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Mutu obsessed by penalty miss
Romania striker Adrian Mutu says he will always be haunted by the penalty he missed against Italy in the European Championship.
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Romania captain Cristian Chivu has undergone shoulder surgery to fix an injury that affected his form at the European Championships.
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- Ruud surprised by explosive Dutch
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- Van Basten wants perfect record
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- Dutch ponder player rotation
- Henry expects fair outcome
- Minor trouble after Euro matches
- Mutu apologises for penalty miss
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Why aren't more Euro 2008 matches being shown on SBS, asks Con from Melbourne. Setanta have the rights for Euro 2008 in Australia and am guessing that they have done a deal with SBS for cheap advertising in return for access to a handful of live...
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Dutch lesson for Romania
18 June 2008 | 07:22
The Netherlands were every bit as professional as coach Marco van Basten promised they would be as they outclassed Romania 2-0 to send Victor Piturca's side home and hand Italy a Euro 2008 lifeline.
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