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[I]n an article last year, The Economist coined the phrase `Londonism' to refer to what it
regarded as a distinct ideology driven by the office of Mayor. It cited as the central tenets of
`Londonism': enthusiasm for the financial services industry; an openness to immigration; and the
unceasing pursuit of economic growth.
Have to say she's a very lucky woman after just delegated a huge problem of immigration security
and queueing at airports. If the minutes of her meeting with Brodie Clark could prove he'd told her
about the relaxation of finger print checks she'd be out wouldn't she? I mean all the other home
secretaries were told, would she not have been?
Japan lost 1-0 to North Korea in their WCQ, their first defeat of the campaign, but it was the
events off the field that will be remembered more than what happened on it.
Arriving in Pyongyang the Japanese team were kept waiting four hours while immigration and customs
did their shit while ahead of the game their national anthem was roundly booed by the reported
50,000 crowd.
Nice blog post by Keyvan Heydari in the NY Times regarding the recent rise of Venezuela's men's
soccer team:
Economic policy was a cornerstone in this process. In the 1950s, as Chico Carrasquel
became the first of many Venezuelan shortstops in the major leagues, the president Marcos Pérez
Jiménez promoted highway and large infrastructure projects in Venezuela financed by the nation's
oil revenues.
Pic via @gunemall
So, football yesterday and pre-season kicked off with a fairly routine win over a Malaysia
XI.
Two goals in each half gave us a 4-0 win. An early Aaron Ramsey penalty after Jack Wilshere had
been taken down in the box opened the scoring. The second came from a lovely Ramsey pass over the
top of the Malaysia defence, Theo Walcott timed his run and lobbed the onrushing keeper.
There's too much MLS tonight. That's not a complaint just a fact. Dallas play Toronto, Philly host
Becks-less LA, and the Whitecaps welcome the Earthquakes to Vancouver to party like it's 1978 in a
NASL redux match. How am I supposed to watch all three of those meaningful matches and the alleged
"Arsenal of MLS"'s random foreign friendly du jour in Montreal tonight?
...or something like that.
We'll have much more tomorrow about our arrival in Guatemala, but so far everything has been smooth
sailing. We got more than 100 bags off the baggage claim in record time. We flew through
immigration and customs. We had a short, easy drive from the airport to a beautiful hotel, where we
were met by a very friendly staff and served a delicious dinner.
Would you want to see Guiseppe Rossi this summer?
Earlier this offseason, I posted a poll and question about what EPL teams you would like to see
do a tour of the United States. Since then we have seen Barcelona confirm a three-stop tour of
the U.S., where they will be playing both Manchester United (DC) and AC Milan (Miami).
