Be careful here my boy. Silesia is the part of Poland now and was part of Poland when Podolski was born and you cannot change that. Yes there was a time when Silesia was part of Germany but there also was a time when Podolski wanted to play for Poland but the coach didn’t want him. The changes that occur in our world should be accepted but history as well, meaning that Silesia was part of Germany but now it isn’t. Add to this a choice of identity and we have a complex definition of today’s nationality, which means players that should play for one country but play for some other. This of course is too dificult to understand for someone young as you or, if not young, then primitive.

Jan, we need a photo of the day as well. The first photo in the link below qualifies for that. My favourite so far.

http://euro2008.worldcupblog.org/news/awards-of-the-day-june-8th.html

On a sidenote: I still can’t believe my mother, who does not follow football (but she does know players like the retired Zidane, David Beckham, Wayne Rooney), thinks Jogi is handsome. I have to confirm with her (this happens yesterday). I was watching the highlights of the Group B action on the pay-TV and seconds after Jogi was shown on the TV screen, she said that (she was also in the living room then). After confirming with her, I became amused. This is what you get when the coach looks like Tom Cruise.