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Watch Greece Take On Germany Live (With The Same Winning Odds As Staying In Euro)
And final score: Greece JA JA - Germany NEIN NEIN NEIN NEIN. Too bad the real Grexit doesn't have to be decided in 90 minutes.
Today's EURO 2012 quarter-final between the diminutive (in stature and in economic might) Greeks, who surprisingly made it to the knock-out rounds - 'giant-killing' Russia on the way, and the hulking football genii Germans, promises to be as packed with prowess as it is punch. Don't write Greece off too soon though as they won the whole thing in 2004, and we can only imagine there is more than a little 'payback' in mind as they walk onto the field today. While we assume the entertainment will be a little less comedic than Monty Python's famous Philosophy International between the two nations, it is must-see viewing if for nothing else to watch Frau Merkel's face as she ducks and weaves the crowd's abuse. Will there be a little friendly wager between Samaras and Merkel? Santorini perhaps in exchange for four-more-years?
Line-Up:
GREECE - Sifakis, Torosidis, Tzavelas, Papastathopoulos, Papadopoulos, Maniatis,
Makos, Katsouranis, Samaras (we thought he was injured this morning?), Salpiggidis, Ninis (new boy).
GERMANY - Neuer, Boateng,
Lahm, Bastuber, Hummels, Khedira, Schweinsteiger, Ozil, Schurrle, Reus, Klose. Sitting the top 3 forwards?
Perhaps this William Banzai inspired vision will conjure some captions...
Monty Python's International Philosophy Football Match...
ESPN3's Slightly less entertaining Germany vs Greece EURO 2012 Quarter-Final (no embed so click here for link)...
Odds are that Germany wins 2-0 (with 33-to-1 odds on a 5-0 win) as the Greek defense won't cope with Klose first to score. For the long-shot the odds of a Greek win is 9-to-1 - about the same chance they have of staying in the Euro.
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Germany will win. Otherwise Greece won't get its bailout
Greece will destroy Germany. One way or another.
"Sometimes you are good, sometimes you are lucky, and sometimes you are Greek!"
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The rear way?
Monty Python: German Philosophers (and Franz Beckenbauer) vs. Greek Philosophers in a football match was one of their most clever skits...with Confucius as the referee (Friedrich Nietzche booked for arguing!)
"and here comes Karl Marx on to the pitch, looking to add some life into the German side...well, I guess not"
In today's match, the only way Greece win is if a penalty kick is awarded, based on a missed call by the referee.
Germany have too much class on the pitch, today.
But why they start Miroslav Klose is place of the younger but hot handed target man, Mario Gomez, is beyond me.
"Confucius say 'Name going in book.'"
Confucius says: "Karl Marx is too hyper for my country".
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Come on Greece, do it for the Gipper......
Germany has scored 4.
Greece is rumored to have scored 200.
Greece takes over Charlie Sheens old Twitter Account "#Winning"! Perhaps Greece will start a road show to raise money, then if that fails, Greeces starts a new TV series called "Bailout Managment"!
I'm just glad I don't have to hear about the NBA for a while.
You never have to hear about the NBA.
Have you ever watched ESPN for more than 2 consecutive minutes?
You never have to watch ESPN.
What's an NBA?
Is that the same as an MBS, a CDS, or a QE3?
Taught by central bankers to the Molombo Tribe...
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jiYbIyOYCG0
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I didn't downvote you... But I'm thinking that you missed BASS in there somewhere... Jeez ~ u were so close too... & of course you obviously forgot to nominate the [INSERT GONG SOUND HERE] BASKETBALL ASSOCIATION...
"National Bald Association"
No Brains Allowed
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Could you confiscate the power cord to your son's pc please?
This is the only way that Greece can dictate the terms and kick Germany out of the Euro...
Wait....what's this on the field?...the German team members are holding the defeated Greek players down on the field and stripping them of their gold jewelry...and pulling the fillings from their mouths....
Oh! the Eurocity!......We'll be right back after this commercial break...
More drinking/philosphy fun: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PtgKkifJ0Pw
And, other Tyler Durdens in the news:
http://ftalphaville.ft.com/blog/2012/06/22/1056431/caption-competition-alphaville-pub-quiz-edition/
BBC commentator: "Let's hope we can put the politics aside for 90 minutes and concentrate on the football".
