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Mondialul, nord-coreenii şi GOLbalizarea
The World Cup, the North-Koreans and the GOALbalization

Author(s): Adrian Cioroianu
Subject(s): Cultural Essay, Political Essay, Societal Essay
Published by: Institutul Cultural Român
Keywords: World Cup 2002; the football game and the globalization;

Summary/Abstract: Adrian Cioroianu suggests that World Cup 2002 was more about globalization that about the football game (GOALbalization). He argues that all big teams (the French, the Argentineans, the Dutch and the Spanish) missed the final and disappointed their fans. Instead, the North-Koreans produced the big surprise when never expected to.

  • Issue Year: 2002
  • Issue No: 486
  • Page Range: 6
  • Page Count: 1
  • Language: Romanian