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The bizarre world of Romanian football revisited

by Craig Turp August 11, 2011 Bucharest

 Not so long ago we wrote at length over at Bucharest In Your Pocket about football in Bucharest. Since then, a new season has begun and the bizarre, gravity-defying world of Romanian football has gone from bad to worse. For a start there is the strange case of Sportul Studentesc. Although they finished bottom of [...]

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Fulham in Bucharest

by Craig Turp May 26, 2011 Bucharest

 With thousands of Fulham supporters already apparently booking flights to Bucharest for next year’s Europa League final, it maybe a good day to repost our extensive feature on football in the city. You can read it here, over at Bucharest In Your Pocket. Meantime, here’s a bit of background on the stadium the game will [...]

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It was 25 years ago today…

by Craig Turp May 7, 2011 Bucharest

 Seville, May 7, 1986: The European Cup Final, Steaua Bucharest v. Barcelona. A reminder of just how far Steaua (and with them Romanian football) have fallen…

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From my son’s maths book…

by Craig Turp May 6, 2011 Bucharest

  Translation: ‘A sector of the Nicolae Dobrin Stadium in Pitesti has 269 seats. During a match between Steaua and FC Arges, Steaua supporters vandalised 119 seats. How many were left intact?‘

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Romanian football hits new low

by Craig Turp April 29, 2011 Bucharest

 Just when you thought the reputation of Romanian football couldn’t get any worse, this week has seen the sport hit a new low, courtesy of the alleged actions of ten Dinamo Bucharest players. On Monday night, while warming up at Steaua Bucharest’s Ghencea Stadium ahead of the derby match between the two sides (a game [...]

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A tale of two Bucharest cathedrals

by Craig Turp February 15, 2011 Bucharest

 Two enormous cathedrals are currently being built in Bucharest: one orthodox, and one secular. The orthodox cathedral was last week handed 10 million lei (around €2.5 million) in funding by the Romanian state, a move which sparked (understandable) outrage amongst a large section of liberal Romanian society (which believes that the state should not be [...]

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Sunflower Seeds & Ice Rinks

by Craig Turp February 11, 2011 Romania

 We found this notice on the door of an ice rink last week: Besides the no smoking part, which needs no translation, the sign also forbids people from bringing in and consuming sunflower seeds. (For the uninitiated, sunflower seeds are a popular if disgusting snack in these parts. The disgusting part is that people spit [...]

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