One for the Ages

Entered in A Bit Offside, Euro 2008 by jobi on June 16, 2008 @ 1:42 am

In pulling off what was certainly one of the most stunning comebacks of all time, Turkey avoided defeat, avoided potential first time ever group round penalties, clinched their place in the quarterfinals, broke the hearts of Czechs around the world, and took the excitement level of this tournament into the stratosphere. Now every team left will think anything is possible. And it is! Today was international football at its finest - tense, dramatic, euphoric, cruel. All within the space of 90 minutes…