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Soccer Politics Blog- The Consolation of the Goalie March 19, 2010All Things Considered did a piece tonight about the U-17 U.S. Women’s team consolation of the Haitian goalie after their 9-0 victory over the Haitian team. Many of the Haitian players lives’ had been upended by the January 12th earthquake. The goalie had lost her parents in the earthquake, and most of the team members [...]Laurent Dubois
- The Nationalist Press in the Post-Dictatorship: Real Madrid, Marca, and Other Conspiracies March 14, 2010There is a phenomenon in Spain, one that is on the lips of commentators of the Primera División all over the world, one that tinges any match involving Spain’s two biggest teams, Real Madrid and Barcelona: villarato. When I hear the word uttered on GolTv, on ESPN, even on the Fox Sport family of networks, it [...]Joaquin Bueno
- Joe Gaetjens Gets His Due March 5, 2010Alexander Wolff has just written a beautiful piece at Sports Illustrated on Joe Gaetjens, the Haitian footballer who scored the single goal in the 1950 World Cup upset by the U.S. against England. It’s a great piece of investigative reporting and an important tribute to a man whose story has long been either forgotten or [...]Laurent Dubois
- African Teams, But Not Coaches March 4, 2010As the big countdown ticks away, less than 100 days before the World Cup, perhaps Africa’s strongest team, Ivory Coast, is still without a coach. An article in the Zimbabwean brings up the state of African football and its reliance on foreign coaches. In Cote D’Ivoire, the disgruntled Vahid Halilhodžić was unceremoniously dispensed with following […]Joaquin Bueno
- Stereotyping the African: 99 Days to a Change of Imagination? March 2, 2010An article by Jonathan Wilson in the Guardian today asks an interesting question for those of us who grew up in an era in which West African football was the realm of skilled artists such as Abedi Pele, George Weah, Roger Milla, and exciting teams like the “original” Nigerian Super Eagles who played swashbuckling, imaginative [...]Joaquin Bueno
- “Pelada” Reviewed at Sports Illustrated February 21, 2010Last fall we had a screening at Duke of the wonderful work-in-progress documentary Pelada. It will soon make its premier at the South by Southwest film festival in Austin, Texas, and Sports Illustrated has just published this review of the documentary. We’ll hope to see the film return to Durham in the not-too-distant future. Congratulations [...]Laurent Dubois
- Anti-Spaniards for Spain: Irony, Terrorism, and La Roja February 18, 2010The whole army of Spanish media outlets has been splashed with this bit of news, regarding the facebook page of suspected ETA members–ETA being, for those unfamiliar with Spain, the Basque separatist-terrorist group responsible for thousands of acts of violence since their establishment during the Franco dictatorship. From sports dailies such as AS to […]Joaquin Bueno
- South Africa and the World Cup Symposium at Duke February 15, 2010All are welcome: Click here for a map and directionsLaurent Dubois
- The Earthquake in Haiti Strikes Football February 1, 2010One of Haiti’s leading newspapers, Le Nouvelliste, has published this article describing how the earthquake has impacted the football world. The building of the Haitian Football Federation was destroyed by the earthquake, with several meetings going on inside, and numerous people are still unaccounted for. Several important figures in the world of wome […]Laurent Dubois
- Africa Cup of Nations January 19, 2010The Africa Cup of Nations is going on at the moment in Angola, and it could not have started in a better way…in the opening game, Angola was winning 4-0 against Mali after 75 minutes of play…but the final result was an incredible…4-4!Jorge Pinto Ferreira
- The Consolation of the Goalie March 19, 2010
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- Afro-European Partnership or Neo-Colonialism? March 18, 2010 Peter Alegi
- Talking Football in KwaZulu-Natal March 12, 2010 Peter Alegi
- Eto’o, Mensah and Eboue Represents for African Football March 4, 2010 Sean Jacobs
- The Global Game
- In places without a name, ‘Pelada’ films the football we never knew March 16, 2010 John Turnbull
- Auschwitz and the perversion of football January 28, 2010 John Turnbull
- In disaster, soccer infrastructure becomes Haitian lifeline January 25, 2010 John Turnbull
- When Saturday Comes
- The changing Champions League March 19, 2010
- New books and England shirts to be snapped up March 19, 2010
- Success and emotion for Newport County March 18, 2010
- Pitch Invasion
- Photo Daily: Stadium Puskás Ferenc, Budapest March 20, 2010 Tom Dunmore
- The Sweeper: CONCACAF’s Copycat Champions League A Failure? March 19, 2010 Tom Dunmore
- Photo Daily: Bashley vs. Hemel Hempstead March 19, 2010 Tom Dunmore
- The Searching Cross
- Video of the Week: Ref knocked unconscious December 29, 2009 noreply@blogger.com (Remy Lupica)
- Soccer & Politics December 15, 2009 noreply@blogger.com (Remy Lupica)
- Video of the Week - Figueroa scores from midfield December 14, 2009 noreply@blogger.com (Remy Lupica)
- Der Spiegel (Germany)
- Freitagsspiel: Gewaltschuss ins Glück March 19, 2010
- Fußball-Bundesliga: Maniche bewahrt Köln gegen Gladbach vor der Blamage March 19, 2010
- 2. Fußball-Bundesliga: St. Pauli zittert sich zum Sieg in Cottbus March 19, 2010
- Persian Football (Iran)
- Iran eyed Terim, IFF reveals March 20, 2010 Mehr News Agency
- Atlético Madrid down Osasuna March 17, 2010 Neissan Ansari
- Esteghlal beats Pas 1-0 in IPL [VIDEO] March 16, 2010 Press TV
- The Guardian (U.K.)
- Arsenal draw Barcelona, United get Bayern Munich in quarters March 19, 2010 Array
- Benítez cheered by Torres and Gerrard March 20, 2010 Louise Taylor
- BBC
- Defiant Ancelotti targets double March 19, 2010
- Ferguson slams 'dysfunctional' FA March 19, 2010
- Defoe out with hamstring injury March 19, 2010
- Jornal dos Sports (Brazil)
- El Pais (Spain)
- El día y la noche March 20, 2010 JOSÉ MARCOS
- Robben contra Rooney March 20, 2010 FAUSTINO SÁEZ
- Cesc cumplirá el sueño a medias March 20, 2010 LUIS MARTÍN
- Mail and Guardian (South Africa)
- Steyn kicks Bulls to fifth successive Super 14 win March 20, 2010
- Parreira steals the glory March 19, 2010
- So Foot (France)
- Abramovitch est réhabilité So Foot
- Shawcross s'est bien remis So Foot
- Mondial : Belhadj manquera un match So Foot
- La Gazzetta dello Sport (Italy)
- Balotelli, niente Palermo Moratti: "Sto con Mou" March 19, 2010 Gasport
- Inter: ecco il Cska Mosca Se passa Arsenal o Barça March 19, 2010 Gasport
- Da Ibra a Grafite e Forlan Il flop dei capocannonieri March 19, 2010 Alessandro Ruta
- Football Italiano
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