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		pedrosorio on May 26, 2014 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Visualization of tweets during Champions League fi... It seems odd that a country of that size with a huge love for the sport, misses so many of the final stages of the World Cup / European championship.

lazyant on May 26, 2014 | [–]

"Soccernomics" author predicted Turkey becoming much better at soccer competitions for those and other reasons, it hasn't materialized yet though.

petepete on May 26, 2014 | [–]

Yeah, but they did finish third at the 2002 World Cup and third at Euro 2008; not bad at all.

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