Vedran Corluka (Manchester City), Hrvoje Vejic (Tom Tomsk), Dario Kneževic (Livorno) Midfielders Ivan Rakitic (Schalke 04), Nikola Pokrivac and Jerko Leko (AS Monaco), Niko Kovac** (Salzburg), Darijo Srna (Shakhtar Donetsk), Luka Modric and Ognjen Vukojevic (Dinamo Zagreb), Niko Kranjcar (Portsmouth), Danijel Pranjic (Heerenveen) Forwards Nikola Kalinic (Hajduk), Ivan Klasnic (Werder Bremen), Ivica Olic (Hamburg), Igor Budan (Parma), Mladen Petric (Borussia Dortmund)

GROUP C:

Romania

Goalkeepers: Bogdan Lobont (Dinamo Bucharest), Danut Coman (Rapid Bucharest), Marius Popa (Politehnica Timisoara). Defenders: Cristian Sapunaru (Rapid Bucharest), Dorin Goian (Steaua Bucharest), Sorin Ghionea (Steaua Bucharest), Cosmin Moti (Dinamo Bucharest), Cosmin Contra (Getafe), Gabriel Tamas (Auxerre), Stefan Radu (Lazio), Razvan Rat (Shakhtar Donetsk). Midfielders: Florentin Petre (TSKA Sofia), Paul Codrea (Siena), Razvan Cocis (Lokomotiv Moscow), Cristian Chivu (Inter Milan), Mirel Radoi (Steaua Bucharest), Ovidiu Petre (Steaua Bucharest), Nicolae Dica (Steaua Bucharest), Banel Nicolita (Steaua Bucharest), Ciprian Deac (CFR Cluj), Adrian Cristea (Dinamo Bucharest). Forwards: Adrian Mutu (Fiorentina), Ciprian Marica (VfB Stuttgart), Daniel Niculae (Auxerre), Marius Niculae (Inverness Caledonian Thistle), Florin Bratu (Dinamo Bucharest).

GROUP D:

Spain

Goalkeepers: Club: Iker Casillas Real Madrid José Manuel Reina Liverpool Andrés Palop Sevilla . Defenders: Sergio Ramos Real Madrid Carles Puyol Barcelona Juanito Betis Álvaro Arbeloa Liverpool Fernando Navarro Mallorca Raúl Albiol Valencia Carlos Marchena Valencia Joan Capdevila Villarreal . Midfielders: Cesc Fàbregas Arsenal Andrés Iniesta Barcelona Xavi Hernandez Barcelona David Silva Valencia Santiago Cazorla Villareal Rubén de La Red Getafe Xabi Alonso Liverpool Marcos Senna Villareal . Forwards: David Villa Valencia Sergio Garcia Zaragoza Fernando Torres Liverpool Daniel Güiza Mallorca

Sweden

Goalkeepers Andreas Isaksson (Manchester City), Rami Shaaban (Hammarby), Johan Wiland (Elfsborg) Defenders Mikael Nilsson (Panathinaikos), Olof Mellberg (Aston Villa), Petter Hansson (Stade Rennais), Fredrik Stoor (Rosenborg), Daniel Majstorovic (Basel), Andreas Granqvist (Wigan), Mikael Dorsin (CFR Cluj) Midfielders Tobias Linderoth** (Galatasaray), Niclas Alexandersson (IFK Göteborg), Anders Svensson (Elfsborg), Fredrik Ljungberg* (West Ham), Kim Källström (Lyon), Sebastian Larsson (Birmingham City), Daniel Andersson (Malmö FF), Christian Wilhelmsson (Deportivo de La Coruña) Forwards Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Inter Milan), Johan Elmander (Toulouse), Henrik Larsson (Helsingborg), Marcus Allbäck (FC Copenhagen), Markus Rosenberg (Werder Bremen)

Here is my analysis of the Euro 2008 Group of Death posted on the day of the draw.


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