Euro 2008 is almost upon us so prepare for a lack of sleep! Preparation will be key so make sure you grab the June issue of FourFourTwo for our comprehensive tournament preview.

But you'll also want to keep up to date with all the breaking news - head dedicated to our Euro 2008 site at au.fourfourtwo.com/euro2008 and read up on your team to your heart's delight.

Richard Cann
Deputy editor, Australian FourFourTwo

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IN THE mag
Have you got your June issue of FourFourTwo yet? Hurry up, the Euros are coming and you'll want to check out our 60-page Complete Guide to Euro 08 for all the analysis and opinion you'll need to guide you through the world's highest quality football tournament. The mag is also full of Euro features including profiles of up and coming stars Nani, Merida and Benzema, Socceroos predictions, a European fans roundtable, a chat with Euro legend and UEFA head honcho Michel Platini, and a giant wallchart so you can keep track of all the fixtures!

Four... things you must know about the week in football

World News
Deco Reveals Premier Ambition
DECO hopes to play in England or Italy next season after revealing he has been told by Barcelona he can leave the Nou Camp.

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World News
Carle Books Wembley Date
NICK Carle gave away a penalty but saw fortune smile on him as Bristol City advanced to the Championship play-off final with a 2-1 win over Crystal Palace. Carle will fight fellow Aussie Richard Garcia for promotion, after Garcia's Hull defeated Watford 4-1.

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World News
Porto Agree Bosingwa Fee With Chelsea
CHELSEA have clinched their first summer signing after Porto announced earlier in the week that they had agreed terms with the Blues for the sale of Portugal international Jose Bosingwa for a fee of around £16m. He will join the Chelsea side after Euro 2008.

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World News
Holman Into UEFA Cup
SOCCEROO Brett Holman was bang on target as his NEC Nijmegen side crushed NAC Breda 6-0 to all but book a spot in next season's UEFA Cup competition.

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Four... things we loved this week

Australia News
New Olympic Shirt Revealed
WE have an exclusive first look at the new Adidas Olyroos shirt that our boys will be wearing during the Beijing Olympics. Special thanks to Full90's sexy editor Jack "Showboat" Snape for modelling the kit. Those pies haven't done too much harm...

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World News
Messi's Olympic Green Light
BARCELONA'S Lionel Messi will play at the Olympic Games after convincing the club's board of directors to let him join the Argentina team in Beijing. Good news for all neutrals, we get to watch one of the best strut their stuff during the otherwise mundane off-season.

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World News
Terry to Give Injury the Elbow
CAPTAIN John Terry insists he will not require protective strapping on his elbow during next week's Champions League Final. This is good news for all fans as it sets up a titanic clash with the 41-goal Cristiano Ronaldo.

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World News
Blades Back China After Quake
SHEFFIELD United have pledged their support to the Chinese government after the province where their sister club are based was rocked by an earthquake.

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Two... things that made us laugh

from the mag
FourFourTwo's Top YouTube Videos
CHECK out this month's issue of FourFourTwo magazine for our selection of funniest YouTube videos. Watch Wayne Rooney smash footballs at the Dirty Sanchez boys. Pancho copping one to the arse is a highlight.

World News
Ronaldo: I Made a Mistake
AC Milan striker Ronaldo gave his side of events involving him, a fight with his girlfriend and three sexually confused extortionists.

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