When I have visited Berlin for the first time, in 2017, in my three weeks spent there in September I have set some goals and many of them were related to football matches I wanted to attend. Hertha Berlin was the most known team back then, but I have learned that Union, from the East…
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Albion Rrahmani – the story behind the arrival of the striker at Rapid Bucharest
In just two games, Albion Rrahmani of Kosovo scored four goals for Rapid Bucharest and had five more huge opportunities. But how did this 23-year-old guy end up in a championship like Romania’s? Because, honestly speaking, he’s the best piece of attacker that Liga 1 has in the last 20 years for sure. To score…
Rapid Bucharest 2022/2023 season – the milestone of one century
It is done. Year no. 100 from Rapid Bucharest’s history comes to an end with a big celebration, on 25th of June. First, though, let’s switch our attention to the competitional season that has just ended. A 5th spot in the table that looks acceptable, but in reality it is not the case, not only…
Marko Dugandzic, first Rapid Bucharest national top-scorer in 57 years
Marko Dugandzic is the guy that scored two consecutive hat-tricks (not necessary literally speaking…) for Rapid Bucharest on Giulesti stadium. The first one, against Sepsi was the fastest since 1972! 51 years ago. A good achievement, indeed. I am supporting Rapid for 24 years now and I have studied in depth, the club’s history, but…
What is the legacy of the FIFA World Cup 2022 from Qatar?
Hard question: what should be the legacy of the latest World Cup, the 2022 Qatar competition? It is a serious debate, and it cannot be resumed in a couple of words, so this is why I have waited for some time to pass to assess and order my thoughts as better as I could to…
Cristiano Ronaldo interview by Piers Morgan, explained – the ultimate joke
In the last week, the World Cup in Qatar took the second place, because the interview with Cristiano Ronaldo, held by Piers Morgan, covered the so-called football world almost entirely. Because it was such a one-of-a-kind event I have decided, on one of my runs, to listen to the whole 90 minutes and draw my…
Qatar World Cup 2022 – the land of hypocrisy
There is no previous World Cup and there will be no other in the future as debated like the World Cup from Qatar that is about to start on 20th of November 2022. The problem is that we all knew about this as early as December 2010, which means 12 years ago! Around six months…
Rapid Bucharest, the reasons for which it is the greatest football team in Romania
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…
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…
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…