Nope.
Do Europeans bet on sports?
Yeah. Religiously. Germany are very heavy favourites.
I believe France is wagering the 130 Billion Growth Pact and a two year ponzi extension.
Paddy power is a popular bookmakers. I think these sites are banned in the USA.
here are the odds they are offering
Germany 9/4
Spain 11/4
Portugal 5/1
England 8/1
Italy 9/1
France 10/1
Greece 50/1
You can bet on who scores, whether it's decided on penalties etc etc.
That comes in 2013. Barroso against Lagarde in the "Austerity Arena" in Athens. There are allready plans to throw Van Rompuy in front of the lions, but maybe the Muppets will get him first.
Do you Europeans bet on sports?
Maybe, you have never been to Europe or opened up a sports website in any European language.
They are gambling-aholics and especially with football. It's all legal, of course. In the UK and Ireland, they are also heavy gamblers with horse racing.
Greece's best opportunity to raise someextra cash to pay interest on their debt, in light of the slumping economy, is to bet heavily against themselves and then throw the match and collect the proceeds.
I went to a pub in Dublin and there was a bunch of old guys with pairing sheets out watching Steeplechasing. I didn't even know they still did that!
OMG - Monty Python, so funny.
That skit makes more sense and has more intelligence than the entire Euro debacle.
Art imitates life - and wins!
2-1 Greece.
Monty Python never gets old. However I don't thnk things will fare that well for Greece.
germans could not get any tickets to the game. Which worked out good since they all had the work and the Greeks had the day off..
"Day off"-- Is that a euphemism for being unemployed? Amazing how many people have the "day off" when jobs are cut. It not only affects the people themselves but also businesses that depend on demand.
It was a fluke that Greece won in 2004... (beating Portugal twice)
Flukes are a very rare thing...i dont think it will happen a second time. German team is STACKED.
BUT - i am cheering for the Greeks.
Your logic is flawed but your heart is in the right place
It wasn´t a fluke, it was the result of deliberately playing extremly defensive soccer and it payed off.
The coach at the time was a German...
Bread and Circuses -
Somethings never change. Time to bring back the Mob as well.
Quote time- "The secret of happiness is freedom. The secret of freedom is courage". ---Thucydides
I am suprised that nobody talks about the troika conditions of the game.
If Greece wins- Greek players are allowed to transfer their money to swiss bank.
If Greece lose - Greek players will have to start paying taxes.
On what?
Do they know how to pay taxes or would a national educational effort first be required?
Greeks can pull an upset. I think they are doing a rope a dope.
That Monty Python video was the funniest I've seen in a while.
finally!
an article that makes sense!
send tyler moMoney, BiChez! [chart porn to follow]
lol
without croats and polish the german team would be doodoo...
Put 20 quid on greece.
Stuff the fucking reinland boys. You dont get your pudding if you dont eat your meat.
Russia as 'giants in football'? Since when?
WHO COULD NOT CHEER FOR THE GREEKS IN THIS?
The people who are not Greek.
I won't. I cheer for Germany obviously.
But I can still differentiate between politicians, bankers and human beings.
1-1 I can tell elitist asswipe monkeys from genuine people. Cheer for your prohibitive favorite
I couldn´t, bacause I actually like and watch soccer. I still remeber Euro 2004 and the fear that spread in the soccer world. Was Greek soccer the future of the sport? Boring, defensive and clearly aming at 0-0 and penalties...
No, thanks. You play to win.
Taxes, financial responsibility and organised defense in the football field.
Greeks seem to approach all three with the same attitude. Oh well, Germans seem to be willing to subsidise greeks in all three, so it all works out.
Tyler,
That is odd...
Mario Gomez (3 goals)
Thomas Muller
and Lukas Podolski all on the bench?
Hmmm...strategy...
Resting them for the Semi-Final...fresh legs will be an advantage.
Thats a good point Carl...
Basically saying to the Greeks - 'Our team is so good, we can beat you with our second string subs'
I hope it fails for them...but its not looking good.
The longer the game goes on nil - nil...
