I am not writing this just because I grew up, from 1999, as a huge Rapid Bucharest fan. No, on the contrary. Now, being more objective than ever, after several years of heavily criticizing the club for one reason or another, I have gathered, in the season at the end which the club will celebrate…
Author: dominte_mircea
10 things to do in Apulia, Italy – lovely Bari!
When we decided to have a summer vacation we chose Bari because of several factors, but mostly because it is not highly promoted in Romania so we knew it is very unlikely to get Romanian flavors there… And it was the case, though, as only a few citizens from our country did the same and…
Rareș Ilie, the Romanian prodigy – complete portrait
I have talked and wrote many times about Rareș Ilie long before the Romanian “press” – you’ll find later on that the brackets are really needed – heard of him, let alone see his qualities. Most of them, anyway, didn’t see any quality in this guy. But Nice, number 5 in 2021-2022 Ligue 1 saw…
I had a dream! To complete a Spartan Trifecta in one Weekend
It was never easy, in my mind, to go all in for any Spartan Race. Not at the beginning, in 2019, neither when I attended my first Beast in Slovakia back in 2020. My first Hurricane Heat or my first Trifecta, stretched through one single year. In 2021 followed the first Mountain Beast, at Cheile…
David Popovici – the truth about a World Champion in Romania
Stop! This is the perfect word for the general Romanian behavior from the last few days of June. Driven by only a few minutes, 19 million people rediscovered, without deserving, how it is to have a top sportsman: David Popovici. We like sport only when we see results, regardless of the sport type. A disgrace,…
World Cup 2022: we have all the qualified teams. Which are the favorites?
In mid June, the last three qualified teams to the World Cup 2022 were found out. Wales beat Ukraine, after the Ukrainians put out Scotland, Australia kicked out United Arab Emirates and Peru – at penalty kicks – and last, but not least Costa Rica beat New Zeeland to gain the last spot. Now, the…
Romania – Finland 1-0, Giulești: when a stadium wins you a game
Being a Romanian and being soooo familiar with everything that is happening in this country’s football, I was pretty sure that Romania – Finland will end up in a heavy defeat, for the Nordics. What I did really underestimate was the atmosphere from Giulești, the newly rebuilt Rapid’s stadium. This is the exact purpose for…
UEFA Champions League Final 2022: pure disgrace
I have written here a preview of the UEFA Champions League final 2022 which, coincidently, was played on Stade de France, a stadium on which I took part at a different sporting event only one month before. I am watching football less and less, because the quality of this sport doesn’t deserve my attention, but…
10 things you must do in Paris, that nobody knows about
10 things you must do in Paris, explained by me below! 😀 Liking to run and participate in sporting events in all Europe has more benefits than you think. I mean you manage to see a lot of new places, you end up having great experiences and can share these eternal memories with others. Today,…
Stade de France, the other perspective: Champions League final 2022, Liverpool – Real Madrid
Six weeks before the Champions League 2022 final, FC Liverpool – Real Madrid, I’ve stepped on Stade de France, Saint-Denis, for Spartan Stadion. The experience, here. Now, the big match is about to be played. Everybody expected to have a pure English final, but the proverbial luck of Real Madrid played, once more, a big…