Switzerland (I): The Land Of Neutrality
By Si Steers THE SWISS are a nation famous for Cheese, Chocolate, and Banks and perhaps a little less well known for football, but it is a culturally rich and wealthy country that boasts a quirky and unique significance in world affairs. Switzerland is probably most...
Greece (I): How Can You Care About One Point Six?
By Phil Blundell NEIL SAID do something a bit cultural or a bit football or just your impressions. And then he gave me Greece. So... Ouzo is disgusting. I like Kebabs though. I really like Kebabs. I’ve just had some Lamb Shish Kebabs for my tea from M&S. Well in M&S....
Ghana (I): And Now You’re Ghana Believe Us
IF THINGS are getting easier, maybe you're headed downhill. – Ghanaian proverb I like this proverb. I like its suggestion that struggling is merely a step on the road to progress and that the easier path isn’t always the right one. Ghana has had its fair share of...
Mexico (I): We’re Not Going To A Party
by Kristan Heneage STOOD OUTSIDE the Sporting Kansas City training complex were a huddle of Mexican fans, clutching everything from bottles of expensive tequila to a large portrait of their newest saint. The man they were waiting for was U.S. international Graham...
United States Of America (I): The United States Of America
By Ben McCausland BUDWEISER: The Great American Lager. Except that it isn’t – it’s German. And it’s shite. Budweiser: The King of Beers. Except that it isn’t. Budweiser is more the Court Jester of Beers, or maybe the Hideous Old Crone of Beers. Indicative perhaps of...
Switzerland (I): The Land Of Neutrality
By Si Steers THE SWISS are a nation famous for Cheese, Chocolate, and Banks and perhaps a little less well known for football, but it is a culturally rich and wealthy country that boasts a quirky and unique significance in world affairs. Switzerland is probably most...
Greece (I): How Can You Care About One Point Six?
By Phil Blundell NEIL SAID do something a bit cultural or a bit football or just your impressions. And then he gave me Greece. So... Ouzo is disgusting. I like Kebabs though. I really like Kebabs. I’ve just had some Lamb Shish Kebabs for my tea from M&S. Well in M&S....
Ghana (I): And Now You’re Ghana Believe Us
IF THINGS are getting easier, maybe you're headed downhill. – Ghanaian proverb I like this proverb. I like its suggestion that struggling is merely a step on the road to progress and that the easier path isn’t always the right one. Ghana has had its fair share of...
Mexico (I): We’re Not Going To A Party
by Kristan Heneage STOOD OUTSIDE the Sporting Kansas City training complex were a huddle of Mexican fans, clutching everything from bottles of expensive tequila to a large portrait of their newest saint. The man they were waiting for was U.S. international Graham...
United States Of America (I): The United States Of America
By Ben McCausland BUDWEISER: The Great American Lager. Except that it isn’t – it’s German. And it’s shite. Budweiser: The King of Beers. Except that it isn’t. Budweiser is more the Court Jester of Beers, or maybe the Hideous Old Crone of Beers. Indicative perhaps of...