UEFA liven up potentially drab match by submerging pitch
After concerns expressed by representatives from the BBC, (mainly "shining wit" Gary Lineker) that no-one would want to watch the, less than, glamorous Switzerland vs Turkey match, UEFA last night controversially decided to flood the pitch at the St Jakob-Park stadium in Basel with 1.2 million gallons of water in an effort to provide much needed encouragement for British TV viewers to tune in.
Festival of Football 2 @ Jun 12, 2008 8:56 AM EDT | Blog Profile