SOME PRETTY, PRETTY NATIONAL TEAMS
May. 24th, 2008 09:20 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png)
As the national teams are beginning training for the Euros, or are playing friendlies before the Olympics, I am collecting pics of my favourites so I can post them here. In this post are:
Argentina's U23 Olympic team playing a friendly against the Catalunyan National Team.
Portugal players training.
Germany players training.
Swiss players both training and in a friendly against Slovakia.
Croatia vs Moldova.
CROATIA
Luka Modric training.

Vedran Corluka chases ball.

Luka Modric sends a pass.

Nikola vs Moldova.

KAKA
Oh, here's Kaka. He's just had minor knee surgery. Is it me, or does he look a little chubby? I'm used to him being so thin!


GERMANY
*sigh* Rene Adler arrives for a press conference.

Rene speaks to press.

Rene and Robert Enke (yes, there is another goalkeeper for Germany. XD) in training.

Rene makes a diving save in training. XD

Torsten Frings and Marko Marin vie for ball.

LOL. Schweini and Hitzlsperger prepare for training.

ARGENTINA
Leo Messi at a press conference where he announces that he intends to play for the U23 team in the Olympics.




Leo Messi vs Gerard Pique in a friendly against Catalunya.

Leo looks serious.

Ever Banega vs Gerard.

OMFG! How cute is Gago kissing Ezequiel Lavezzi????? ♥

Lavezzi and Aguero after Lavezzi scores.

A series of pics of Lavezzi on the ball, scoring and celebrating.






Team celebrations...Gago....uhhh...are you happy to see someone???? XDDDDDDD

SWITZERLAND
Swiss players training.



Swiss GKs Diego Benaglio and Pascal Zuberbuehler (sure hope I spelled that right) train.

Swiss players vs Slovakia. Valon Behrami scored a goal. Here he is on the ball. XD



PORTUGAL
LOLLLLLL. Scolari with Miguel Veloso and Jose Bosingwa.

Ricardo Quaresma training. ASDDFGHJJKLXZ.

Bruno Alves, Pepe and Deco training. Jenni ♥s Bruno Alves.

Miguel Veloso at press conference. ASDDFGHHJKLXZ.

Paulo Ferreira and Miguel Veloso greet C. Ronaldo. (I don't know about you, but I've been finding C. Ronaldo quite insufferable lately.)

C. Ronaldo with Bruno Alves (LEGS--*THUD*) and another player...sorry, I didn't really notice him. XD

Okay, that's all for now, but I'm coming back with more from time to time. XD
Argentina's U23 Olympic team playing a friendly against the Catalunyan National Team.
Portugal players training.
Germany players training.
Swiss players both training and in a friendly against Slovakia.
Croatia vs Moldova.
CROATIA
Luka Modric training.

Vedran Corluka chases ball.

Luka Modric sends a pass.

Nikola vs Moldova.

KAKA
Oh, here's Kaka. He's just had minor knee surgery. Is it me, or does he look a little chubby? I'm used to him being so thin!


GERMANY
*sigh* Rene Adler arrives for a press conference.

Rene speaks to press.

Rene and Robert Enke (yes, there is another goalkeeper for Germany. XD) in training.

Rene makes a diving save in training. XD

Torsten Frings and Marko Marin vie for ball.

LOL. Schweini and Hitzlsperger prepare for training.

ARGENTINA
Leo Messi at a press conference where he announces that he intends to play for the U23 team in the Olympics.




Leo Messi vs Gerard Pique in a friendly against Catalunya.

Leo looks serious.

Ever Banega vs Gerard.

OMFG! How cute is Gago kissing Ezequiel Lavezzi????? ♥

Lavezzi and Aguero after Lavezzi scores.

A series of pics of Lavezzi on the ball, scoring and celebrating.






Team celebrations...Gago....uhhh...are you happy to see someone???? XDDDDDDD

SWITZERLAND
Swiss players training.



Swiss GKs Diego Benaglio and Pascal Zuberbuehler (sure hope I spelled that right) train.

Swiss players vs Slovakia. Valon Behrami scored a goal. Here he is on the ball. XD



PORTUGAL
LOLLLLLL. Scolari with Miguel Veloso and Jose Bosingwa.

Ricardo Quaresma training. ASDDFGHJJKLXZ.

