The alternative World Cup
- 6 Jun 06, 07:02 PM
LONDON - It turns out the World Cup finals are not the only international football tournament to be taking place in Germany. At the weekend, Hamburg hosted the finals of the 2006 Fifi Wild Cup - a tournament specifically for regions not recognised by Fifa or the United Nations.
Reader Julia Leonard pointed us in the direction of the event, writing: This is a fab story and I'd like to see it disseminated to a wider audience.
Zanzibar battled it out with the Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus to take the trophy, having beaten Tibet, Greenland, Gibraltar and a team from the host "nation", the Republic of St Pauli - a part of Hamburg more usually known for supporting FC St Pauli - on their way. Read more .
I'll be hoping for some more quirky stories like this after I arrive in Munich in time for Germany v Costa Rica. After all - why should it be only the 32 official finalists who have all the fun?
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Oh hang on there colonel!
Let us savour the grandeur that is ... the Kirin Cup ... please! ;-)
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The idea that festivals are going on all summer in Germany is nothing new. What makes this special is that those of us in the German-American Society who do go to Germany almost every year have even more to be excited about this time. The Germans are coming! And their tens of millions more Germans in America than in Germany. Hope Germany can handle all the Germans.
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Thanks!!! Very nice site.I enjoy being here.
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