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EURO 2008 Quote Of The Day
The Euro 2008 football tournament begins on Saturday, and your correspondents are planning their lives around the live games already. As none of the British "home teams" (England, Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales - the Republic of Ireland is usually an "honorary member" of this group) are playing, the press is trying to stoke up interest in the tournament by suggesting good reasons to support some of the other competitors.
German comedian (yes, we know) Henning Wehn made an amusing case for supporting Germany (honest) but we believe most Brits will share the views of Rod Liddle, aired in today's Times:
"I would rather have my prostate gland expand to the size of a pumpkin than watch France win Euro 2008."
Liddle can't believe that former England manager Steve McClaren will be guest pundit on the BBC's coverage. McClaren famously was unable to coach the national side to the finals:
"If he knew anything about football, would be too busy this summer to divest himself of inanities every night to Gary and Alan... Having McClaren give informed comment on Euro 2008 is about as appropriate as getting Kate and Gerry McCann to edit the 2008 Good Parenting Guide, or asking Sheikh Abu Hamza to juggle."
