World Cup
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Romania at the 1930 World Cup (2)
The story continues. (See here for part 1 of this timely look back at something which happened almost exactly 89 years ago next-but-one month.) Continue reading
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Romania at the 1930 World Cup (1)
Only about 188 weeks to go until the long-awaited Qatar World Cup kicks off!!!! That, and the upcoming 88.75th anniversary of the event in question, combine to mean it must be another timely Romaniaballs blog post. We will be EXPLODING myths, EXPOSING biased reporting and possibly even EXPANDING our knowledge of men in big, baggy… Continue reading
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90stalgia (part 3)
It’s 28 years ago to the day since Romania’s traumatic World Cup evening in Genoa. Here is part 3 of the story of their Italia ’90 experiences. Click here for part 1 or, alternatively, here for part 2. AND SO IT BEGINS… …on Saturday 9th June in Bari, at 5pm, officially in front of 42,000… Continue reading
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90stalgia (part 2)
28 January 1990: a friendly match at Olympique Marseille. The pre-match picture shows something unfamiliar: a national team with a sponsor’s name across the front of their shirts. Stranger still, this is the national team of an Eastern Bloc country. Something is changing… Brief résumé: Romania have qualified for a World Cup for the first… Continue reading
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Massive Faka’up
Episode 4 in the long-running and very confusing telenovela that is the 2018 Rugby Europe Championship. If the European qualifiers for the 2019 World Cup are series one of Twin Peaks, then we are now at the bit where we see Leland seeing Bob in the mirror. (I think.)* If you don’t know what’s been… Continue reading
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90stalgia (part 1)
These things elicit a certain reaction from me, which I cannot control: Chrissy Waddle’s mullet; Platty’s last-gasp volley against Belgium; the ball ballooning off Paul Parker’s back and over Shilton’s head into the net; and, especially, Gary Lineker gesturing to the bench to “have a word”. And if you spent a lifetime striving to compose… Continue reading
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