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Euro 2008- 5 more days til the final. 2 days without any soccer match. I'm glad there's a break! Time to watch a little Wimbledon and enjoy the beach. The last games were at 11:40 am my time, Los Angeles, CA. Now I can practice the piano more hours in the morning. I'm also a tennis fan so this morning I saw some of the Wimbledon matches on ESPN, Federer and Andy Roddick. What are you catching up on these 2 days that there's no euro 2008 soccer?
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This 7 min video is a report from Portuguese news TV rtp. I was watching it on Youtube. You can see the team inside the plane just like if you're there. Also when they arrive in Lisboa, Portugal at the Aeroporto Portela. English translation of the report in Portuguese:
2 hours and a half. Despite the defeat that elminated Portugal, apparently it didn't ruin the good spirit of the team. The players didn't hide the disappointment but they showed they were relaxed.
This was the last trip of Scolari of Scolari as Portugal manager. When they arrived at Portela airport, the team had hundreds of fans waiting for them. The players left in silence. The manager Scolari had a nice gesture. Scolari stood up in the bus, called the players to get off the bus and approach the fans. (00:57)
Discreet reception
This time the reception was more discreet. Not as euphoric as when the team returned from the 2006 world cup. Nevertheless 250 fans were at the airport to see the manager and players. The contact with the public lasted only a few minutes. Thanks to manager the fans got autographs. Tired from the trip but aso because of the long journey sthat started a month ago.
Nani-- "We had the will, quality. We didn't get happiness yesterday. We were unfortunate to concede 2 goals in set pieces. They didn't play better than us. We were always superior."
Miguel---"We're happy for the team. Life goes on."
Nani and Miguel were the only players that talked to the journalists. The team and staff arrived in Portugal together but separated in Lisboa. 9 players went to Porto. They went on vacation. In September, when the Portugal start the qualifications for the 2010 world cup, the manager won't be Soclari anymore. He'll leave the team after 5 years to go train Chelsea in England.
- What did you like about the video?
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