The Games Game
While covering the Greek soccer team in the 2008 European championships, a Greek sports columnist came to a restaurant in a picturesque Swiss mountain village and got to talking to the owner.
The championship games in Switzerland, the columnist suggested, would be great for the restaurant’s business. To the journalist’s surprise, the notion of thousands of fans crashing the orderly village gave the owner a panic attack.
It was good if the games brought a few stray tourists like the Greek columnist to the village, and some attention to Switzerland, the owner was saying. But if the soccer championships actually started interfering with everyday life, then no thanks.… Seguir leyendo »