In Istanbul, we won it five times

[schweedie]

Because I'm a nerd who needs to get cheered up every once in a while, I've been watching the Champions League final from Istanbul 2005. For those of you who don't know (and don't care), we were down by 0-3 at half time, came back and made it 3-3 by the end of the second half and eventually won on penalties. It was... Magnificent. And watching it now still makes me grin so wide it hurts. A little teary-eyed, too, but they're happy tears. I mean, the moment when Stevie G finally lifts the trophy - seriously, goosebumps.

I need an Istanbul icon. Actually, I need more football icons, period.