Bleachers

Football fans.

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November 6th 2008
Football Probably the only word that once spoken evokes emotions in most people of the western world, whether good or bad connections with this sport, it has a great impact on the European countries. Coming from the states where American football is more popular than soccer, it is still hard for me to grasp how a sport can affect people so much. From the bars men watch each game religiously, wh ... read more

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Italy became a nation-state in 1861 when the city-states of the peninsula, along with Sardinia and Sicily, were united under King Victor EMMANUEL II. An era of parliamentary government came to a close in the early 1920s when Benito MUSSOLINI establis... ... read more