SC Braga – Shakhtar Donetsk: SC Braga is currently 4th in the table 20 points behind the first, SL Benfica and 6 points in front of the 5th. Therefore they focus mainly on the Europa League. Donetsk is currently 2nd,…
From a medieval African trading town to a Mediterranean island nation, these overlooked outposts are worth a look. Austria What Americans (and some Europeans) forget about Austria is that 100 years ago, it was a great Imperial capital of Europe,…
Peadar Kearney, an IRB member and the author of many popular political songs and verses, produced the text of ‘The Soldier’s Song’, working in collaboration with Patrick Heeney, who was mainly responsible for the melody. The original text was in…
VfL Wolfsburg – Real Madrid The VfL Wolfsburg recently made more headlines beside the pitch rather than on it, after Max Kruse was publicly criticized for his extravagant lifestyle and Nicklas Bendtner was suspended from the club. They form has…
Two men from Skegness, Lincolnshire, who took photographs of themselves stealing thousands of pounds from gambling machines, have been sentenced by a judge at Bradford Crown Court. Benjamin Robinson, 30, was jailed for 32 months, while Daniel Hutchinson was given…
In these five lucky places, the sun can shine more than 90% of the time. Ranked by the World Meteorological Organization, the sunniest places on Earth are concentrated heavily in the southwestern United States, northern and western Australia, South Africa, northern…
From early times to the end of the 19th Century Ireland is unique in having a musical instrument, the harp, as its national emblem. From antiquity to its decline in the early nineteenth century the harp was at the social…
FC Barcelona – Atletico Madrid: Only barely winning over PSV Eindhoven in the previous game of The Champions League in the penalty shootout, Atletico lost the following game against Gijon only to score an easy 5:1 victory over Betis Sevilla…
According to Eurostat, these are Scandinavian countries and Switzerland. You don’t want to go there if you have a salary from your own country. All Scandinavian countries are in the top ten. These stats were published by Finnish Central Statistical…
1. Aoife (pronounced: ee-fa) This name means beautiful, radiant or joyful, and likely derives from the Gaelic word ‘aoibh’ meaning ‘beauty’ or ‘pleasure.’ In Irish mythology, Aoife is known as the greatest woman warrior in the world. She gave birth…