Tag Archives: Germany

Remembering James Last

Posted on June 9, 2025 by Edward Brain

June 9th, 2025 marks 10 years since the passing of German band leader James Last. For many years he was the leader of his own band, the James Last Orchestra after starting out as a jazz bassist. Mr. Last remains … Continue reading →

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35 Years Since the Fall of the Berlin Wall

Posted on November 9, 2024 by Edward Brain

Today, November 9th, 2024, marks the 35th Anniversary of the fall of The Berlin Wall and the beginning of the end of Communist rule in Germany and the rest of eastern Europe. The Berlin Wall was constructed in 1961 to … Continue reading →

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Euro 2024 Quarterfinals

Posted on July 5, 2024 by Edward Brain

The Euro 2024 Quarterfinals are set to start today. We are now down to eight teams from the 24 that qualified for the tournament In the four match-ups we will see the following teams play:

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Euro 2024 Round of 16

Posted on June 29, 2024 by Edward Brain

The Round of 16 for Euro 2024 is now set. Let’s look at the brackets:

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Euro 2024 June 14th to July 14th 2024

Posted on June 14, 2024 by Edward Brain

The 2024 UEFA European Football Championship (Euro 2024) opens today with Germany hosting the event. This is the 17th edition of the tournament. 24 countries are represented with Georgia making their debut. Italy is the defending Champions after beating England … Continue reading →

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2020 Euro Cup Knockout Stages

Posted on June 24, 2021 by Edward Brain

The Round of 16 has now been set for the 2020 Euro Cup. The knockout stage starts on June 26th, 2021. The Euro Cup was delayed one year due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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2018 World Cup: Round of 16

Posted on June 29, 2018 by Edward Brain

The Group Stage of the 2018 FIFA World Cup has concluded and we are ready to start the knockout phase with the Group of 16. A couple shocks did take place with the Group Stage.  Firstly, two top teams:  The … Continue reading →

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2014 World Cup Finals

Posted on July 10, 2014 by Edward Brain

The finals for the 2014 FIFA World Cup are now set.  So let’s look at the two final matches: In the third place game, host country Brazil takes on the Netherlands.  Brazil was badly beaten 7-1 by Germany in their … Continue reading →

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2014 FIFA World Cup Semifinals

Posted on July 6, 2014 by Edward Brain

We are now down to the final four in the 2014 FIFA World Cup. The final four teams breakdown as follows: Brazil (#3) vs. Germany (#2) Netherlands (#15) vs. Argentina (#5)

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2014 FIFA World Cup Quaterfinals

Posted on July 2, 2014 by Edward Brain

We are now down to the final eight teams in the 2014 FIFA World Cup.  Let’s look at the teams in the round of eight: Brazil (#3) vs. Colombia (#8) France (#17) vs. Germany (#2) Netherlands (#15) vs. Costa Rica … Continue reading →

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