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Euro 2008 — Austrian passions stirring at last
Euro 2008 — Austrian passions stirring at last
Up until a few weeks ago you’d have been fined in Austria for flying a flag on your car. Only ambassadors and government officials were allowed to that. But bureaucracy is slipping and passions are stirring, albeit slowly, as Euro 2008 approaches. In the last few days Austrian flags have been fluttering from cars in the capital after the government lifted the ban for the duration ...
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Vienna Is Famous For Its Balls
Dave's Football Blog — [image] Methinks the boys at Reuters Soccer Blog have started their heavy EURO 2008 drinking a little early. In this piece about Austria’s EURO 2008 preparations, they wrote this: Culture reigns supreme in Vienna, famed for its balls, its classical music and art galleries. I can think of a few porn stars and ...

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