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20 Top Earning Soccer Players (414 diggs) These 20 soccer stars earned top euro, thanks to fat playing contracts and growing endorsement revenues.

Has a footballer ever been arrested on the field of play? (326 diggs) In 2005, police swooped on the Quilmes defender Leandro Des ábato at the final whistle of his team's 3-1 Copa Libertadores defeat to São Paulo. Desábato, it was alleged, had racially slandered opposition striker Grafite and was summarily hauled off to a local police station for questioning.

Spain Celebrates European Title (691 diggs) Spanish supporters celebrate in Palma de Mallorca, Spain, after Spain won the Euro 2008 European Soccer Championships final match against Germany that took place in Vienna, Monday, June 30, 2008.

The Best Goals of Euro 2008 in Photos (536 diggs) Fernando Torres, broke through off a brilliant feed from Xavi Hernandez in the 33rd minute. Germany goalkeeper Jens Lehmann, at 38 the oldest player in the competition, charged from his net when he saw that defender Philipp Lahm was beaten on the right side.

The Euro 2008 Final in Pictures (677 diggs)

Spain Crowned UEFA Euro 2008 Champions (2,689 diggs) Twenty four years after blowing it in Paris in 1984, Spain won UEFA Euro 2008 championship.

Germany pip Turkey in thriller (441 diggs) Philip Lahm's stoppage-time goal gives Joachim L öw's side a 3-2 win and a place in Sunday's final What a night! Five goals, another late Turkey comeback, an even later German comeback, and a global TV meltdown. Turkey were great and Germany decidedly average again, and that is true to a large extent, but in truth, Turkey weren't that good, nor were

The Sneakiest Goal in the History of Soccer (4,818 diggs) Dude has some mad skills, sneaks up behind the keeper and hammers in a goal. You wonder why the keepers teammates don't let him know...

The Hottest Women of Euro 2008 [PICS] (2,312 diggs) I’m still not sure entirely how I feel about soccer, but I do know one thing I love about the sport: all the women. Every time there ’s a huge tournament somewhere it seems like we’re inundated with pictures of hot flag waving women. Here are some of the hottest women from this year’s major soccer event, Euro 2008.

Football Legend Pele Robbed by an Armed Gang (662 diggs) Former Brazilian football star Pele has been robbed by an armed gang while on his way to his seaside home. As many as 10 people were reported to have been involved in the robbery, but Pele was unhurt in the incident.

Euro2008: Russia into semis after 3-1 win over Dutch (647 diggs) BASEL, June 21 (Reuters) - Russia grabbed an unexpected place in the Euro 2008 semi-finals with a thoroughly deserved 3-1 extra-time win over Netherlands on Saturday. Goals from substitute Dmitry Torbinsky and playmaker Andrei Arshavin finished off a subdued Netherlands team in the extra period after the teams finished level at 1-1 on 90 minutes.

Soccer Parents: Why They Rage (423 diggs) Wonder if you could be one of “those” parents who rant and rage at their kid’s soccer game? Well, you don’t have to look much farther than your car’s rearview mirror for clues

Euro2008: France 0-2 Italy & Netherlands 2-0 Romania (559 diggs) Italy clinched a quarter-final meeting with Spain as they sent France crashing out of Euro 2008 with a deserved win. France had a nightmare evening, losing key man Franck Ribery to a serious injury after only seven minutes.

Holland 4-1 France - France near the exit door (1,096 diggs) Euro 2008 is Holland's playground. Their football gleams with confidence and, even when France rallied, a third goal was rustled up at once. With this victory Holland have won Group C, with Sweden possible opponents in the quarter-final. Wesley Sneijder's lovely 20-yard shot in stoppage-time was a flourish to round off the night. Considering the im