Word: larsson
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...white hoops. What could it possibly mean to Rangers' Georgian striker Shota Arveladze when those cheering his team on against Celtic are singing "We're up to our knees in Fenian blood!" ? And what passions does an IRA anthem stir in the heart of Celtic's favorite forward, Henrik Larsson, whose mother is Swedish and whose father hails from the West African island of Cabo Verde? Once, Rangers only signed Protestant players; today, like Celtic, they've followed the trend of shopping in soccer's global labor market in order to make themselves competitive in the pan-European leagues that...
...southeast Asia, while seven of the England squad have roots in Britain's former colonies. But while the colonial era may explain the makeup of those national teams, more contemporary patterns of migration are at work in Sweden, whose strike force consists of the half-Cabo Verdian Henrik Larsson, and Zlatan Ibrahimovic, whose origins are Bosnian-Croat...
...even Steven Spielberg could write a script like that." HENRIK LARSSON, Swedish footballer, dismissing claims by Italian fans that Sweden and Denmark colluded to shut Italy out of the Euro 2004 quarter-finals by ending their match in a 2-2 draw...
Most influential philosopher or thinker: David Hume or Henrik Larsson...
...BEST HAIR Carlos Valderrama set the bar too high in Italia '90 and USA '94?nobody even came close to the Colombian's golden dreadlocks. Amid a riot of bad hairstyles at this Cup, the most distinguished look was bald. Take your pick from Sweden's Henrik Larsson, Brazil's Roberto Carlos and England's Ferdinand...