Plenty of Nothing

Gingerbread Gus's Pub

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Abashiri Prison Stout

The front gate of Abashiri Prison appears on the label of Abashiri Prison Stout, and in the 1965 film Abashiri Bangaichi. And here.

Chickpea and Couscous

Cuneiform Cookies

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Pâté de Canard d'Amiens

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Messmör

Haligonians can't wait for the new Ikea to open so they can get their claws into some of that goat whey cheese from Jämtland. Source.

Östersund host Malmö FF. ÖKF enter today's action in 10th place (out of 16) with 4 wins, 3 draws and 4 losses. Malmö are 1st with 8 wins and 3 losses.

What is the most illustrious football club in Sweden?

By league title: Malmö FF (21), IFK Göteborg (18), IFK Norrköping (13)

By Svenska Cupen wins: Malmö FF (14), AIK (8), IFK Göteborg (7)

By years in UEFA competition: Malmö FF (32), IFK Göteborg (30), AIK (17)

Malmö is the most illustrious football club in Sweden.

Malmö have been in the Allsvenskan continuously since 2001. ÖKF was formed in 1996, and up until 2013 only played in northern regional leagues. Malmö is in the south. This is the first ever league game between these two clubs.

Allsvenskan clubs by decade of foundation:

1890s: Gefle*, AIK, Norrköping, Djurgården

1900s: Sundsvall, Elfsborg, Göteborg, Helsingborg, Örebro

1910s: Kalmar, Malmö, Hammarby

1920s: Jönköpings Södra, Falkenberg

1940s: Häcken

1990s: Östersund

*Gefle's badge says 1882, but its soccer division didn't start till 1896.

Östersund's squad is geographically diverse. In addition to the Swedes, there are players from Ethiopia, Nigeria, England, the USA, Comoros, Iran, Monserrat, Ghana, and Iceland.

How to follow ÖKF:

Östersundsposten.

Diskussionsforum Östersunds FK.

ÖKF 's hemsida.

[Östersund 1 - 4 Malmö]

After this weekend the Allsvenskan takes a summer holiday. The Swedish national team will be part of Euro 2016 in France. The league starts up again on July 10th, a little bit of pessimistic scheduling considering that the Euro 2016 final is also July 10th.

In England they're talking about expanding from 92 pro teams in four divisions to 100 teams in five divisions. This would put England in 2019 where Japan plans to be in 2093.

Greenock Morton have unveiled a selection of prototype home jerseys for supporters to vote on.

Joe McKee has signed with Carlisle United.

The 2016-17 Highland League fixtures list is out and it includes the dates of the first two rounds of the Challenge Cup: August 3rd and 17th, both Wednesdays.

The League Cup groups were drawn yesterday. Morton are in Group H with: Kilmarnock, Clyde, Berwick, Albion Rovers.

It's the UEFA Champions League final today: Real Madrid [1 - 1] Atlético Madrid. [Real win on penalty kicks.]

May 24th, it was the AFC Cup round of 16: Mohun Bagan vs Tampines Rovers. They had met once before, you'll recall, in the preliminary round of the AFC Champions League. MB won that time. Tampines (The Stags) won this time, 1 - 2. Mohun Bagan are done for this season.

Meanwhile, AFC Champions League round of 16, second leg:

FC Seoul 3 - 2 Urawa Red Diamonds

Shanghai SIPG 1 - 0 FC Tokyo

Both Urawa and FC Tokyo are out.

CAF Champions League group stage draw was held May 24th. Zamalek and Enyimba are in the same group.

Nabisco League Cup Wednesday: Kawasaki Frontale 2 - 1 Vegalta Sendai

Tomorrow Blaublitz Akita visit Ryukyu. [1 - 1.]

Tomorrow it's Athlone Town [1 - 2] UCD.

Tomorrow at Hampden it's the Scottish Junior Cup final: Beith vs Pollok. After this match the Scottish fitba season is well and truly over. [1 - 1. Beith win on penalty kicks.]

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Easter Rising Chocolate

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