ATHENS: Greeks hailed their triumphant soccer team on Friday as “Lions” and gifts from “The Gods” for delivering to the nation what many described as one of their greatest sporting moments since the ancient Olympics.
From the capital Athens to Greece's hundreds of islands, Greeks sought each other out in town squares and on beaches to cheer, dance, set off fireworks and marvel that two months before the Athens Olympics they are already in the spotlight of world sport.
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