Mowbray instills fluent, fast football with cutting edge                                  

Not quite "Famous five" territory yet but with Tony Mowbray and the the rest of the young Hibs army  we could be in for an exciting season. Hibs ejection from the Inter-toto cup has only just sparked them into life as they saw two five star performances against Cardiff City and Leeds Utd. New signings Guillaume Beuzelin, David Murphy and Dean Shiels all look talented additions who can possibly be the driving force that sees the Scottish cup back at Easter Road for the first time since 1902. However Hibs season has got off to a disappointing start after losing 1-0 at home to Kilmarnock. There were a few promising signs however and I don't think it will be the story of the season.            

Owen Kinsella.                                                                                                          

Charisteas & co become heroes

A remarkable performance from Greece in Euro 2004 has seen them champions against all odds.  An amazing run which seen them defeat hosts Portugal twice, holders France and dark horses Czech Republic have stunned the rest of europe. Otto Rehhagels tough, counter attack tactics were too masterful for any posing threat. Taianos Dellas was the rock in which Rehhagels built his team around. Theo Zagorakis  provided the flair and energy in midfield while Angelos Charisteas finished everything he touched. A team worthy of any silverware were rewarded with the European Championship.                                                                                     

Portugal: Ricardo, Miguel (Paulo Ferreira 43), Andrade, Ricardo Carvalho, Nuno Valente, Maniche, Costinha (Rui Costa 60), Ronaldo, Deco, Figo, Pauleta (Nuno Gomes 74).
Subs not used: Moreira, Quim, Couto, Beto, Petit, Postiga, Rui Jorge, Simao, Tiago.

Booked: Costinha, Nuno Valente.

Greece: Nikopolidis, Seitaridis, Kapsis, Dellas, Fissas, Zagorakis, Katsouranis, Basinas, Giannakopoulos (Venetidis 76), Vryzas (Papadopoulos 81), Charisteas.
Subs not used: Chalkias, Katergiannakis, Dabizas, Georgiadis, Goumas, Kafes, Lakis, Tsiartas.

Booked: Basinas, Seitaridis, Fissas, Papadopoulos.

Attendance: 62,865.

Referee: Markus Merk (Germany).                                                                             

Sweden 0-0Holland pens

        Sweden: Isaksson; M Nilsson, Jakobsson, Mellberg, Ostlund; Jonson, Svensson, Linderoth, Ljungberg; Ibrahimovic, Larsson.

        Holland: Van der Sar; Reiziger, De Boer, Stam, Van Bronckhorst; Seedorf, Davids, Cocu; Van der Meyde, Van Nistelrooy, Robben.

                                                                                    Referee: Lubos Michel (Slovakia). 

France 0-1 Greece

                                   - Angelos Charisteas 65 

Jose Alvalade Stadium Lisbon. Att. 50,302

Referee: Anders Frisk (Sweden)