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• The Ongoing Luis Suarez Saga

  

  // There’s never a dull day being a Liverpool fan, with all the transfer rumours and ongoing plans for the Anfield redevelopment gaining motion. Read more

  Posted on 23 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Tale of the Tabs – Sunday 21st July

  

  // As is always the risk in writing a column like this, my words from last week have come back to haunt me. Forgive me for using direct quotations, but my... Read more

  Posted on 22 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• New York Red Bulls Attempt To Censor Their Fans

  

  Attending soccer games in Europe, South America and Africa isn’t for the faint of heart. You just never know what’s going to happen at matches in many parts of... Read more

  Posted on 21 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Barca Kinks

  

  Does the week start on Sunday or end on Sunday?  I ask that because either FC Barcelona started the week badly or ended an already bad week with the news of... Read more

  Posted on 20 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Greece, Portugal and the Euro: In the Dumps

  

  ONCE again a fragile Greek government has pushed delayed reforms through parliament at the behest of the European Union and the IMF even as angry protesters in... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• UEFA Lose Legal Battle on Free-to-air Football

  

  // EU governments have the right to ensure that international football championships are available on free-to-air television channels, according a court ruling... Read more

  Posted on 19 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Czech Politics: Power Grab

  ALMOST immediately after he took office in March, Milos Zeman, the Czech Republic’s president, began to test how far he could expand his power. He upset the... Read more

  Posted on 18 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Crime in Germany: Gang Länder

  

  LEONHARD MÜLLER, boss of Askania, a Berlin watchmaker, no longer frets about thefts from his three shops during opening hours: they happen once a quarter. It... Read more

  Posted on 17 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Tale of the Tabs – Sunday July 14th

  

  // There comes a moment when however much you want to believe in the ability of someone, the sad truth kicks in. As Jay Z once said; “Thank God for granting me... Read more

  Posted on 16 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• France’s Political Right: Sarkozy Resartus?

  

  Sarko’s bouncing back AFTER losing the presidential election last year, Nicolas Sarkozy promised to retire from French political life. But his vow was... Read more

  Posted on 15 July 2013 SOCIETY

• Trade Officials ‘optimistic’ Following EU-US Talks

  

  EU and US trade negotiators signalled their satisfaction at the close of the first week of talks aimed at securing a potentially lucrative bilateral trade... Read more

  Posted on 14 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Sochi Olympics: Castles in the Sand

  

  WITH seven months to go before the 2014 winter Olympics, Sochi is a gigantic construction site. Lorries run up and down dusty roads, excavators turn earth insid... Read more

  Posted on 13 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Making Mallorcan Memories Affordable

  We sell discount activity voucher books for holiday makers coming to the wonderful Island of Mallorca in Spain. Recoup the entire cost of the book by just... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• EU and US Reach Last-minute Derivatives Deal

  

  // EU and US financial services officials have reached a last-minute agreement on rules governing the complex derivatives market, after nearly a year of talks... Read more

  Posted on 12 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• The Two Escobars: The Drug Kingpin & The International Footballer

  Nineteen years ago this week, Colombian international defender Andres Escobar was shot dead when he returned to Colombia after scoring an own goal in the game... Read more

  Posted on 11 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Tales from the Tabs – Sunday 7th July

  

  // The SunVery little in terms of interesting gossip this week, with the paper foolishly focussing on egg chasing and a Scotsman, sorry Brit. Read more

  Posted on 10 July 2013 SOCCER, SPORTS

• Germany Defends Intelligence Co-operation with US

  // German spies have been working with US ones “for decades,” but only within the bounds of the law, Berlin said on Monday. Related Stories EU-US... Read more

  Posted on 09 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• French Textbooks: Class Struggle

  BOTH relief and tears will greet the results of France’s school-leaving baccalauréat exam on July 5th. With breathtaking efficiency, the entire country’s exam... Read more

  Posted on 08 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Spanish Politics: A Paella Coalition?

  

  DRAMATIC political change is sweeping Spain, or so polling suggests. For three decades Mariano Rajoy’s conservative Popular Party (PP) and the Socialists have... Read more

  Posted on 07 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Ireland: Setbacks for the Taoiseach

  

  FOR Enda Kenny, Ireland’s taoiseach, or prime minister, the leaking of transcripts of bankers’ conversations could hardly have come at a more irritating time. O... Read more

  Posted on 06 July 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL