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Saturday, June 10, 2006
Come on England - A time to make friends
I have been in London for the week leading up to the world cup. The dominating news story has been Wayne Rooneys broken foot. 8 page lift out supplements in most newspapers analysing the recovery of his metatarsal.
The World Cup being in Germany of course will mean a month of war pun headlines in the tabloid papers.
Sure enough the very first match, Germany 4 Costa Rica 2, produced this headline from the Sun:
First World Four
First World Four
By the way, you can read trashy newspapers like the Sun, or most other newspapers without ever having to buy a copy just by riding the tube every day. Doing this when I first came to London I worked out my favourite newspapers are The Independent and The Guardian. Last time I was here The FT ran an ad campaign saying you never see The FT left behind on the train. I have found this to be true.
While the tabloids are having a German punfest, the broadsheets have been encouraging readers to not mention the war.
At the UK airports there are signs warning football fans travelling over there that war paraphernalia like Wehrmacht helmets and inflatable spitfires should be surrendered at the departure gate. There is also a reminder that performing Nazi salutes in Germany is a criminal offence.
Gatwick Advisory Warning
Like the official World Cup slogan says, it's "A time to make friends".
The World Cup being in Germany of course will mean a month of war pun headlines in the tabloid papers.
Sure enough the very first match, Germany 4 Costa Rica 2, produced this headline from the Sun:
First World Four
First World Four
By the way, you can read trashy newspapers like the Sun, or most other newspapers without ever having to buy a copy just by riding the tube every day. Doing this when I first came to London I worked out my favourite newspapers are The Independent and The Guardian. Last time I was here The FT ran an ad campaign saying you never see The FT left behind on the train. I have found this to be true.
While the tabloids are having a German punfest, the broadsheets have been encouraging readers to not mention the war.
At the UK airports there are signs warning football fans travelling over there that war paraphernalia like Wehrmacht helmets and inflatable spitfires should be surrendered at the departure gate. There is also a reminder that performing Nazi salutes in Germany is a criminal offence.
Gatwick Advisory Warning
Like the official World Cup slogan says, it's "A time to make friends".
Labels: england, germany, sport, world-cup
Posted by James Clark - editor of itravelnet.com
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