Word: sven
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...anarchists and punks; the district is more prosperous these days, because the Wall's fall put it in the center of Berlin. But Kreuzberg still retains its wild old flavor. The best way to get a feel for it is to do as Frank Lehmann, the protagonist of Sven Regener's 2001 cult novel Herr Lehmann...
...almost no one does, because WAP proved to be a miserable experience rather than the magical Web in your phone that was promised. But with 900 million mobile phones on the market worldwide that will need to be upgraded, hopes for a mobile Internet will continue to spring anew. Sven Lingjaerde, president of the European Tech Tour Association, recently brought Opera and Trolltech to a group of investors on a Norwegian technology tour. He believes that Europe can yet leverage its mobile-phone strengths. "There is still a window of opportunity," he says. But companies like Opera and Trolltech...
...treat the tournament as a giant showroom for potential talent?even in this era of nascent financial parsimony. While some players disappear into oblivion in the face of international pressure, others rise to the challenge. Here, with the help of football agent Athole Still, who represents England manager Sven-GOran Eriksson, TIME analyzes some of those players who excelled and looks at how they increased their market value...
...England's coach Sven-G?ran Eriksson and German great Franz Beckenbauer, among others, suggested that the dull performances by hotly favored teams were down to Europe-based players being just plain knackered from a long season of club football. But the teams that excelled in the first two weeks of the World Cup?Brazil, Spain, Germany, Denmark, Sweden?were full of Europe-based players. Nobody clocked more hours in the pro season than Spain's Real Madrid contingent: in addition to the closely contested domestic league, their club went the full distance in the Spanish King...
...Group of Death any team could play solidly and still lose three games. Sven-G?ran Eriksson has England playing exceedingly well, including its historic 5-1 shellacking of Germany in qualifying. But England has a problem. Beyond Beckham and speed merchant Michael Owen, the team lacks world-class talent. Sweden, meanwhile, could be out of luck. It's a low-wattage squad that coach Tommy Soderberg says will rely on teamwork and spirit. "In Sweden we want a team that can work without a hierarchy, a team that is based on the dialogue between the players." This is easier when...