{"id":14652,"date":"2012-06-15T14:00:20","date_gmt":"2012-06-15T14:00:20","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/?p=14652"},"modified":"2012-06-15T01:09:50","modified_gmt":"2012-06-15T01:09:50","slug":"euro-2012-lego-recreations-of-the-tournaments-greatest-moments","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/euro-2012-lego-recreations-of-the-tournaments-greatest-moments\/","title":{"rendered":"Euro 2012: Lego Recreations of the Tournament&#8217;s Greatest Moments"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/2012\/06\/euro-2012-lego-recreations-of-the-tournaments-greatest-moments.html\/euro-2012\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14653\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignnone size-large wp-image-14653\" title=\"Euro 2012\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Euro-2012-550x289.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"289\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Euro-2012-550x289.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Euro-2012-300x158.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Euro-2012.jpg 569w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Have you been watching the 2012 European Championships? Yeah, me neither. But hey, this might pique your interest: a teenage football fan from Scotland has celebrated the (apparently very exciting) sports event by recreating some of the most memorable moments from past tournaments &#8211; in Lego! 18-year-old Graham Love spent four weeks painstakingly manipulating pint-sized plastic figures to make the stop-motion video, which he uploaded onto YouTube and which has went down a storm.<\/p>\n<p>If you\u2019re a footy fan, you may recognise some of the famous scenes receiving the Lego treatment in Love\u2019s video: Cristiano Ronaldo weeping at Portugal\u2019s Euro 2004 loss, for example, as well as David Trezeguet winning the tournament for France in 2000. He also leaves a question mark open for England\u2019s performance this year. Well, we shall see (I\u2019m sure I\u2019ll read about it somewhere). Below are some screenshots from the video, and right at the bottom is the video itself. Enjoy.<!--more--><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_14656\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/2012\/06\/euro-2012-lego-recreations-of-the-tournaments-greatest-moments.html\/lego-euro1\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14656\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14656\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14656\" title=\"Lego Euro1\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Lego-Euro1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"310\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Lego-Euro1.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Lego-Euro1-300x169.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14656\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Tomas Brolin&#39;s goal against Sweden at Euro 92<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14657\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/2012\/06\/euro-2012-lego-recreations-of-the-tournaments-greatest-moments.html\/lego-euro2\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14657\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14657\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14657\" title=\"Lego Euro2\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Lego-Euro2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"304\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Lego-Euro2.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Lego-Euro2-300x165.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14657\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Gazza&#39;s famous &quot;dentist chair&quot; celebration<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14658\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/2012\/06\/euro-2012-lego-recreations-of-the-tournaments-greatest-moments.html\/lego-euro3\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14658\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14658\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14658\" title=\"Lego Euro3\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Lego-Euro3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Lego-Euro3.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Lego-Euro3-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14658\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Cristiano Ronaldo weeps as Portugal loses the final of Euro 04<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14659\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/2012\/06\/euro-2012-lego-recreations-of-the-tournaments-greatest-moments.html\/lego-euro4\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14659\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14659\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14659\" title=\"Lego Euro4\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Lego-Euro4.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Lego-Euro4.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Lego-Euro4-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14659\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">David Trezeguet wins the tournament for France in 2000<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14661\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/2012\/06\/euro-2012-lego-recreations-of-the-tournaments-greatest-moments.html\/euro-lego5\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14661\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14661\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14661\" title=\"Lego Euro5\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Euro-Lego5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Euro-Lego5.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Euro-Lego5-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14661\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Stuart Pearce celebrates his penalty against Spain at Euro 96<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14662\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/2012\/06\/euro-2012-lego-recreations-of-the-tournaments-greatest-moments.html\/euro-lego6\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14662\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14662\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14662\" title=\"Lego Euro6\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Euro-Lego6.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Euro-Lego6.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Euro-Lego6-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14662\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve McClaren watches as England fails to qualify for Euro 08<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_14663\" style=\"width: 560px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/2012\/06\/euro-2012-lego-recreations-of-the-tournaments-greatest-moments.html\/lego-euro7\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-14663\"><img aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-14663\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-14663\" title=\"Lego Euro7\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Lego-Euro7.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"550\" height=\"336\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Lego-Euro7.jpg 550w, https:\/\/thisblogrules.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2012\/06\/Lego-Euro7-300x183.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/a><p id=\"caption-attachment-14663\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Probably not<\/p><\/div>\n<p><iframe width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"http:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dv3FV2N77c4?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Have you been watching the 2012 European Championships? 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