MORE EURO 2012

[jenni_blog]

Over the weekend there were a few friendly games being played, as a warm up to the eventual tournament, which begins on June 8th.

Here are some photos, plus more training pics:

For me, the nicest-looking kit this year is Portugal's:





Portugal played a friendly against Macedonia on Saturday.













And England! This dark shirt is nice...



England played a friendly against Norway.































France played against Iceland. The dark blue French kit is also one of my favourites.



























Greece played against Slovenia.





Some Greek players:









GERMANY!

The Germans have started wearing these new GREEN kits. I just don't know...













The Bender twins are just too cute for words. XD



Germany played a friendly against Switzerland and got their asses handed to them in a 5-3 goalfest.

































What should we do about this horrendous result?



I know...



Let's go shopping!



And Spain defeated Serbia in a pretty easy friendly.



























Some Spain training pics...

Comments

[wildmopdogs.livejournal.com]

The English kit looks weird. Actually, I'm just not used to seeing them in those colors.

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee498/footycat/EURO%202012/intfriendly-26-5-greecevsslovenia-3-ioannismaniatis.jpg
Didn't this guy use to have really long hair?
If so, he cleans up really nicely! :D

Germany's green kits look like Irish kits. (and yeah, it's only the away kit)

Hummels looks suspicious, Benni looks worried, Götze looks like something smells bad. Sucks that both Benders won't go to the Eurocup together :( Löw left Lars Sven behind :/

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee498/footycat/EURO%202012/intfriendly-26-5-switzerlandvsgermany-11.jpg
lol the face

yay Draxler having his debut!

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee498/footycat/EURO%202012/intfriendly-26-5-switzerlandvsgermany-23.jpg
grass, yummy

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

It's odd that some of the teams - England and Germany anyway - have changed their kit colours. It looks somehow wrong. :/

I don't know about the Greek player's hair, but he certainly looks good now! ;)

I think the Bender twins are the cutest things! I was so looking forward to seeing them together at the Euro and now I won't have that pleasure. Also Julian Draxler. It sucks. Also I'm sad that Adrian Lopez was left out of the Spain squad. Although I do understand that NTs are different in that experience is more valuable than giving a hot young player a chance. (I mean hot in the sense of being lately very effective.) ;P

*sigh*

LOL @ Reus' face. Now, he should be a highlight. It's not ALL bad. XD

Awww, and Benni is always there to make us happy (and provide good photo ops.) ;P

[wildmopdogs.livejournal.com]

The green German away kit is supposed to represent the.... '70s? Some decade when they won something, but I haven't paid attention (sorry), not 1990 (they did have a green away kit in 1990 too, but that's not the one they're reminiscing - thank God! it was a horrible checkered number - well, both kits were), so either the 70s or the 50s. They won the WC in '54, '74, and '90. The EC, I don't know, but around the 50s and 70s as well. Let me see if the fanshop has that info... 1972 there we go. So it's based on the kit from 1972. I personally like this one better, when it comes to retro green kits.

[just-jenni.livejournal.com]

Wow! the new green kit looks very much like the 1972 one, if not exactly the same!

And wow - I really like that second retro green shirt with the laces. I'm partial to laces. Athletic Bilbao had one when I was there in 2010 in their fan shop. I almost bought it but didn't, and now I regret it! But I might be able to find one on eBay or somewhere. ;)