June 27, 201610 yr I'm no soccer expert but I watched the last 30 minutes or so. The Europe tourney gets crazier and crazier. The announcers were and the talking heads are now falling all over themselves to come up with suitable adjectives and comparisons. The 18 year-old should have been in much earlier; to this untrained eye was the fastest player in the game (young legs and tired players).
June 27, 201610 yr I haven't heard this yet, but the comparison that comes to mind is Miracle on Ice.
June 27, 201610 yr I haven't heard this yet, but the comparison that comes to mind is Miracle on Ice. Heard it near the end of the match. I think one of the broadcasters said "Miracle on Iceland".
June 27, 201610 yr Heard it near the end of the match. I think one of the broadcasters said "Miracle on Iceland". You're right, I think I heard it, too.
June 28, 201610 yr Perhaps a better analogy would be Leicester City winning the Premier League championship. And this may be far-fetched, but can LC - a third-tier program not all that long ago - winning the league - be construed as an indictment of British futbol? They have arguably the most high-profile league on the planet, but they never seem to do a lot in these international competitions. And by all accounts, this one was a new low. English manager resigned, on a side note.
July 1, 201610 yr Portugal stumbles into the next round. They haven't won a game yet. I liked watching the Polish squad and they seemed formidable, but luck wasn't on their side today.
July 1, 201610 yr Looking ahead to today's game, Jan Verthongen is out for the rest of the tournament so Belgium will be using roughly it's 6th and 7th choice center backs today. Their defense is badly beaten up. Still should be enough to get past Wales and into the semifinal against Portugal.
July 1, 201610 yr Wales is through. Had it on the second screen here. Seemed like a really entertaining game, wish I could have devoted full attention to it. From the parts I paid attention to it seemed like Getslow's post on the banged up Belgium defense was prescient. Jordan Lukaku was abused.
July 3, 201610 yr Wow is all I can say about the penalty shootout between Germany and Italy. Weird match, but entertaining finish.
July 5, 201610 yr The gathering in Reykjavik yesterday was EPIC. I retweeted it for those of you who know me and follow me on Twitter. I don't how many people were there, but I'm guessing over half a million. Moving stuff for a country with the same population as the St. Louis metro area.
July 5, 201610 yr The gathering in Reykjavik yesterday was EPIC. I retweeted it for those of you who know me and follow me on Twitter. I don't how many people were there' date=' but I'm guessing over half a million. Moving stuff for a country with the same population as the St. Louis metro area.[/quote'] Viking thunder clap Euro 2
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