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                <language>en</language><item><title>Belarus | Azarenka's win, Lukashenko's Victoria (Gazeta Wyborcza, Warsaw)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/1468281-azarenka-s-win-lukashenko-s-victoria</link><description><![CDATA[Tennis player Victoria Azarenka, the recent winner of the Australian Open, is now one of the few Belarusians known outside her country. A PR opportunity for the dictator of Minsk. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/ViktoriaArazenka.jpg" length="89445" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2012 17:08:05 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Lithuania | Basketball, a question of independence (Libération, Paris)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/922691-basketball-question-independence</link><description><![CDATA[The particular fervour gripping Lithuania, which is currently hosting EuroBasket 2011, is part of a long tradition in a Baltic country that has expressed its identity on the basketball court since Soviet times. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/basketball-lithuania.jpg" length="117883" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Wed, 07 Sep 2011 18:34:36 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Spain | Ronaldo's new position - bank collateral</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief/796481-ronaldo-s-new-position-bank-collateral</link><description><![CDATA[The  most expensive footballer in history may now be used to guarantee the  solvency of a Spanish bank. &ldquo;Ronaldo in the bailout fund,&rdquo; [&hellip;] (News in brief)]]></description><pubDate>Tue, 26 Jul 2011 14:07:45 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Poland | A Chinese road going nowhere</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/691591-chinese-road-going-nowhere</link><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Poorer, dearer, later,&rdquo; headlines Rzeczpospolita describing problems and delays to construction of a national stadium in Warsaw and a major motorway ahead of the Euro [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/20110603-Rzeczpospolita-100.jpg" length="7066" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 13:09:26 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Slovakia | Ice hockey paves the way to Moscow thaw</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/622201-ice-hockey-paves-way-moscow-thaw</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;Only a day left before the hockey,&quot; announces SME in the run-up to the International Ice Hockey Federation Championship which opens in Bratislava on 29 [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/SME-28042011-100.jpg" length="10196" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 28 Apr 2011 16:03:02 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Football | European fury over World Cup racket</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/415421-european-fury-over-world-cup-racket</link><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Russia-Qatar. Only goal: money!&rdquo; headlines Le Soir, somewhat bitter after Russia and Qatar won the bidding to host the 2018 and 2022 World Cups. So [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/101203lesoir.jpg" length="8069" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 03 Dec 2010 14:20:49 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Football | Will China own Liverpool?</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/308421-will-china-own-liverpool</link><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;China set to buy Liverpool,&rdquo; headlines The Times, revealing that a mystery bid for the legendary football club is none other the government-backed China Investment [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/100805times.jpg" length="8307" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 05 Aug 2010 13:26:13 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Belgium | World Cup bid controversy</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/307141-world-cup-bid-controversy</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;Bid for 2018 World Cup 2018 draws storm of criticism,&quot; headlines De Morgen in the run-up to next week&rsquo;s visit to Belgium and the Netherlands [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/03082010-DeMorgen_0.jpg" length="13082" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 03 Aug 2010 17:29:11 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Sport | Spain&#039;s golden age</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/301711-spains-golden-age</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;Red and yellow&quot;: the colours of the Spanish flag are proudly worn by Formula 1 driver Fernando Alonso, victor in the German Grand Prix Sunday, [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/26072010-El-Mundo.jpg" length="13007" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jul 2010 16:12:25 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Czech Republic | Sport goes on sale</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/297441-sport-goes-sale</link><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Czech sporting assets worth several billion will shortly be put up for sale,&rdquo; announces Lidov&eacute; noviny. The Prague daily explains that the government, which has [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/20072010-Lidove-Noviny.jpg" length="14488" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 20 Jul 2010 14:39:04 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Spain | Say you&#039;re Spanish and proud (ABC, Madrid)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/292671-say-youre-spanish-and-proud</link><description><![CDATA[Spain’s World Cup victory goes to show Spanish sports are in top form in a country mired in self-doubt. The conservative Spanish daily ABC views the triumph on the playing field as an opportunity to bolster national unity and pride. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Espagne-Champions-du-monde.jpg" length="69070" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 17:12:14 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Football | Netherlands fluff it again</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/292361-netherlands-fluff-it-again</link><description><![CDATA[Under the headline &ldquo;Still no luck!&rdquo; De Volkskrant&#039;s front page features a picture of Wesley Sneijder prostrate in despair in the wake of the Netherlands&rsquo; [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/12072010-De-Volksrant-b.jpg" length="15294" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 12 Jul 2010 14:10:17 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>World Cup | Italy weeps, Northern League celebrates</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/281301-italy-weeps-northern-league-celebrates</link><description><![CDATA[&ldquo;Azzuri: defeat and shame&rdquo;, leads Corriere della Sera. After the shock elimination of 2006 Berlin finalists France, World Cup holders Italy have crashed out of [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/Corriere-Della-Sera.jpg" length="13439" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 25 Jun 2010 14:19:03 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Football | An offside continent (La Stampa, Turin)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/278831-offside-continent</link><description><![CDATA[Football sometimes reflects certain realities. The World Cup is no exception; the large European teams seem scared, confused and hesitant, just like their governments. The emerging countries are displaying a confidence to challenge old continent supremacy. