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On Sports and Morals

Jan 21st, 2009 | By Jonas | Category: English

We’ve had some great sportsmen in Germany, that’s for sure. Everybody knows Beckenbauer; raves about Boris Becker during his heyday; and Michael Schumacher wrote formula1-history. That’s just to start, everyone likes Steffi Graf and Henry Maske! Please, can you really forget the “Gentleman” Maske? Shame on you! Yeah, but is it all that nice and perfect in the German sports world? Let’s have a look behind the scenes and learn more about these German sport celebrities.



Krótka historia o sporcie w Polsce

Jan 19th, 2009 | By Asia | Category: Polski

Przeczytałam właśnie artykuł Vitórii o brazylijskim futbolu i pozazdrościłam im bardzo, że mają tylu odnoszących sukcesy graczy, którym mogą kibicować. Potem przeprowadziłam szybką ankietę wśród moich międzynarodowych współpracowników. Pytanie brzmiało: Czy znasz jakiegoś słynnego polskiego sportowca? Odpowiedzią było jednoznaczne „nie” i nawet mnie to specjalnie nie zdziwiło. Jak to jest, że 38-milionowy naród nie ma [...]



A Short Tale of Polish Sports (Mis)Adventures

Jan 19th, 2009 | By Asia | Category: English

I have just read Vitória’s article about Brazilian soccer and envied them for having so many successful players to craze for. Then I conducted a quick survey among my lovely international co-workers. The question was: do you know any famous Polish sportsmen/women? The answer was ‘no’ and it didn’t really surprise me. Why does a 38-million nation lack even one international sport star?



Brasil, o país do futebol

Jan 16th, 2009 | By Vitoria | Category: Português

Que o Brasil é o país do futebol todo mundo já sabe. O fato de ser a terra do Ronaldo Fenômeno e Ronaldinho Gaúcho nos dá sim muito orgulho. Somos cinco vezes campeões da Copa do Mundo, os nomes de nossos jogadores são conhecidos por pessoas nos mais diversos países. Mas tem muito sobre o [...]



Brazil: Passionate about soccer

Jan 16th, 2009 | By Vitoria | Category: English

Everyone knows that the main sport in Brazil is soccer. Yes, we are very proud of Ronaldo and Ronaldinho, we won the FIFA World Cup 5 times and our players are known worldwide. But there is a lot about Brazilian soccer that you probably don´t know. So enjoy a few undeniable facts (or thoughts) about it: