Barcelona 5
Surviving Barcelona – Sights, food, and (of course) beer advice
BallinEurope’s editor Emmet Ryan is no stranger to Barcelona but he has still called in some help from his friends to give anyone in town the best advice to enjoy their time away from the Palau Sant Jordi. There’s going to be a lot of free time for everyone in Barcelona. Just going to get […]
Final Four: Real blast Barca 100-62
Matching the hysterics, both on the court and amongst the fans, of the first game was always going to be a challenge for El Clasico. Even combined, the fanbases of Real and Barca were dwarfed by the now recovering Maccabi support. The Real support, situated mostly to the left of the upper press tribune, did […]
Euroleague Final Four flashback: CSKA Moscow vs. Real Madrid, 1969
The city of Barcelona has hosted the Euroleague Final Four three times before. In 1969, 1998 and 2003; for true devotees of European basketball, the memories of these three events will be nearly as tangible as this week’s on-court action. For those who don’t (or are too young to) remember, BallinEurope this week presents looks […]
Euroleague Blowouts and better than Jordan
Phew! Hopefully people were betting big point spreads in the Euroleague’s first game day as Montepaschi Siena, Barcelona, Olympiacos and Zalgiris notched easy victories by an average of more than 27 points. More on Euroleague as well as bigger than Jordan; a new basketball film; new players soon coming to Europe; a German star talent; […]
Police expecting riots for Euroleague Final Four
Police in Berlin are planning for the worst and expect militant fans from Greece and Russia to possibly cause rioting in the German capital at the Euroleague Final Four from May 1-3. May 1 is Labour Day in Germany, and riots traditionally break out in a number of cities throughout the country – including Berlin […]