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Doug KleinThe Times of Israel (Blogs) |
In the words of the redoubtable Nelson Muntz of “The Simpsons:” “Ha ha.” To the highly-vaunted Spanish squad, the consensus favorite to win...
Tom Stoppard’s monumental play “Rosencrantz and Guildenstern Are Dead” opens with the scene of the title characters flipping coins. No matter...
Once a upon a time, the megalomaniac strongman of the country formerly known as “Turkey” decreed that outsiders–particularly the...
Watching the World Cup opening ceremonies, the Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC) had another fever dream, to wit: Imagine a world where the...
It is likely that Portugal goes around with a chip on its shoulder vis-a-vis its larger, more populous Iberian Peninsula neighbor. For instance,...
In past editions of the Zionist’s Guide to the World Cup (ZGWC), Spain was consistently rated poorly. This assessment was based almost entirely on...
The much-reviled Group of Death will be revealed somewhere below. Dear Reader(s), it is a testament to the shock of October 7th and the evident...
(Dear Reader(s): If you read far enough in this lengthy post, you will find a bonus Bob Dylan quote.) Every World Cup features a first-round group...
“The Revolution will not be televised,” or so crooned Gil Scott Heron in 1971. This so-called “Revolution,” though, was not charging $2,500 a...
There is a notion stretching back to the ancient Greeks of the “Olympic Truce.” While the Olympic Games were proceeding, ongoing wars would...