http://www.metafilter.com/tags/linkfest Posts tagged with 'linkfest' at MetaFilter. Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:49:04 -0800 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:49:04 -0800 en-us http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss 60 http://www.metafilter.com/72907/Spain%2D2008%2DEuropean%2Dfootball%2DChampions <a href="http://www.elpais.com/articulo/deportes/gloria/mejor/elpepudep/20080629elpepudep_11/Tes">Felicidades</a> <a href="http://hoysport.eldiariomontanes.es/multimedia/fotos/16321.html">Espa&#0241;a</a>! <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jun/20/euro2008.croatiafootballteam1">Turkey</a> tiptoed <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jun/15/euro2008groupa.turkey1">through the eye of the needle</a> — <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jun/20/euro2008.croatiafootballteam2">twice</a> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jun/21/euro2008.turkey">even</a> — but were <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jun/26/euro2008.germanyfootballteam">no match</a> for the German machine. And the Dutch may have been <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jun/17/holland.euro2008">dazzling</a> <a href="http://blogs.guardian.co.uk/sport/2008/06/17/van_basten_the_man_to_cure_dut.html">against</a> World Champions <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jun/10/euro2008.euro2008groupc">Italy</a> and <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jun/13/euro2008groupc.holland">runners-up France</a>, but they <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jun/23/russia.holland">stumbled</a> <a href="http://www.guardian.co.uk/football/2008/jun/21/euro2008.holland">hopelessly</a> against a <a href="http://www.bbc.co.uk/blogs/euro2008/2008/06/russia_look_the_real_deal.html">rugged Russia</a> — who in turn <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/7363541.stm">fell</a> to a superior <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/russia/7371381.stm">Spanish side</a>. In the end, it was Fernando Torres who <a href="http://youtube.com/watch?v=RiPE_CO0ltE">shot</a> Spain to its first title in 44 years - <a href="http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/euro_2008/spain/7476815.stm">without</a> <a href="http://www.euro2008.uefa.com/news/kind=1/newsid=728854.html?cid=rssfeed&att=index">top scorer David Villa</a>, no less. It's been a blast. Congratulations, Spain, and see you all in four years. tag:metafilter.com,2008:site.72907 Sun, 29 Jun 2008 15:49:04 -0800 campeones egregiousalliteration euro2008 europe fernandotorres football germany linkfest soccer spain goodnewsfortheinsane