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Post by wellway on Jun 23, 2024 11:09:15 GMT
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Post by mellyw on Jun 23, 2024 21:18:34 GMT
What a scary collision in the Scotland vs. Hungary game. Hoping Barnabas Varga is O.K
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Post by wellway on Jun 23, 2024 21:24:38 GMT
What a scary collision in the Scotland vs. Hungary game. Hoping Barnabas Varga is O.K It's being reported he's in a stable condition and conscious. It was very worrying and fingers crossed he continues to improve. |
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Post by mellyw on Jun 23, 2024 22:35:23 GMT
What a scary collision in the Scotland vs. Hungary game. Hoping Barnabas Varga is O.K It's being reported he's in a stable condition and conscious. It was very worrying and fingers crossed he continues to improve. Thank you for that update, wellway. I love sport but still wish that somehow all the competition was there and magically no one gets hurt. Especially because my first love is American football |
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Post by wellway on Jun 24, 2024 10:17:58 GMT
mellyw, the most recent update from the Hungarian team is Several bones in Barnabas Varga's face were broken during the collision during the match, and he also suffered a concussion. Surgery is most likely to be expected. "He spends the night in the hospital in Stuttgart. The whole team is rooting for him!"
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Post by wellway on Jun 25, 2024 8:10:56 GMT
Bridget in MD - Munich has games on Thursday this week and Tuesday next week, and neither involve Germany or Scotland, so it won’t be as crazy as last week. If they wanted to avoid the Euros, it would mean not travelling to nearly anywhere in Germany until after July 14, as games are being held in 10 different cities across the country, so they are probably just working around the schedule. The fans also tend to congregate in specific areas, and are not here sightseeing on the whole, so it is possible to minimise contact with them. I was in the city for a medical appointment last Friday, but only saw a few Scots, as we avoided the inner city/main town plaza and all Biergartens. She texted us last night and said her professor is a HUGE soccer fan, so he has plans for them to attend the Denmark game when they are there next week. They won't be in the stadium, but in the outside area with the big screens? He told them he is bringing facepaint. I told her to try to find a kit to wear. She will be in Munich and they are heading to Nuemburg too. Her class is called "Terrorism and Counterterrorism in the European Theater" so I suppose (unfortunately) Munich is a good place for a study tour since things happened there specifically related to that topic. Her minor is in Global Terrorism studies. This article might be of interest to your dd. BBC Daniela Klette lived quietly. She walked her dog and gave maths tuition to her neighbours’ children. But when she was arrested in late February, the police found tens of thousands of euros in cash in her Berlin flat and five weapons, among them a Kalashnikov assault rifle and a replica rocket launcher. Klette, 65, had been on the run for more than 30 years. She was wanted for crimes connected to the left-wing militant Red Army Faction (RAF), which was active in Germany from the 1970s to the 1990s. Known in its early days as the Baader Meinhof group, the gang pursued their political aims through the kidnap or murder of senior members of the business and industrial communities. The RAF’s notoriety had led to a podcast team in Berlin trying to track Klette down using a facial recognition tool. The podcast ran shortly before Christmas, only weeks before the arrest. But police deny a connection. They say they had a tip-off from a member of the public. More in link www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgggl1r2ypo |
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Post by Bridget in MD on Jun 25, 2024 12:29:25 GMT
She texted us last night and said her professor is a HUGE soccer fan, so he has plans for them to attend the Denmark game when they are there next week. They won't be in the stadium, but in the outside area with the big screens? He told them he is bringing facepaint. I told her to try to find a kit to wear. She will be in Munich and they are heading to Nuemburg too. Her class is called "Terrorism and Counterterrorism in the European Theater" so I suppose (unfortunately) Munich is a good place for a study tour since things happened there specifically related to that topic. Her minor is in Global Terrorism studies. This article might be of interest to your dd. BBC Daniela Klette lived quietly. She walked her dog and gave maths tuition to her neighbours’ children. But when she was arrested in late February, the police found tens of thousands of euros in cash in her Berlin flat and five weapons, among them a Kalashnikov assault rifle and a replica rocket launcher. Klette, 65, had been on the run for more than 30 years. She was wanted for crimes connected to the left-wing militant Red Army Faction (RAF), which was active in Germany from the 1970s to the 1990s. Known in its early days as the Baader Meinhof group, the gang pursued their political aims through the kidnap or murder of senior members of the business and industrial communities. The RAF’s notoriety had led to a podcast team in Berlin trying to track Klette down using a facial recognition tool. The podcast ran shortly before Christmas, only weeks before the arrest. But police deny a connection. They say they had a tip-off from a member of the public. More in link www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crgggl1r2ypoHoly cow! wow, thank you, she is in Munich now and I will send her this article! |
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Post by wellway on Jun 26, 2024 20:58:18 GMT
Well done, Georgia. Beating Portugal 2-0. The players are beside themselves with joy.
