The 2008 UEFA European Football Championship, more popularly known as Euro 2008, kicked off last night. This time the second largest & second most important international football tournament is being co-hosted by Austria & Switzerland. By the time I started watching the opener, between the Czech Republic & co-hosts Switzerland, it was the already in the first few minutes of the second half. The Czechs won that match 1-0 on a goal by Václav SvÄ›rkoÅ¡ (here is a trivia question’s answer that you can easily pronounce! snicker, sarcasm)
The second match, which began just after midnight in India, was between Portugal & Turkey, which ended in a 2-0 victory for Ronaldo and the boys. I’ll be up most nights to watch these games, finally ending my long tv drought. I haven’t been watching much tv, just bits & pieces here and there for a long while, even missing the end of the English Premier League & the Champions League. Bring on the goals!