The better the chances for Greeks... Stifle the shit out of them.
The quicker this game ends, the better for everyone.
Monty Python put Epicurus on Greece during the post-game celebration. Epicurus played for Italy. His protege, Lucretius, was possibly the best player ever.
Betting on the Greeks winning is like buying Greek bonds.
Had you gotten Stolper's note last night, you'd have bought Greek bonds this morning and hedged them with a bet on a Greek loss to Germany tonight.
While I don't understand, I just know it's a winner!
-Muppet
This must be what the finnish potical elite meant decade ago, when those fuckers said that Germans would keep Club Med honest, inflation at bay and that our Euro membership wouldn't cost us anything extra.
If I've understood correctly, and I most likely have, German win means that Greece will exit the EMU and that olive oil & feta will be free forever.
Lets go MESS ... Lets go MESS ... Let's go MESS
Damn, the Germans can play some futbal. They don't just score goals, they create works of art. So far in this game though they've missed all of their classy chances and finally put one in on what was really just uncharacteristically lazy Greek defense.
Yes it's nice to see some wide open futbal for a change. I'm getting a little sick of that pitty pat shit the Spaniards play.
Greek football spectators beat the shit out of cops brutalizing overexcited fan.
The article accessible via the following link includes a photo of Angela Merkel that would be great for a William Banzai parody (imo):
http://sports.yahoo.com/news/soccer--angela-merkel-germany-greece-euros-...
YYYYYEEEEAAAAAHHHHH !!!! 1-1 !!!!!
OOOOOPPPPPAAAAA!!!!!
SAMARAS.....GO GREECE!
Ahhhh.....those Greeks. Go Greece!
A lazy German just let the Greeks score.
And Brazilian magic does it once again.
oops, i meant Germano-Tunesian
What is that outfit Merkel has on? Color looks like a Nazi officer's uniform.
Borrowed from Hitlary's army perhaps? The army of Lesbos? A Greek island where Darwin discovered Dildo birds and changed the course of female history forever? Sorry, I'm just a victim of public edumacation.
Angie cheered as if ESM and EFSF just found a couple trillion Euros under a rock.
She needs a new wardrobe.
What is your real name, Herr Klose ? lol
3-1. No German bailout of Greece tonight ;-)
Greece team needs a bailout now!
Maybe Germany could lend them a few players for the rest of the game?
Greece promises to give them back.
Oziel went down too easily.
It is called a 'Schwalbe', a German speciality.
4-1 now, no need to rub it in.
Reus. Isn't that a country.
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WTF are the Greeks waiting for? A bailout???
HAR HAR! 4:1! We germans RULE!
Oh Lord, not that again.
No need to get master racy now...
"Keiner musste Blut spucken"
i didn't mean to... got carried away :) Anyway its just football, not world domination (sigh)
For me football -or any other ball game- is 22 grown up men chasing a ball and when they have it, they kick it away again. And afterwards they all shower together ;-)
I briefly watched it to see if this game would escalate or not but they all behaved like mature men. If only the politicians on this continent would behave as grown ups and take some mature decisions.
At least there isn't a "Du bist Deutschland" campaign running in Athens...
This is GOLD!
:D
And it's 4 - 2 to Germany!!
Consolation prize - A penalty shot and 900 billion Euros.
Why were the Greek playing with a black ribbon on their arm? Who died? The economy died already and democracy died when Papademos was installed by the troika.
A Greek World Cup or Euro Championship coach from 1980 died in the USA on Monday. Panagoulias was 78.
This game was over before it started. Did anyone notice the Greek fans unferling thier flag upside down before the playing of the anthems?
Fate has a sense of humor.
In a startling late game turn of events Greece reversed their net, facing it away from the playing field, making German shots on goal impossible. Despite referee intervention the net is still not facing the field even though play continues. At the moment the German coach is negotiating to have the net turned at least 90' to the field. Greece is demanding the Germans play with a deflated ball in exchange. This just in.......reports that only Germans were charged admission to watch the game have been confirmed!
Greece has requested 10 million per football player from the EFSF/ESM, to pay them for this formidable piece of work against Germany in the quarter finals. It goes without saying that the Greek players deserve 5 times the pay out for German players winning the championship.