Liga 4
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Talk about the passion
Who says nobody cares any more in Romanian football? Me, I say that, usually. And the people I talk to about it tend to agree, unhampered by their having no concrete existence outside my head. But last weekend saw tension, passion and confrontation on and off the pitch at different ends of the pyramid. Warning:… Continue reading
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It’s business time
I’ll admit it. I haven’t been following the footballing ups and downs of the footballing leagues much over the past year. But, with the end in sight, the time has come to scratch the footballing surface of what’s been going on around the footballing country during this footballing season. Continue reading
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Rapid rising
Stardate: Saturday 14th April 2018. Kick-off: 7.45pm. Venue: Arena Naţionala, Bucharest. Competition: Liga 4 (Bucharest). Ticket price: 25 RON (£5) for row 2 in sector 111 of Tribuna II (the east stand). “Rapid a înviat.” “Rapid has risen.” So said striker Daniel Pancu, in a timely Easter reference, after Saturday’s game at the Arena Naţionala. Continue reading
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Liga 4 takes over the National Stadium
It’s the biggest game of the season. The ancient academy takes on the army of youth. Yes, the Eternal Non-League Derby is back! And it’s bigger than ever! Continue reading
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Clash of the… clash of the…
“Coming up this week: the giants of Charlton play host to the titans of Ipswich… making them both seem normal size.” …as David Mitchell says so portentously in this marvellous clip. This Saturday – Rapid v Steaua – is a clash between giants and titans, two of the biggest clubs in the country facing off… Continue reading
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Post-Autumn Equinox News In Brief
My second Academia Rapid home game – again well attended, but seriously lacking in quality and notable mainly for the appearance of the much-loved 40-year-old striker Daniel Pancu, is detailed here. Excitingly, Romaniaballs also paid a visit to second-division Metaloglobus București in far-off Pantelimon. Field notes here. Direct your mouse pointer or index finger to the… Continue reading
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A gulf in class
Or, from Hope to Anger in Two Easy Steps. Extraordinary scenes at two contrasting venues on Friday night. Read on for Academia Rapid v CS Progresul 2005, in Liga 4; and Romania v Armenia, in the World Cup qualifiers. Continue reading
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Go fourth!
Expunge from your mind anything you’ve read which claims that the top tier is worth bothering with (even my more than adequate post from the other day). The division to watch this season is going to be Liga 4 București. Today the capital’s municipal football association (AMFB) announced the teams that will make up, at least on paper,… Continue reading
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Season longa, vita brevis
Romaniaballs took a very long summer break, in various places with poor wifi access, so what’s been going on since the end of last season? Continue reading
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