Episode 2983: Talking Turkey, Mert Alert, Wrecked Ralf, Gakp In Quality

Turkey vs Austria looked like it would be the game of the Round, and so it proved with non-stop action, a deluge, goals, saves, and mayhem in the stands.

Once again Ken chose the right game to be at, and once again he is beside a great journalist; this time it’s Gavin Cooney of The42.

They discuss the sheer entertainment, the winning and losing of the game, Arda’s teenage kicks, Austrian guts, that Mert save (!)  and how passion can win games of footie.

Plus there’s the Netherlands’ easy win over Romania, the Turkish diaspora in Germany and the Quarter Final lineup.

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We chat to Ken and @jonawils from the stadium about Portugal’s peno shootout win

Also, @JoeCallaghan84 was at the supposed game of the day featuring France and a group of boring Belgians cursed with their nation’s Golden Generation taghttps://t.co/sgHcnesyl1 pic.twitter.com/HQcnbLIJNq

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