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Post by mellyw on Jun 27, 2024 0:11:55 GMT
Well done, Georgia. Beating Portugal 2-0. The players are beside themselves with joy. I enjoyed that match so much. It’s not a terribly popular opinion, but Cristiano Ronaldo grates on my last nerve. I’ve always found him whiny and annoying and love to see him beat. |
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Post by wellway on Jun 27, 2024 4:33:48 GMT
Well done, Georgia. Beating Portugal 2-0. The players are beside themselves with joy. I enjoyed that match so much. It’s not a terribly popular opinion, but Cristiano Ronaldo grates on my last nerve. I’ve always found him whiny and annoying and love to see him beat. This is a report on the match, people can have their say underneath, you might be surprised how many comments are not complimentary about CR. www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/live/cqllllkd73dt#PortugalOur commentators said that the Georgian team members were given the country's medal of honour for getting to the Euros, can't imagine the reception they will get for getting to the last sixteen. Thrilled for them. This is the second game of theirs that I've thoroughly enjoyed, v Turkey and now v Portugal. |
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Post by sueg on Jun 27, 2024 5:57:33 GMT
Well done, Georgia. Beating Portugal 2-0. The players are beside themselves with joy. I enjoyed that match so much. It’s not a terribly popular opinion, but Cristiano Ronaldo grates on my last nerve. I’ve always found him whiny and annoying and love to see him beat. I completely share your opinion of the whiny shiny show pony! He is arrogant and expects everyone to do his bidding, even the refs. |
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Post by wellway on Jun 27, 2024 9:52:03 GMT
I enjoyed that match so much. It’s not a terribly popular opinion, but Cristiano Ronaldo grates on my last nerve. I’ve always found him whiny and annoying and love to see him beat. I completely share your opinion of the whiny shiny show pony! He is arrogant and expects everyone to do his bidding, even the refs. I think the manager took him off before he earned himself a second yellow. He was so not happy with the first yellow! Lucky he didn't have the ref from the other game who handed out yellow and red cards like they were sweets. A new Euro record, it seems, 18. |
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Post by sueg on Jun 30, 2024 7:03:59 GMT
The knock-out rounds started with a bang last night.
Switzerland defeated the defending champions Italy in a well deserved win and are playing like a well-oiled machine. The Germany v Denmark game was interrupted by a massive thunderstorm, with marble sized hailstones pelting down onto the pitch. That's when I went to bed, as I didn't know how long the delay would be and I was sooo tired. I am still not 100% convinced of Germany's form overall, but sometimes all it takes is a bit of luck.
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Post by wellway on Jun 30, 2024 8:38:46 GMT
sueg, what a storm. A lot of people went home very wet. England v Slovakia at 17.00 and Spain v Georgia at 20.00. Planning to watch both games.
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Post by JoP on Jun 30, 2024 9:05:50 GMT
Indeed that storm was incredible. Good sports day today for me F1 and football
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Post by sueg on Jul 5, 2024 17:56:40 GMT
Germany v Spain is an absolute banger of a game. It’s a real pity these two teams are meeting in the quarterfinals - they have probably been the best teams so far and this should have been the final.
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Post by mellyw on Jul 5, 2024 18:05:59 GMT
Germany v Spain is an absolute banger of a game. It’s a real pity these two teams are meeting in the quarterfinals - they have probably been the best teams so far and this should have been the final. Couldn’t agree more. I made this appointment viewing knowing it may be better than the semi-final or final and it’s lived up to it. |
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Post by gar on Jul 5, 2024 18:53:45 GMT
Anyone watching Wimbledon?
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Post by sueg on Jul 5, 2024 18:55:59 GMT
Anyone watching Wimbledon? Not tonight! I was up until 30 minutes before the football started. |
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Post by gar on Jul 5, 2024 19:18:48 GMT
Fair enough 😊
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Post by wellway on Jul 10, 2024 9:29:02 GMT
What are the chances? BBC In 2007, a young Lionel Messi posed for photos with a baby in the dressing room of the Camp Nou in Barcelona for a charity calendar photoshoot. Messi, who was 20, was already making a name for himself and would go on the become arguably the greatest of all time. But little did the photographer know that the baby would also make waves in international football less than 17 years later. Messi was bathing Lamine Yamal - the 16-year-old who is taking the European Championships by storm. His goal against France in the semi-final on Tuesday is one that will be talked about for decades. At 16 years and 362 days, the strike also made him the youngest man to score in the tournament's history. www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c7206gj5w28o |
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Post by gar on Jul 10, 2024 21:01:31 GMT
Feels like we’ve won! 😁
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Post by zippythebird on Jul 10, 2024 21:05:58 GMT
Why oh Why do England ALWAYS leave it to the very last minutes
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Post by gillyp on Jul 10, 2024 21:11:11 GMT
I’m exhausted and thrilled. We absolutely deserved to win after the first half.
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Post by gar on Jul 10, 2024 21:36:00 GMT
Yep, agreed Gill - drained already!
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Post by gar on Jul 10, 2024 21:37:20 GMT
Why oh Why do England ALWAYS leave it to the very last minutes It’s a very special talent for getting the nation on the edge of its seat 🫣 |
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Post by gillyp on Jul 10, 2024 21:48:15 GMT
Of course, I am working for the entire final, unless it goes to extra time.  I hope to see the Wimbledon men's singles final though. |
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Post by gar on Jul 10, 2024 22:04:43 GMT
Of course, I am working for the entire final, unless it goes to extra time. I hope to see the Wimbledon men's singles final though. That’s a bummer! I’m not sure how my nerves will take it anyway! |
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I hope to see the Wimbledon men's singles final though.