Re: Football rankings and demographic, economic, etc. factors... again

On Jul 31, 6:01 pm, Matthias Mühlich <muehl...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
anders t schrieb:

Quoting SMT in rec.sport.soccer:

Also, the phenomenon of Ireland (economic miracle, out of the ***
after centuries)

Isn't that largely thanks to the money from tax payers in for instance
Sweden?

Correct. From tax payers in Netherlands, Luxemburg, Sweden, Germany, and
others (sorted by net transfer per capita). In 2004, Ireland received
380 EUR EU money per capita, more than any other EU country, including
the new Eastern European ones. In 2005, EU funding for Ireland decreased
a bit, but together with Greece, Portugal, and Spain, they still belong
to the group of countries which receive a lot of EU support in spite of
a strong and growing economy.

So is Irish football due for a revival or a slump?
.

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