football
Porn, drugs and Domenech: a Eurovision of World Cup songs
As the World Cup moves into the next phase – sixteen of the best battle it out for the second round from 26 June – we follow the 2010-featuring European teams in song. Spain, Holland and Germany are EU favourites as runners-up on 11 July, with Brazil or Argentina to win, according to betting agencies
football, world cup, raymond domenech, eurovision, eurovision song contest, national anthem, rock
2-0 in Spain-England friendly friendly, but who is more racist?
Spanish racism or Spanish humour? Slitty eyed gestures - is it something the Brits fail to get? Anglo-Spanish relations are far from perfect: accusations, aggression and insults fly in both directions. Even before kick-off the bad press Spain has received affected the friendly between England and Spain on 11 February
football, racism, inglaterra, seville, media, journalism, spain
Brazil vs. Italy and ex-terrorist Battisti: will politics meet football in London?
From the front pages to the football pitch. After the controversy surrounding the Italian former terrorist Cesare Battisti, previously a member of the Armed Proletarians for Communism, a political refugee in Brazil, the two countries involved now face each other on the pitch. Two journalists from either side of the Atlantic answer our questions
football, italy, politics, brazil, world affairs, marina petrella, sport
A Spanish Señorita at the Super Bowl: 'The best part? The adverts!'
The greatest event in American football has little cause to envy its European counterparts: showbiz steals the limelight from sport, seconds are worth a fortune, and tapas are replaced by nachos with cheese. The opinion of a Spanish girl in the States
2008, war and independence: our ‘best’ of some of the worst events
January. Franco-German MEP and former student activist Daniel Cohn-Bendit tells the collective conscience to get over the 1968 riots. August. Russian bombs pepper Georgia. February. Kosovo becomes the world’s newest country with amidst divisions within the EU, a fact which was consolidated by the Irish people’s ‘no’ vote to the Lisbon treaty – September. It hasn’t been the most sparkling year for the EU
- Read the special edition 2008, war and independence: our ‘best’ of some of the worst events
- Roberto Saviano on the Italian Camorra
- The 2008 economic crisis explained
- Dublin: why 862, 415 Irish voted no to the Lisbon treaty
- Daniel Cohn-Bendit: 'Stop the comparisons with 1968'
- Giulietto Chiesa on Russia-Georgia war: ‘Europe is responsible too’
- Barack Obama inspires art and fashion in Paris and Barcelona
- Kosovo independence: your reactions
Football: Iran vs Basque ‘Selección de Euskadi’ or Basque ‘Euskal Herria’?
The traditional Christmas fixture takes place on 23 December, but which name will the Basques play under? Nationalism, politics and differing takes on history mix with polemic views in a time of sporting crisis
F1, Premier League football and London Olympics hit by crisis
Whilst the NBA acts coolly across the Atlantic, it’s getting a bit hot under the collar in Europe’s traditional sporting industries and upcoming event. Overview
football, financial crisis, business, economic crisis, sport
Why boo the French national anthem at a football stadium?
Will revolution soon hit the grandstands of France? After the Marseillaise was booed during a match against Tunisia in October, several politicians expressed their rage. It's a problem which says a lot about society in general
football, identity, protest, morocco, hymne, immigration, society
Sweden: Allsvenskan, the last football amateurs
As Europe's footie season kicks off in September, Sweden's premier league winds down
football, campionati di calcio, svezia, allsvenskan, champions league, sport
Football: more local players
On 30 May FIFA passed a resolution requiring clubs to have at least six national players on the pitch at the start of a match. There has been an outcry from MEPs in defence of the freedom of movement of workers
Videos: soundtrack to Euro 2008
A party is nowt without music, so Euro2008 shouldn’t go without! The creation of music is a powerful tool to encourage teams and ensure a good time is had all year round
Football: fans take over in UK, France and Germany
Faced with Russian oligarchs or American magnates buying out their clubs, some supporters are trying the same tactic out of sheer desperation
football, germany, analysis, western eu, society, france, united kingdom
Zidanean gods and heroes
Football is well known to be the younger brother of classic literature, complete with all-mighty gods, bloody battles, and fallen heroes. One need only think of the last world cup final, when the god of football Zinedine Zidane head-butted the churlish Italian defender Marco Materazzi with the grace of a dying steer, abruptly ending his career right before its pinnacle
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