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/germany-serbia.jpg" length="38495" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 22 Jun 2010 17:40:16 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Football | Les bleus a national laughing stock</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/277181-les-bleus-national-laughing-stock</link><description><![CDATA[Lib&eacute;ration headlines with &quot;le footoir&quot; [a pun in French on the words &#039;football&#039; and &#039;bloody mess&#039;]. The French press considers the national football team to [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/21062010-Liberation.jpg" length="15490" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:14:51 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Football | World cup, the succour of soccer (ABC, Madrid)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/271681-world-cup-succour-soccer</link><description><![CDATA[The World Cup kicking off on 11 June in South Africa is a lot more than a sporting event: it has become a mass sociological phenomenon that eclipses our daily doldrums. A case in point is Spain: a country in a fix but favorites to win the tournament. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/spain-football.jpg" length="45995" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 11 Jun 2010 16:56:16 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Football | Hand of Dieu costs Ireland &quot;billions&quot;</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/141571-hand-dieu-costs-ireland-billions</link><description><![CDATA[Nicolas Sarkozy has said he feels &ldquo;sorry&rdquo;, Le Figaro has called it an &ldquo;affair of state&rdquo;, while Lib&eacute;ration has gleefully illustrated its entire Friday edition [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/091120-irish-independent.jpg" length="8322" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 20 Nov 2009 17:13:58 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Football | &quot;Hand of God&quot; strikes again</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/140401-hand-god-strikes-again</link><description><![CDATA[France have ignominiously wangled their way into the 2010 World Cup. L&rsquo;Equipe headlines with &ldquo;the hand of God&rdquo;, but the photo of Thierry Henry&rsquo;s handball, [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/l-equipe-191109.jpg" length="46261" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:18:31 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>France | Football fans go sour on stars</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/90541-football-fans-go-sour-stars</link><description><![CDATA[French sports newspaper L&#039;Equipe regrets the passing of the euphoria of 1998, and the sour relations that currently prevail between supporters and the players on [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/briefcover/lequipe-090903.jpg" length="8577" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 03 Sep 2009 19:44:19 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Pigeon racing | Asian mob takes flutter on pigeons (De Morgen, Brussels)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/87231-asian-mob-takes-flutter-pigeons</link><description><![CDATA[Pigeon racing has become a big money sport where the sums at stake can reach several million euros. Trainers of Belgian pigeons, much sought after in Asia, have now become the target of mafia crimes. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/Colombophilie_0.JPG" length="115193" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 31 Aug 2009 16:15:48 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Football | A world cup that&#039;s not just a game (Evenimentul zilei, Bucharest)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/82621-world-cup-thats-not-just-game</link><description><![CDATA[The 7th edition of the Homeless World Cup will be held in Milan this year, hosting 48 teams from all over the world. The initiative is not about dwelling on their misery, but giving homeless and badly housed kids a shot at a job and a roof over their heads. And it works, says Evenimentul Zilei. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/homeless-football.jpg" length="50360" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Mon, 24 Aug 2009 16:54:23 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Athletics | The doping legacy (Der Spiegel, Hamburg)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/80561-doping-legacy</link><description><![CDATA[In the wake of re-unification, Germany inherited a stable of East German champions, who had not only broken records in track and field but also in the consumption of steroids. Twenty years later, German sport is only now beginning to recover. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/athletic-ddr.jpg" length="41247" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Thu, 20 Aug 2009 15:51:12 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Austria | Vienna, European capital of doping (Le Soir, Brussels)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/74681-vienna-european-capital-doping</link><description><![CDATA[A spate of doping scandals has hit Austrian sport in recent times, particularly the high profile case of cyclist Bernhard Kohl. In repsonse to this trend, the national anti-doping agency has had its work cut out and has found itself embroiled in a battle with Humanplasma Laboratories. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/bernhard-kohl.jpg" length="33588" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Tue, 11 Aug 2009 18:47:06 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Sport | Romania&#039;s footballers no longer braindead</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/news-brief-cover/30001-romanias-footballers-no-longer-braindead</link><description><![CDATA[&quot;The clich&eacute; of the brain-dead soccer player may soon be a thing of the past!&quot; exults Romanian international captain Cristi Chivu. As honorary president of [&hellip;] (News in brief : cover)]]></description><pubDate>Wed, 17 Jun 2009 16:35:11 +0100</pubDate></item>
<item><title>Transfers | Evidence of football&#039;s irrational market (Financial Times, London)</title><link>http://www.presseurop.eu/en/content/article/26701-evidence-footballs-irrational-market</link><description><![CDATA[After more than a year of rumours Manchester United player Cristiano Ronaldo is finally set to join Real Madrid for the unprecedented sum of €93 million. Both in England and Spain commentators are asking whether astronomical transfer fees make any business sense. (Article)]]></description><enclosure url="http://www.presseurop.eu/files/images/article/cristiano-ronaldo_3.jpg" length="24615" type="image/jpeg" /><pubDate>Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:47:32 +0100</pubDate></item>
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