But, as I walk through the twisting alleyways of Italy's capital, songs from both the mighty reds and the Catalans sweep past me.
The two buzzing squares make Piata Libertati feel like an oasis of relative calm, its trees offering shade to anyone who cares to sit and watch life sweep past.
Nadal beat Dutchman Thiemo de Bakker 6-1 6-0 on Wednesday -- and the five-time champion dished out another clay-court masterclass to sweep past German Berrer by the same scoreline.
From the deck, tick off architectural and historical glories as you sweep past: to your right, the Monument - Sir Christopher Wren's memorial to the Great Fire of 1666 - then Wren's towering achievement, dome-hatted St Paul's Cathedral.
It also takes a deft reading of history to show that the sweep of the past 2, 000 years has led precisely to the values of New Labour's third term.
"I would like to sweep that into the past, " said Mr. Gross, who last year told The Wall Street Journal that he lost sleep over the failed strategy.
So he has a vantage point to really speak about the broad sweep of the relationship over the past few decades.
Meanwhile, Serena Williams displayed her best form in roughly 18 months in winning at Charleston on green clay earlier this month, then led the U.S. Fed Cup team to a 5-0 sweep on red clay in Ukraine this past weekend, earning the team a berth in the World Group next year.
Neil Carter picked up the first wicket, knocking back the off stump of debutant Grant Hodnett for 10, and there was a rare success for Jim Troughton when he found a way past Steve Adshead's attempted sweep after he had made 19.
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The people included in Hampstead Parish Churchyard's audio guide, buried over the past 250 years, include a chimney sweep and a body-snatching victim.
Other things, besides the tax cut, may explain the Republican sweep there: after all, Republicans have gained ground steadily in Virginia for the past 20 years.
The power-hitting siblings cracked back-to-back homers for the first time, leading Atlanta past the Colorado Rockies 10-2 Tuesday night to complete a doubleheader sweep that began with the coldest game at Coors Field.
In the past radiation was a clumsy and undiscriminating weapon, killing cancer cells and healthy cells in one sweep.
Noble then waltzed past a static Stoke defence to give the Hammers the lead as he crossed for Da Costa to sweep home from seven yards.
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