Category Archives: 100 countries
eurofelix on tour
IN A CONTINUED effort to make your favorite EURO blog even better, the physical back-bone was sucessfully relocated to Austria. Two group phase matches will be covered in depth from Vienna’s Ernst Happel Stadion. There even is reason for hope … Continue reading
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100 countries: Kingdom of Bahrain (72)
LIVERPOOL was not only the birthplace of pop. We all too often forget where the ingenious club-nickname The Reds came from. In Bahrain the Reds is reserved for the national football team. Who knows, maybe the officials were inspired by the … Continue reading
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100 countries: The desert foxes (100)
ALGERIANS will certainly cross their fingers for Poland and Croatia. Thanks to a single match played 26 years ago at the World Cup in Spain. A scandalous fraud indeed, to the benefit and disgrace of Austria and Germany. It all … Continue reading
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100 countries: Ethiopia (89)
ETHIOPIAN COFFEE vs Metehera Sugar, Insurance vs Harrar Beer Bottling FC, and so forth. Granted, it would be foolish to expect northern standards of conduct in countries like Ethiopia. But, with all due respect, no true sportsmanship will ever flourish … Continue reading
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100 countries: Panama (67)
NO, ANAPROF and LINFUNA are not some 600 year old trolls living in an enchanted forest. Behind these acronyms stand two competing football leagues which were finally merged, ending a long dispute over how to organize Panamanian football. Typically, reaching … Continue reading
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100 countries: Thailand (96)
MAKE WAY for the Changsuk! The “war elephants” are stomping up the Top 100 list. Well deserved so, as they crushed none other than Asian champions Iraq last week. No peanuts indeed. Just before they even bet prestigious Manchester City 3-1. What a bitter-sweet … Continue reading
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100 countries: Iceland (85)
ONE OF AUSTRIA’s fiercest competitors is a Geyser-strewn island, almost 1000 Kms away from mainland Europe. Some 280K Icelanders brave elemental forces of nature on a daily basis. Hence, fair matches can only be organized in summer – from late May … Continue reading
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100 countries: Uzbekistan (59)
THIS SERIES introduces some of the football nations which are ranked above Austria. The Uzbek national team has been the strongest over years from the Central Asian region, dwarfing neighboring countries like Kazakhstan (122) or Turkmenistan (159). Most high profile … Continue reading
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