A Norway fan waits for the women's Euro 2008 handball match final against Spain in Skopje December 14, 2008. Reuters Pictures 12 months ago

A Norway fan waits for the women's Euro 2008 handball match final against Spain in Skopje December 14, 2008.

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  1. The Netherlands' Ruud van Nistelrooy reacts during their Euro 2008 quarter-final soccer match against Russia at St Jakob Park stadium in Basel in this June 21, 2008 file photo. The Netherlands, where soccer is the number one team sport, rose to prominence as a footballing nation in the 1970s, when the team reached the World Cup final against West Germany under the leadership of coach Rinus Michels and captain Johan Cruyff in 1974. They won the European Championship in 1988, again led by Michels. Currently, the Netherlands are third in the FIFA world rankings, behind Brazil and Spain.

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