Monday, June 9, 2008

The A to Z


A for Austria: There is no shortage of information on the co-host nation on the site. With weather and maps, information from Alfred Adler to Anton Zeilinger, you can find it here. A is also for avatar – you can choose a face from EUROs past or present to be your presence on the site.

B for Ball. There would be no game without it, and you can find out everything you ever wanted to know about the humble ball and the UEFA European Championship right here with our nifty graphic guide.

C for Champions. There have been 12 previous winners of the competition. See the key players as you have never seen them before with our ingenious caricatures. C is also for Carlsberg Classics. Get the lowdown on EURO classic matches, players and a video guide to each winner complete with 3D animations.

D for Dream team. Pick your own with the web's best fantasy game, McDonald's Fantasy Football. The official UEFA EURO 2008™ fantasy game had attracted almost 250,000 teams by the eve of the tournament with a JVC Home Cinema system up for grabs for the winner. D is also for desktop alerts – keep up to date here.

E for Email. You can email any news article on the site – you can see the most emailed articles here – and you can also download the fixtures to your Outlook calendar.

F for Fans. Fans can get our guide to the city Fan Zones in Austria and Switzerland and get involved around the site. Sign up and you can choose to show your team on the top header and you can even use the My Page feature to display all your favourite euro2008.com content as well as headlines from elsewhere on the web. Fans can also get involved in our matchday chats both throughout the day and on MatchCentre, as well as having their say on our team blogs and fan view articles on each match. F is also for Fan Foto – view the fantastic fan photography here and upload your own images at Canon Fan Foto.

G for Games. There is no shortage of fun and games on the site. We have already mentioned McDonald's Fantasy Football. Why not play for your country with the dangerously addictive Fan Challenge? Win your game and you score points for your EURO country. Vote for your favourite goal in the Carlsberg Goal of the Day and predict the scores and win with JVC Predictor. And why not test your brain cells with our Memory Game?

H for History. Every match report, interviews with all the key figures, past player profiles and graphical guides, it is all here in our exhaustive History section.

I for International. euro2008.com is nothing if not international and is available in ten languages.

J for John Jensen, Johan Vonlanthen and Just Fontaine. Read about their part in EUROs past in our History section.

K for Kits. From woollen jerseys to moisture-wicking materials, discover the story of football kits past and present with the euro2008.com kit guide.

L for Live. euro2008.com will bring you every kick, tackle and shot – all live. Follow the action with our MatchCentre, which features chat, commentary, expert comments, live statistics and image feed. Of course, you can also watch each match live on the site. Price and availability varies per country but in at least one of the host nations, Switzerland, you can watch every game free.

M for Mobile. Follow UEFA EURO 2008™ on the move. Our mobile portal offers latest news, match previews, results, match reports, standings and more on a free-to-browse basis (data charges from your operator may apply). M is also for Music – listen to the official tournament tune, Can You Hear Me? by Spanish sensation Enrique Iglesias, and the catchy collabaration between reggae star Shaggy and UEFA EURO 2008™ mascots Trix and Flix entitled Like A Superstar.

N for News. There's no shortage of news stories on all4all-m.blogspot.com. With reporters based with each team and in each host city and offices in Basel and Vienna, the site is the place to find all the latest news on the tournament.

O for Organisation. Find out what it takes to organise and run one of the world's biggest sport events in the organisation section. And watch out for our behind-the-scenes reports through the tournament.

P for Players. Each of the 368 players has their own page on the site complete with profile, photo gallery, statistics and daily updates. P is also for Photos and capture all the images from Austrian and Switzerland with the Photo section.

Q for Quiz. Test your football knowledge and take on our expert in the fiendish Continental Video Quiz.

R for Replay. Get access to our overflowing archive of classic and nearly-new video in the Replay section from as little as €1.99 a match and €19.99 for the tournament.

S for Statistics. We'll bring you the most extensive statistics ever at a final tournament with detailed breakdowns per player, team and match and extensive analysis in the Castrol Statistics section. S is also for screensavers and our exclusive dynamic screensaver brings UEFA EURO 2008™ straight to your screen – even when you're away from your desk. S is also for Store where you can pick up all the official adidas gear like balls and shirts as well as souvenirs.

T for Teams. Each of the 16 teams has their own bespoke index page on the site, with latest news, squad lists and profiles, fixtures, blog, daily player updates, photo gallery and statistics.

U is for unprecedented. With live updates on almost every player every day, player movement analysis and live photo updates, the depth of coverage for this UEFA European Championship is indeed without precedent.

V for Video. euro2008.com is replete with exclusive video from the tournament. You can follow the games live, relive past classics in Replay and get video direct from the teams in the Magazine section. Updated twice daily, the completely free video and text Magazine goes to the heart of the tournament with interviews with some of the biggest names in the game.

W for Widgets. A widget is a small piece of content that you can export across the web. When you register, go to MyPage and you can choose from the many widgets there. These cool chunks of content allow you to see all the latest news and photos or all the information you need on your favourite team. And you can take them with you. Simply press the Add Widget button and you can take them to your own site or blog or favourite social networking site such as Facebook, MySpace or Bebo.

X for Xpect Emotions. You'll be able to show your support and upload your fan videos on euro2008.com with Xpect Emotions coming soon.

Y is You. We want you to feel part of UEFA EURO 2008™ on euro2008.com. You can mould the site to your own taste when you sign in. Select an avatar, enjoy your own team news in the page header and piece together your very own page on the site.

Z for Zurich. The largest Swiss city hosts three matches including the mouth-watering France v Italy clash on 17 June. Find out all you need to know with our city guide.

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