When only prayer helps

 
National pride Why is Sialkot in Pakistan the real world capital of football? How did the phrase "pulling the ass card", known far beyond the world of football, develop? Over what distance and with what breadth and speed does the "La Ola", known as a socio-psychological phenomenon from football stadiums, move in which direction? Absurd and curious, surprising and bizarre things can be found in the reference book "Fussball unser". The publisher of the Süddeutsche Zeitung has compiled the handy information. Sarah Hiltebrand and Reto Dürrenberger from the Zurich advertising agency have developed the idea into a mailing and are now sending the football bible together with a rosary to their friends and customers. At the time of going to press, it was not yet known how far the rosary was able to successfully make its petition for us in football heaven on Wednesday of this week. (pan)