EURO cult heroes: 2008 – Rüştü Reçber

A series of late goals kept Turkey in contention as they lived on their nerves at UEFA EURO 2008, with Semih Şentürk’s 122nd-minute effort against Croatia notably taking their quarter-final to penalties, where goalkeeper Rüştü Reçber’s heroics secured him a place in Turkish football history.

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Rüştü is mobbed after his penalty heroics

“The celebrations were so inte…

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