Manchesters epic and sometimes manic Football History

"Gary James' hard graft spanning most of a lifetime has produced another footballing history book called, "Manchester - A Football History." Although we haven't yet read the book, it looks like it could be a corking read. Gary's passion is Mancunian football and his book...

New Zealand: Santas Gone Wild!

For strange reasons likely known only to New Zealanders, this is the second time that a group of raging drunk santas have wreaked havoc in public just in time for the holidays.The first occurred in Aukland back in...

Hilly Kristal, founder of CBGB, dies

Hilly Kristal, the founder of famous New York rock club CBGB OMFUG (Country, Bluegrass, Blues and Other Music For Uplifting Gourmandizers) has died of complications related to lung cancer. He was 75.The excerpted...

The breath of freedom for 3 days in Budapest

 After 3 days of revolutionary swing, the protests seem to calm down by the end of the week. It is due to several facts: The police behaved in an extremely brutal way with everybody who crossed their way...

World Cup This & That

"Canada's Truimph Englands Shame. It was the only Canadian player in the English Team who made the only goal in Englands defeat at the hands of Portugal."

English and German soccer hooligans on the rampage

"German police detained 50 English and German football fans after skirmishes following Germany's quarter-final win over Argentina on Friday. Riot police had moved in to separate hundreds of English and German fans in...

German hooligans 'planned to attack England fans'

German hooligans planned to attack England fans at two of the three World Cup group games, but were foiled by the police, it emerged today.

Police Quell Hooligan World Cup Riot

Germany experienced its first notable outbreak of fan violence during the World Cup on Wednesday, as German and Polish hooligans brawled in the center of Dortmund. But the biggest show of force by police ever seen in...

England Looks to Start Anew at World Cup

"Toe the line at the World Cup, and the poor reputation of England fans could become a distant memory, says the man heading the English policing operation in Germany this summer. They have an image even PR guru Max Clifford might struggle to salvage. "

Two World Wars and One World Cup: England Prepares to Invade Germany

To make sure England's long rivalry with Germany stays on the soccer pitch during this summer's World Cup, the British government is offering fans extra consular help and advice how not to offend their hosts.

Skinheads vs. Hooligans: Germany Admits Neo-Nazis May Try to Disrupt the Worl...

German officials have admitted for the first time that members of the far right may try to cause trouble when the World Cup soccer final takes place here in June. But Interior Minister Wolfgang Schäuble says his...

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