by Sean O'Conor - Most popular for September 2009
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A colorful week in Colombia's capital for me, spiced up by snacking on the Beautiful Game. Like a
medieval pilgrim seeking a shrine, the first thing I seek in a foreign capital is its stadium, and
like my ancestors, I come home with tales and tacky trinkets. My family heirlooms will include a
South Korea World Cup CD case, a Sparta Prague ashtray and an Atletico Madrid singing alarm clock
with
Leaving Colombia after a short vacation, I have noted the parallels with my ancestral Ireland -
very friendly folk with a very unlucky history, and I wonder how Colombians come together when
their country is in the World Cup, given so many of them were up for their recent qualifier.I had
never seen a country so behind its national team like Eire was for USA '94, where every man, woman
and priest
"Win every game!" was the advice Graham Taylor offered to his successor as England manager in 1994.
Well Fabio Capello has done that competitively thus far, raising expectations in the land of false
football optimism once more.In their fascinating new book 'Soccernomics'/'Why England Lose(UK)',
out in the States October 27th, Simon Kuper & Stefan Szymanksi argue that the Three Lions have
actually
