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Eurosphere agenda: In case you missed- “‘Hundreds’ of masked men rampage through Stockholm station beating up refugee children…

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Hundreds of men were part of the mob, which marched through Stockholm’s main train station, reportedly targeted refugees via Aftonbladet ‘Hundreds’ of masked men rampage through Stockholm station beating up refugee children independent.co.uk – Jan 30, 5:14 AM Hundreds of masked men marched through Stockholm’s main train station on Friday evening, reportedly beating up refugees and … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Northern England under Worst floods for 70 years…

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Worst floods for 70 years swamp northern England  AL JAZEERA ENGLISH (IN DEPTH) Around 500 soldiers brought in to deal with ‘unprecedented’ flooding in Yorkshire and Lancashire. Arresting scenes from the flooded streets of northern England Mashable! by Adam Rosenberg It’s been a soggy weekend in northern England as widespread flooding caused by heavy rains prompted the … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: A project from Medium aims to find 243 people disappeared on a ship in the Mediterranean…

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243 people disappeared on a ship in the Mediterranean; a new project from Medium aims to find them Nieman Journalism Lab by Laura Hazard Owen The disappearance of Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 in March 2014 set off a worldwide search for the missing plane. How could a flight carrying 239 people just go missing? The mystery … Read more

Eurosphere agenda: Looking at Blatter’s defensive positions and arguments… He might have some gone thru some Turkification….

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Blatter ‘victim of a conspiracy’  BBC News | Europe | World Edition Fifa president Sepp Blatter is the victim of a conspiracy from “behind the scenes”, his daughter tells the BBC, amid a corruption crisis. FIFA’s Blatter slams US action, Europe ’hate’ campaign FIFA leader Sepp Blatter said May 30 he was “shocked” at the way … Read more

“How FIFA’s Structure Lends Itself To Corruption” A FIFA Scandal roundup…

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How FIFA’s Structure Lends Itself To Corruption  FiveThirtyEight » Features by Carl Bialik The U.S. Justice Department says the indictments it handed down Wednesday against soccer officials and sports-marketing executives are just the beginning of its efforts to root out corruption in the sport. A comprehensive investigation might find that the sport’s structure itself makes soccer … Read more

No more hope from the Turkish Football Federation, some Turkish football fans adress to UEFA and FIFA through a Swiss daily…

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From 24 May 2013, “Le Temps” daily in Switzerland…

Can: Day 5: Boredom continues in South Africa

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It has been 5 days but there is still nothing “original” to talk about the World Cup. Yesterday, I was quite sure that the game between Ivory Coast and Portugal will satisfy the expectations for classy football but all hopes had been melt down with the preferences of Sven-Goran Eriksson, Ivory Coast coach, and the … Read more

Can Erol on World Cup- Day 1: Group A: Lack of Quality (#worldcup)

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The World Cup started with the first day games in Group A. Nelson Mandela could not show up for the opening game because of the tragic death of his grand daughter yesterday. Mexico and South Africa started the game with high level of anxiety. Galatasaray player Dos Santos was the first player to miss a … Read more

2010 World Cup begins. Can Erol to post for Erkan’s Field Diary

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Can Erol, a former student of mine, and a graduate student at Bilgi Cultural Studies program accepted my offer to be a guest author. He will be writing about World Cup 2010. His opening follows, which is followed by my roundup: Opening Day for World Cup 2010 World Cup 2010 starts today in South Africa. … Read more

A video: WAKA WAKA – South Africa 2010 World Cup Official Song- “This Time for Africa” by Shakira

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From Turkey only Nihat Kahveci makes is to World Cup by being in this video for a moment:p We are pleased to share with you the final version of the song “Waka Waka”, chosen by the FIFA to be the Official Song of the upcoming World Cup. Nos complace compartir con ustedes la versión definitiva … Read more