Daily Archives: March 27, 2011

Nuremberg, Australia 2 Argentina 4

Posted on March 27, 2011 by richardl1969

Nuremberg, Australia 2 Argentina 4 (Confederations Cup, 18/06/2005) “Don’t mention the war!” implored a slightly addled Basil Fawlty famously in Fawlty Towers, but when the stadium in Nuremberg is sat directly next door to the Nazi parade grounds of grainy … Continue reading →

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Hanover, Japan 1 Mexico 2

Posted on March 27, 2011 by richardl1969

Hanover, Japan 1 Mexico 2 (Confederations Cup 17/06/2005) Like the groove in your top lip, I never really understood what the Confederations Cup was for. I was sure it did provide some function, but I couldn’t see what. Its champions … Continue reading →

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FC Köln 4 MSV Duisburg 0

Posted on March 27, 2011 by richardl1969

FC Köln 4 MSV Duisburg 0 (22/05/2005) Cologne’s cathedral is magnificent. Over 500 knee-grinding steps to the top high, dominating the skyline from ground level or if flying in at night like I did. It draws your eyes towards it … Continue reading →

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Borussia Dortmund 2 Hansa Rostock 1

Posted on March 27, 2011 by richardl1969

Borussia Dortmund 2 Hansa Rostock 1 (21/05/2005) My first match in Germany of any kind was a pre-season friendly for Reading v Reutlingen. Played in a small village outside Ulm – which has a cathedral which laughs at Cologne’s Dom … Continue reading →

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(MLB) Toronto Blue Jays 8 Boston Red Sox 4

Posted on March 27, 2011 by richardl1969

(MLB) Toronto Blue Jays 8 Boston Red Sox 4 (29/06/2001) Toronto’s CN Tower opened in 1976, and you have to wonder what the city’s tourist board used to lure visitors to the city before that. Not that it’s an unattractive … Continue reading →

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Kyoto Purple Sanga 2 Tokushima Vortis 0

Posted on March 27, 2011 by richardl1969

Kyoto Purple Sanga 2 Tokushima Vortis 0 (26/08/2005) It has to be said there’s something quite unsettling about going up to the young girl behind the information desk next to the ladieswear section of a department store, and asking her … Continue reading →

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Rochester Raging Rhinos 3 Long Island Rough Riders 1

Posted on March 27, 2011 by richardl1969

A week after watching Chicago draw with the New England Revolution, I found myself in Rochester. Not a town on the usual tourist trail, and indeed it was a detour so absurdly expensive that it clearly overstepped the boundary of … Continue reading →

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Chicago Fire 1 N.E. Revolution 1, Chicago Cubs 3 Milwaukee 6, June 2001

Posted on March 27, 2011 by richardl1969

If you are fan of the film The Blues Brothers then you shouldn’t go to Chicago. Yes, it’s good in that you recognise so many locations from the film, but once you know just how bafflingly illogical the car chase … Continue reading →

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