Tag Archives: football

Armenian Patriotism

Posted on 2018-11-04 by Andreas Moser

Zur deutschen Fassung dieses Artikels. 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 … Continue reading →

Posted in Armenia, Colombia, Poland, Sports | Tagged | 8 Comments

Football in South America

Posted on 2017-03-25 by Andreas Moser

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, Peru, Photography, Politics, Sports, Travel | Tagged , | 15 Comments

Video Blog: Final of Football World Cup 2014

Posted on 2016-06-15 by Andreas Moser

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, Cinema, Germany, Sports, Travel, Video Blog | Tagged , , | 3 Comments

How Brazilians reacted to the Impeachment

Posted on 2016-04-18 by Andreas Moser

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

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A small town on the way to the championship

Posted on 2015-05-09 by Andreas Moser

“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 Andreas Moser

(Photographed at the cemetery of Prilep in Macedonia.)

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

Bari tonight

Posted on 2014-06-15 by Andreas Moser

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

Easily Confused (36) Brazil

Posted on 2014-06-04 by Andreas Moser

What the world is enraged about: football stadiums not being completed on time What the world doesn’t care about: poverty, corruption, violence

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FIFA Football World Cup in Qatar 2022: the Scorecard

Posted on 2014-02-04 by Andreas Moser

Exact date of the 2022 World Cup: uncertain, because FIFA was surprised by the existence of hot climate on the Arabian peninsula in mid-summer, when Football World Cups are traditionally held. Amount of bribes paid by Qatar to FIFA members: … Continue reading →

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Football Germany vs. Greece

Posted on 2012-06-22 by Andreas Moser

Tonight, at 2045 CEST: Germany meets Greece in the quarter finals of the European Football Championship 2012. In a sense only a football match, this encounter is completely overcharged with expectations, hopes and fears. After years of the financial crisis in … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, Greece, Sports | Tagged , | 2 Comments