The team bus of the Togo national football team was attacked by terrorists on January 8 as the team traveled from the Republic of the Congo to Angola on the way to the 2010 African Cup of Nations tournament, due to begin on January 10

The bus driver, the team's assistant manager Abalo Amelete and media officer Stanislas Ocloo were killed, with several others injured. Togo government officials have withdrawn the team from the tournament.

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Henry admits hand ball

France’s World Cup play-off victory over the Republic of Ireland on November 18 was laced with controversy, and Thierry Henry has confessed that his part in the decisive goal was indeed illegal.

As the midway point approached in extra time, les Bleus scored the decisive goal, William Gallas heading in from close range after Henry had knocked the ball across the six-yard box. The Irish protested furiously, adamant that the Barcelona man had handled the ball, and replays proved them to be correct.

Even Henry would admit his guilt after the match. “There was a hand, but I'm not the referee,” he told the press.

The former Arsenal star's foul play spurred comparisons to the infamous "Hand of God" during the 1986 World Cup. England were knocked out of that tournament's quarter-finals after Argentina's Diego Maradona punched the ball into the net over goalkeeper Peter Shilton.

The Gallas goal tied the score at 1-1. Before the goal, Ireland had been leading 1-0 and the match was level on aggregate.

Spain are Champions of Europe

After gaining a reputation for being a team not being able to win the big game in international competition, Spain are now the UEFA Euro Cup champions for 2008. They beat perennial powerhouse Germany 1-0 in Vienna on June 29.

The victory marks the first major international win for Spain in 44 years.

Football Culture Okay With Smoking

Despite footballers being some of the hardest working athletes in the world, stats show that quite a few European national footballers smoke cigarettes.

Don't believe it?

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Euro 2008 begins

The UEFA 2008 Euro Cup is being co-hosted by Austria/Switzerland, and the tournament opened on June 7th with the co-hosting Swiss falling to the Czech Republic 1-0 and Portugal beating Turkey 2-0.

Keep updated on Euro 2008 here.