Fans in Sarajevo celebrate after Bosnia-Herzegovina qualified for the World Cup finals for the first time in their country’s history. Can soccer unite the still wartorn country, or is divisive as almost everything else here? Two texts for comparison:
one (c) THE GUARDIAN, the other one by THE DIALY MAIL, 2013
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Soccer as glue for Bosnia-Herzegovina?
Posted in Uncategorized with tags Bosnia-Herzegovina, Bosnian War, FIFA World Cup, football, soccer, sport on 18 October 2013 by delclemThe 1942 “Death Match”
Posted in Uncategorized with tags 1942, death match, football, Germany, Second World War, soccer, Ukraine on 24 May 2012 by delclem
“The aftermath of the so-called ‘death match’ between the Kiev football team ‘Start’ and a team of Nazi soldiers during World War Two has been hotly debated for decades. Continue reading
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