Happy Canada Day!

Well, pretty much as expected. We would have needed a few lucky bounces to put up a fight. France is too good. But I have high hopes for the future. Potter has made wonders with this team, but he wasn’t given enough time. I think we may have a pretty good team for the next Euro. Hopefully Kulusevski ...

I like that the crowd always boos the commercial breaks.

Fucking commeltcial break.

Now watching the ivory trade battle! During the Middle Ages the Norwegians, with their colonies on Iceland and Greenland had cornered the European ivory market. Not sure why Europeans could not access the African market at that time. Then at some point in the 15th century African ivory reached ...

There is discussion of unification between Romania and Moldova. Moldova was part of Romania between the world wars, before being annexed by the Soviet Union at the end of WW2. The population speaks Romanian, and the two countries have strong cultural, linguistic and historical ties. They even have ...

Two major upsets last night, both Germany and the Netherlands eliminated!

Aaronp18 wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2026 8:52 pm Does anyone actually want to play Canada?

Sweden does!

Playing Canada would mean we have eliminated both France and Paraguay and have made it to the quarter finals, so yeah - that's the dream!

5thhorseman wrote: ↑Mon Jun 29, 2026 9:10 pm Why is the acronym for Morocco MAR when there's no "A" in Morocco?

But there is an A in Maroc, which is what they call themselves in French, AND in al-Maghrib, which is what they call themselves in Arabic.

Not everyone speaks English.

At long last! Congrats!

Kim Larsen again, now in English.
A concert in 2018, less than a month before he lost his fight against cancer.
The disease has taken its toll, but he is still up there on the stage, and it adds depth to his lyrics.

A Great Dane.

Most Swedes will tell you that Danish is a horrible language; many would even say that it is more of a speech impediment than an actual language. And yet back in the 1970’s we would all stand in awe and listen to Kim Larsen & Gasolin.

Sweden moves on after a draw with Japan, but will face France.

Amazingly, somehow Cape Verde - with a population of less than half a million - has also made it through the roundrobin and finished second in their group.

Canada is now eligible to participate in the 2027 Eurovision Song Contest after its public broadcaster became a full member of the European Broadcasting Union (EBU). The major development comes following a vote earlier today at the EBU’s 96th General Assembly in Prague. https://metro.co.uk/2026/06/2 ...

2-1 Switzerland in the end, but Canada finishes second in the group and moves on to the round of 32.

I don't think I will ever like Yorkshire pudding. as a young lad I was told we are having Yorkshire pudding for dinner. All I heard was pudding and nothing else, imagine my surprised when it was not what I thought. I am still stigmatized to this day. How can you have any pudding if you don’t eat y ...