Good question. Who DO you actually cheer for when your national football team did not qualify for the EURO 2008? This is especially hard for Britons this year, as neither England, Scotland, Wales nor Northern Ireland got in… (although I sincerely doubt that they would have cheered for Wales anyway). So, who should they support then? Italy, because pizza is really a great invention? Germany, because their national team captain Michael Ballack usually plays for Chelsea? Or maybe Sweden, because blond is beautiful? Hmm…

As so often the answer can be found on the internet. On whoshouldicheerfor you are provided with all the data you need to take a balanced decision. You feel that the environment ought to be protected? Support the team of the country with least CO2 emissions then. You are an inveterate pacifist? Start booing when the country with the highest military spending enters the pitch (no, unfortunately the USA don’t take part). And if you simply like to be happy you might want to cheer for the happiest country. Or rather the unhappiest, come to that. Or even better, for all, because everyone deserves to be happy… Whatever you do, it’s your choice – so go ahead and cheer, it will make you happy, too!

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