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But on Wednesday it will be wonderful to play against a great football nation like England."Every time I play for Luxembourg I go out on to the pitch filled with pleasure and the desire to win. "You have the chance to play against other international teams, which a lot of other players would like to have but never will," said Strasser, who plays his club football for Metz in France."I'm proud to play for Luxembourg, even if we don't get such great results and it's unlikely that we'll ever qualify for a major championship. The reverse is the case, however, according to the defender Jeff Strasser, one of the few professionals playing for Luxembourg. There have been flashes of illumination but, invariably, they have been quickly dimmed. Three years ago Luxembourg produced their best result, beating the Czech Republic 1-0 in a European Championship qualifier, courtesy of a 90th-minute goal by Guy Hellers. Earlier the same year, Luxembourg overpowered Malta 1-0, which was their first international win in nearly 90 games - a record stretching back 21 years to November 1973, and another 1-0 victory, this time over Norway in a friendly.Luxembourg's other notable international scalp came in October 1963 when they beat the Netherlands 2-1 in a European qualifying match in Rotterdam.Playing for Luxembourg could, then, be considered a soul-destroying experience.
The Grand Duchy's international record is summed up by their campaign to qualify for France 98: two goals and no points from eight games. LUXEMBOURG, WHO entertain England tomorrow in a Euro 2000 qualifier, have always adopted a discreet approach to the business of winning football matches - somewhat appropriately considering the tax haven's attitude to the movement of money. The situation is similar in Bosnia's second most popular sport, basketball.Before the war, Yugoslavia had one premier football league, uniting teams from all parts of the former socialist country, regardless of the players' ethnic background or religion. "We hope that, with a lot of goodwill, gradually they will agree to move closer together," Johansson told reporters during a brief visit to Sarajevo, the Bosnian capital..
Football in Bosnia is currently divided into three leagues, each dominated by one of the three ethnic groups. He was speaking the day after Bosnia, with a team mainly comprising Muslim players, went down 3-1 at home to the Czech Republic in a European Championship qualifier. I thank everyone who contributed," the Prime Minister, Mesut Yilmaz, said on Sunday.BosniaLENNART JOHANSSON acknowledged on Sunday that it would take some time before Bosnia's divided communities came together in sport following the 1992-95 war.Johansson, the president of European football's governing body, Uefa, said it would be beneficial for Bosnia's Serbs, Muslims and Croats to combine in forming one league. This year the Turkish Republic is also celebrating the 75th anniversary of its foundation. "The national team has given all our people a 75th anniversary present.