Bruno Alves, Pepe and Deco training. Jenni ♥s Bruno Alves.

Miguel Veloso at press conference. ASDDFGHHJKLXZ.

Paulo Ferreira and Miguel Veloso greet C. Ronaldo. (I don't know about you, but I've been finding C. Ronaldo quite insufferable lately.)

C. Ronaldo with Bruno Alves (LEGS--*THUD*) and another player...sorry, I didn't really notice him. XD

Okay, that's all for now, but I'm coming back with more from time to time. XD
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Date: 2008-05-25 12:04 pm (UTC)(I don't know about you, but I've been finding C. Ronaldo quite insufferable lately.)
I have a weakness for him, but I have to agree with you.
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Date: 2008-05-25 12:10 pm (UTC)oh, Fer. That's not a pistol in his pocket ;-)
No...mmmmmmmm. I need him and I need him now.
I have a weakness for him
Oh hey...if Madrid get him then I'll become a fan again. I go back & forth with him. I loved him during the WC06 (especially after the thing with Rooney-hahahahahaha), then he pissed me off for some reason I don't remember now, then I went back to liking him once I started watching ManUtd games, recently he's bugged me for his cocky attitude, but I can see my pendulum swinging in his direction again. There's just something about those Portuguese boys...
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Date: 2008-05-25 06:50 pm (UTC)Little Fer would have no rest in this house.
To be honest, I don't want Cristiano to come to Real Madrid, not if it would mean he'd get paid more than Raúl and Iker, for instance. Reeks of Galactico era. But I wouldn't be surprised if Cris is using RM to get more money out of United.
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Date: 2008-05-27 01:31 am (UTC)He sure wouldn't in mine either. I'd love to tie his wrists and ankles to the bedposts and have my way with his cute, flexible little body. :>P
But I wouldn't be surprised if Cris is using RM to get more money out of United.
I'm sure you are right and that's what this is all about.
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Date: 2008-05-25 05:32 pm (UTC)have huggies *huggies*
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Date: 2008-05-28 12:50 am (UTC)have huggies *huggies*
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Date: 2008-05-29 02:57 pm (UTC)OMG, LEO MESSI! *squees* I love him so much. I still need to find the Argentina vs Catalunya game somewhere, OMG. Awww, Gago and Lavezzi! So cute.
Zuberbühler (you did spell that right! :D) looks so gay in that one pic. (And look at Benaglio bending over in front of him. *coughcough*)
DUDE, THE PORTUGUESE HEAD TILTING. O_O Miguel Veloso, you are so pretty. (Especially in the press conference pics.) So WHY are you flirting with Scolari???
I don't know about you, but I've been finding C. Ronaldo quite insufferable lately.
I've always found him rather insufferable, so I'm with you here. Maybe he's even more insufferable now because he seems to be EVERYWHERE. I nearly groaned when I opened Kicker magazine this week and they rated Cristina most likely to become Player of the Euro. ARGH.
Awesome picspam, as always! *mwah*
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Date: 2008-05-30 08:14 pm (UTC)Leo Messi is really very cute. I love him too.
LOL @ Zuberbuhler. *headdesk* I still need to run my Swiss team picspam before the Euros start!!!
OMG, I never noticed how Miguel Veloso is always tilting his head!!! What's up with that? And I just don't get the flirting with Scolari thing, but he seems to do it a lot. LOL.
Oh noes!!! If C-R wins Player of the Euro I WILL SCREAM!!!! *wishes while crossing fingers* don't let it be...don't let it be...don't let it be...!!!! LOL.
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Date: 2008-05-30 08:33 pm (UTC)Hehe, maybe there's a magnetic force that attracts Miguel's head to Scolari's? XDDD (I should just stop here, shouldn't I? XD) Or Miguel is just afraid Scolari will drop him out of the team, so he's flirting with him. As if he weren't good enough. Tsk.
I will scream, too. IT JUST CANNOT BE. GAH!
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Date: 2008-06-01 05:18 pm (UTC)So would I!!! Sorry, I didn't mean I didn't like him
fata bit zaftig. LOL.LOLLLL @ magnetic force attracting Miguel's head to Scolari's.
Actually, I think it may be more calculated than that. I hear Scolari is trying to decide among Miguel, Joao and Meireles for the midfield as starters. :(