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September 11, 2012

Super Mario to the Rescue in Europe

Roger Cohen, New York Times

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Germany’s Mannschaft has always been a formidable soccer team. Its chief quality has been a tenacity and tempo capable of overcoming all odds. This is not to say that Germany has failed to produce great footballers — Gerd Müller, Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Franz Beckenbauer come to mind. It is merely to say collective power has trumped individual prowess.

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TAGGED: Eurozone, Italy, Germany, European Central Bank, Mario Draghi

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