Tag Archives: football

Armenian Patriotism

Posted on 2018-11-04 by

This summer, during the Football World Cup, I was in Kraków, where I met an Armenian friend studying in Poland. When she said she needed to go home to watch the World Cup, I naturally assumed that she would support … Continue reading →

Posted in Armenia, Colombia, Poland, Sports | Tagged | 7 Comments

Football in South America

Posted on 2017-03-25 by

Football is important in South America. Whenever traffic is a little bit less chaotic, I know that a football match is being broadcast and keeps people off the streets. But after the match, they will make up for it by … Continue reading →

Posted in Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Education, Peru, Photography, Politics, Sports, Travel | Tagged , | 10 Comments

Video Blog: Final of Football World Cup 2014

Posted on 2016-06-15 by

Some people use their annual holiday for the Football World Cup. I only noticed that there even is a World Cup after planning my trip to Greece, Macedonia and Albania. I didn’t care, as long as it wouldn’t lead to … Continue reading →

Posted in Albania, Films, Germany, Sports, Travel, Video Blog | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

How Brazilians reacted to the Impeachment

Posted on 2016-04-18 by

First reactions from the streets of Brazil after the news broke that Congress had voted to initiate an impeachment proceeding against President Dilma Rousseff:

Posted in Brazil, Germany, Politics, Sports | Tagged , , | 2 Comments

A small town on the way to the championship

Posted on 2015-05-09 by

“Why did you pick Targu Mures?” I am being asked ever since I moved here. Now I can reply with confidence: “Because we are going to win the Romanian football championship.” And the local team, ASA Tirgu Mures, was only promoted from … Continue reading →

Posted in Politics, Romania, Sports | Tagged , | 9 Comments

He was a Football Fan

Posted on 2014-07-21 by

(Photographed at the cemetery of Prilep in Macedonia.)

Posted in Death, Macedonia, Photography, Sports, Travel | Tagged , , | 5 Comments

Bari tonight

Posted on 2014-06-15 by

I wanted to go outside to take a few photos of fans during the football match Italy versus England, but then I got held up by the moonlit Norman-Swabian Castle: Just in time before the end of the first half, … Continue reading →

Posted in Apulia, Italy, Photography, Sports | Tagged , | 9 Comments