Had you turned to cable news late last week to hear about Umar Farouk Abdulmutallab's foiled attempt to blow up Northwest Airlines flight 253, you may well be forgiven for thinking Europe is a region bustling with aspiring suicide bombers and airports with little to no security.
For spectator sports, there's no comparison. It's a game that unites and divides people across the world for reasons that often have very little to do with the beautiful game itself. Football, soccer, футбол, fùtbol. There's nothing like it.
