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Tag: Romania

  • The Battle of Karansebes

    Wars are one of life’s necessary evils. Sometimes they are justified, sometimes  not. Sometimes they are for freedom (USA, Mexico, Rhodesia/Zimbabwe, Vietnam, Algeria, Bangladesh etc) Sometimes they are for human rights (US civil war, WWII, Afghanistan etc) Sometimes they are for mucho dinero, plain and simple (Spanish invasion of America, East India Company etc) Sometimes…

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  • 10 Things We Learned from EURO Matchday 1

    Matchday 1 of the eagerly anticipated EURO championships just came to a close. 12 matches with 23 teams and 11 Belgians contested for glory and fame. As usual, some were good, some bad and some Belgium. Here’s what we have learned so far. Payet’s Magnifique When your main striker is Olivier Giroud, you know you…

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  • The Club Formerly Known as Steaua Bucuresti (Bucharest)

    Let me tell you a little story – a story about a football club. In 1947, some Comrade officers of the Romanian army decided that they wanted a piece of this popular football malarkey. So, they formed a club – Asociația Sportivă a Armatei București (Army Sports Association).  However, true to the nature of comrades everywhere, they…

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