The Euro 2008 soccer competition kicks off this Saturday with Switzerland playing the Czech Republic. One familiar face to anyone who watched the Champions League final on TV will be Petr Cech, the Chelsea goalkeeper.
Germany are the tournament favourites, and they almost have home advantage with their games being played in neighbouring Austria. Italy, widely regarded as second favourites, have just suffered a huge blow with their captain Fabio Cannavaro being ruled out injured after a training ground clash with a team mate only 6 hours after arriving in Switzerland. He will sit out the full tournament.
Portugal are joint third favourites, largely due to Ronaldo's impressive season with Manchester United. He scored 42 goals, including the vital 1st half goal in the Champions League final. He also won "player of the year" in the English Premier League.
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