I hear a lot of folks say the Euro is actually harder to win than the World Cup because the concentration of top notch teams is higher...

I think it's garbage. Even if I bought that argument, which I'm not sure I do (a team like Senegal could whoop a lot of ass in this Euro), it completely disregards other factors that you have to adjust to to win a world cup as, for instance, being on a different continent (and the only team who was able to do it historically is Brazil...not any European team).

But more importantly...I don't even give a fuck if it's harder to win. It still does not provide the same level of satisfaction when you do win. I mean, the 2000 Euro was great and all, especially the way we beat Italy in the final, but it had nothing on 98. And even if we win this year, I won't be phased until we take back what's ours in 2006 (yes, I said it).