World Cup Archives — MONI BASU

Why not saffron, green and white?

Posted on June 27, 2010 by Moni Basu

Every four years, when the world crowns a new football champion, I root for Brazil. I grew up a being a Brazil fan — my father told me Pele was the greatest athlete ever. As I grew older I wondered why my homeland wasn’t able to field a team to play in the World Cup. …

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Viva l'Italia

Posted on June 14, 2010 by Moni Basu

I never wanted Italy to win until today. But it’s my top pick in the World Cup pool this year. So… … at 2:30 this afternoon, I gathered with friends at Fritti, a neighborhood restaurant, to watch Italy versus Paraguay. In the end, my friend Jack said he’d buy me another glass of fine Italian …

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Why not saffron, green and white?

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