We begun 2025 stuck in Bodø, because of a snowstorm, and heavy snow. Even though our favorite place remains Tromsø, this town was pleasant from our point of view. Three months and a bit later, the same story: a snow storm arrived in Northern Norway, so Bodø was covered in white. Just before the first…
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FIFA World Cup is becoming a joke: please stop that!
We are one year away from the FIFA World Cup 2026, held, for the first time in three countries: USA, Canada and Mexico. Also, the first edition with… 48 teams. Almost a quarter of the countries from all the world. A disgrace. Why am I saying that? Because while following to globalize and to offer…
STATISTICS | Nations of Europe, by parameters – which is the most liveable?
Since I am born and raised in a country that is part of Europe, I always liked to check and assess what would be to live in any of the countries, not only those part of the European Union, but from the extended Europe. I am referring here to Norway, Switzerland, Iceland and, more recent,…
EURO 2024 – the story of fading football, detailed analysis
EURO 2024 was a very expected football tournament, not only on its continent, obviously Europe, but worldwide. It is true that Copa America developed in the same time, but these are two competitions which purely cannot match. Even if the latest had its first edition long before Coupe of Europe (as EURO was called when…
Marathon calendar 2024 in Europe – asphalt mostly flat only! :)
The marathon calendar 2024 is just under way! I love to participate to a marathon, and discover the city / town in the same time. Did a few, and I am planning to do even more in the future. For now, in Europe. This is why, I came up to the idea to add up…
SUPER LEAGUE | Yes, we can and we must have something new in football!
Almost three years ago, from Florentino Perez, the idea of a European Super League of football, a closed one, only for big and wealthy clubs, emerged. Of course, such an intention from the chairman of the Europe’s most successful club, backed up by… well, um, FC Barcelona – that is a huge rivalry, no doubt!…
Rugby World Cup – the change from 2027 has been announced!
A few days ahead the big final, the eternal classic New Zealand – South Africa, that will seal once more the Rugby World Cup title outside Europe, against all odds in 2023, a major announcement has been made: from 2027, the competition, held then in Australia, will not have 20 nations participating anymore, but 24!…