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Elfriede Jelinek

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As much as football can cause war, it can also cause peace. Football is a kind of Geiger counter of civilisation, or a catalyst for good as well as bad.

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I associate the metaphor of sport with war. The unrest in the former Yugoslavia, after all, started with a football match that then became charged in nationalist ways and ended in violence.

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I am a sort of justice fanatic, and I always have to give a voice to those who get a raw deal.

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April 26, 2024

I am a sort of justice fanatic, and I always have to give a voice to those who get a raw deal.

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April 26, 2024

I associate the metaphor of sport with war. The unrest in the former Yugoslavia, after all, started with a football match that then became charged in nationalist ways and ended in violence.

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