Germany-Turkey: The 21st Century Heidi Game

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Four thoughts after Germany’s 3-2 win over Turkey in the Euro 2008 semifinals: • Sounds like a great game. Too bad we missed it on TV. I can’t tell you how shocking it is that in the year 2008 you can lose the global broadcast feed for nearly 25 minutes of a Euro 2008 semifinal—and miss two goals and the final whistle. An ESPN spokesman tells me that the entire global ... [link]

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Tasty Lahm the toast of Germany
Published 6/26/2008 by Arthur Antunes Coimbra at 101 Great Goals - latest football videos and international soccer goals from the Premier League, Champions League,La liga, Serie A, World Cup, UEFA Cup and more
... Today’s overview: Grant Wahl kicks off his post-match analysis of Turkey’s elimination to the Germans with a feeling that will resonate worldwide, “Sounds like a great game. Too bad we missed it on TV.” ...

Media News & Notes
Published 6/26/2008 by TheBigLead at The Big Lead
... with Rece Davis saying that broadcasters all over the world had lost their feed. Was that actually true? Grant Wahl of SI discusses this as well, and check the comments section there, because readers from presumably all over the world offer up a different version of events. ...

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