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Better living through fudbol: how nation building fares in Bosnia after September 11. (Civics).

American Prospect, The,  January, 2003  by Hunter, Natasha

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WHEN I ARRIVED IN Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina, last August, everyone was buzzing about the upcoming soccer match between local club Zeljeznicar and the British team Newcastle United. No one really expected the Bosnians to win, but people in Sarajevo were doing a lot of shrugging and head shaking and making, "It ain't over 'til it's over" comments. Zeljeznicar--or Zeljo, as the team is called affectionately--had just beaten the Icelandic team and the Norwegians, and who was to say that they couldn't--maybe--beat those tea bags?

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