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April 28, 2019
Street Football World
La organización Street Football World fue fundada por Jürgen Griesbeck, un estudiante de doctorado que vivía en Medellín durante el mundial del 1994. El asesinato de Andrés Escobar y el peligro en el país en esa época lo inspiraron a empezar a investigar sobre la violencia que ocurría en Colombia. En la clase de Soccer… Read More »
Sterling’s Call for Action
Many fans use football as an escape from their everyday struggles. They clear their minds with pure spectacle, find awe in players’ varying levels of mastery and develop comfort in club comradery and allegiance. For fans, football is a means to achieve relaxation, joy, solace and excitement. But for many non-white players, football is often… Read More »
Did Sterling Deserve the PFA Young Player of the Year?
It was recently announced that Raheem Sterling of Manchester City was named the PFA Young Player of the Year for his outstanding season under Pep Guardiola. In 32 league games thus far the Englishman has 17 goals and 10 assists to go with 5 goals in 10 Champions League matches (although those don’t technically count… Read More »
A Collection of Commercials
Advertising has always played a big role in the financial aspect of football, read: The Money, and we constantly see brand names: either lining historic, sacred stadium walls or plastered on the front of our beloved teams’ jerseys. Generally, the branding and marketing arms of football are looked at through a pessimistic lens. However, there… Read More »
The Current State of the US Men’s National Team
Team USA’s defeat against Trinidad and Tobago and resulting failure to qualify for the world cup has sparked a debate about the current state of US soccer and the infrastructure in place. It marked the first time in 30 years that the US did not make the cut and came at a time when there… Read More »
A Case Against VAR
The referee’s role in a soccer match is unique in sports. In his book Soccer in Sun and Shadow, Eduardo Galeano describes the ref as “An abominable tyrant who runs his dictatorship without opposition, a pompous executioner who exercises his absolute power with an operatic flourish.” The relationship between the ref and the players is… Read More »
El propósito del Fútbol en One Goal
Cuando estaba leyendo One Goal, me llama atención al tema principal del libro: la capacidad del deporte integrar grupos diferentes. Pues, es obvio a la vista primera que el fútbol tiene esta habilidad como el deporte más popular en todo el mundo. Pero el deporte y el fútbol tiene un poder mantener o guardar una… Read More »
April 26, 2019
¿Béisbol con los pies?
Los países del Caribe, especialmente la Republica Dominicana, históricamente han sido reconocidos por su pasión y su alto nivel en el béisbol; sin embargo, en los últimos años un nuevo deporte ha empezado a infiltrar las calles y los patios en los barrios. El fútbol es un deporte relativamente nuevo en el mundo deportivo dominicano… Read More »
A True Cinderella in Soccer
As a sports fan who has recently become a soccer fan, one of the hardest things to come to grips with is the lack of a season ending tournament. It is inconceivable to think that the team with the most wins at the end of the regular season would just become the champion. Where is… Read More »
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