https://freerepublic.com/tag/soccersfinest/ en-us Tue, 20 Jun 2006 02:26:33 GMT Focus Forum 15 https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1652199/posts No other capital city would allow its center to be abused for commercial purposes the way Berlin has for the World Cup, argues one newspaper in an editorial that is likely to be drowned out in the World Cup frenzy gripping the country. Plus, the German government shouldn't copy the anti-smoking "hysteria" sweeping the United States. Berlin is abusing its landmarks in its obsession with the World Cup, according to left-wing newspaper Berliner Zeitung in a commentary criticising the city for allowing the Brandenburg Gate to be obscured by a giant soccer ball on one side and a public viewing... Der Spiegel https://freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1652199/posts#comment Tue, 20 Jun 2006 02:26:33 GMT