Simon Baskett

Position: Journalist

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Hiddink factor should give Spain pause for thought

Spain are trying to keep the lid on the euphoria after their breaking their quarter-final curse with a penalty shoot-out victory over world champions Italy. Because of the vagaries of the draw for Euro ...  Full Article | Comments [2] 

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David Villa is the best striker at Euro 2008

When the Spain squad for Euro 2008 was announced all the talk in the Madrid media was about the absence of "El siete de EspaƱa" -- Raul. Luis Aragones, they said, would regret leaving out the former ...  Full Article | Comments [13] 

Spain are heavily fancied for Euro 2008, but problems remain

I'm a bit worried about Spain. I'm not talking about the credit crunch, rising unemployment and the end of the housing boom here, I'm talking about their chances at Euro 2008. When the draw took place ...  Full Article | Comments [8]