JUNE, 2012 EDITION GOALDEN TIMES 1 JUNE, 2012 EDITION GOALDEN TIMES Declaration The views and opinions expressed in this magazine are those of the authors of the respective articles and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of Goalden Times. All the logos and sym- bols of teams are the respective trademarks of the teams and national federations. The images are the sole property of the owners. Howev- er none of the materials published here can fully or partially be used without prior written permission from Goalden Times. If anyone finds any of the contents objectionable for any reasons, do reach out to us at
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[email protected] Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/goaldentimes Twitter: http://twitter.com/#!/goaldentimes 2 JUNE, 2012 EDITION GOALDEN TIMES Contents First Whistle 3 Brain Kick 4 Forgotten Trinkets Vol: 2 6 Unluckiest Man in Euro History 10 Roberto Baggio 12 Scouting Network 16 EPL Season Review 17 Triviela 24 Indian National League 26 SUDDEN DEATH 30 What's the Goalden Word? 34 2 2 GOALDEN TIMES JUNE, 2012 EDITION First Whistle ixteen teams, eight venues, 31 matches and finally on July 1 we had one winner at the Stadion NSK Olimpiyskiy, Kiev. La Roja saved their best for the last to win what was one of the most one-sided final in any international tournament ever. As the world witnessed Europe’s top teams Sbattling it out over the span of 24 days, our correspondents from across the globe got busy penning down stories of Euro 2012.