Columnist Nick Green has written 100 Percent Soccer
since 2005. A
native of England, he began writing about soccer in
the mid-1980s and in 2000 permanently exchanged a seat
in the stands for one in
the press box. He lives six miles from Carson's Home
Depot Center, home of the Los Angeles Galaxy, Chivas
USA and the training headquarters for U.S. Soccer.
Married to a long-suffering soccer widow, he has a cat
named Pele.Sunday Soccer: Euro 2008 & More
The Euro 2008 draw was held this morning, with Holland, France and Italy drawn in the toughest group along with Romania.
Croatia was drawn in Group B and opens with hosts Austria on June 8, meets Germany on June 12 and concludes with Poland on June 16.
The tournament opens with a June 7 game between Switzerland and the Czech Republic.
All 31 games are live in the U.S.on ESPN. Here's the complete schedule.
Chivas USA plays its final game of the year at 4 p.m. today in Santa Ana in what is a benefit game for the victims of the devastating recent flooding in Mexico.
Among the many Mexican futbol stars scheduled to participate are the likes of former Galaxy strikers Carlos Hermosillo and Luis Hernandez.
Tickets start at $15.