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In the Club: Partizan-Maccabi match bumps 50 Cent from Belgrade Arena
Anyone who has seen (or much better yet, witnessed live) a game at Pionir Arena in Belgrade knows that, all things considered, the Serbia basketball hall is among the world’s very top spots to see a game. So on March 30th, the Partizan faithful will be arriving at Pionir in droves to witness their Black-and-Whites […]
The Frank Euroleague roundup: Top 16 finales
Better late than never (totally BiE’s fault, let me tell you) comes Ball in Europe’s dispatch from Francesco Cappelletti rounding up the week that was in Euroleague basketball. For your amusement and edification, Francesco discusses, among other topics, the Terrell McIntyre Backup Curse, which teams should sweep into the Final Four, why Maccabi Tel Aviv […]
Highlights from Wisla-Brno (or, Possibly the Most Devoted Women’s Hoops Fans Ever)
Here’s a quick YouTube fix for you if you need it this morning: Highlights and post-game revelry from Wednesday night’s FIBA Euroleague Women final eight game which saw Wisla Can-Pack advance by defeating Frisco Sika Brno, 78-73. Either way, the match was fated to be the last EL game in Poland, with the ladies now […]
War of words in leadup to Partizan-PAO
Okay, so it’s not exactly a *war* of words per se, but if the quotebook filling up over at the English-language version of Serbia’s Blic magazine is any indication you needn’t waste time telling Euroleague-eliminated Panathinaikos they’ve got nothing to play for or that the Black-and-White will have an easy time of it at Pionir. […]
Euroleague Top 16 draw: The Frank take
The Euroleague Top 16 group draw was orientated, due to the guidelines, well before it started. So, while Group G and Group H were fixed, it remained to see where Maccabi Tel Aviv and Efes Pilsen Istanbul would be directed: to the Barcelona-Panathinaikos group or the Real Madrid-Montepaschi gang. The two teams went into the […]
Best of the (Basketball) Net: The Good, The Bad and The Mascots edition
Got time on this Sunday? Great to hear it! Ball in Europe has a nice handful of video clips and stories to guide your surfing with another edition of “Best of the (Basketball) Net.” Buzzing on the interwebs this week in stories not involving a certain bunch of Washington Wizards were Euroleague, FIBA, FCB, and […]
Hala Pionir: Belgrade's new singles bar?
Could Pionir Arena become known not only as one of the Euroleague’s top venues, but also a top spot in Europe for single ladies to scope out lads? Seriously. So declares one Ona Mona, penner of the “Sex i Grad” column for website Balkan Insight (a page you can bet BallinEurope has bookmarked). Ms. Mona […]