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April 16, 2019

Le football en tant qu’enseignant: comment les faiblesses de l’idéalisme américain peuvent isoler les étudiants qui ont le plus besoin d’aide

Dans sa critique de One Goal d’Amy Bass, Bob Costas a écrit que l’histoire «résumait de nombreuses raisons pour lesquelles les spots sont importants». Après avoir lu cette citation, je suis d’accord avec lui aux multiples niveaux. Par football, l’entraîneur McGraw a pu enseigner aux réfugiés somaliens des leçons de vie qui surpassent de loin… Read More »
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Published on April 16, 2019 22:14

Las mujeres se revelan-jugadoras de la Selección femenil americana demandan a la USSF

El pasado 8 de marzo la selección de fútbol femenil americana tomo acción legal contra la federación de fútbol estadounidense (USSF). En esta nueva demanda, liderada por jugadoras como Alex Morgan y Megan Rapinoe, la selección femenil busca poner en alto la discriminación sistemática por parte de la federación nacional. La jugadoras están reclamando mayor… Read More »
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Published on April 16, 2019 18:19

Predicting the UEFA Champions League Quarter-Finals

Advancing to the Quarter-Finals of the UEFA Champions League is an incredible achievement for a European club, and testifies to the club’s prestige within the continent. Not only do these clubs make a significant amount of money for doing so, but they also increase their popularity amongst players and fans alike, which usually leads to… Read More »
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Published on April 16, 2019 11:47

April 15, 2019

Soccer and the Stock Market: C. Ronaldo’s Impact on Juventus

When soccer fans typically think about ownership of the top clubs in Europe, people imagine billionaires such as Roman Abramovich (Chelsea), the Glazers (Manchester United), and Stanley Kroenke (Arsenal). However, what might not come immediately to mind are people like you and me. Football clubs used to earn the majority of their revenue simply from… Read More »
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Published on April 15, 2019 18:17

El fútbol y el feminismo – una combinación justa y necesaria

  Hemos visto a través del semestre que la narrativa dominante del fútbol muchas veces excluye a la mujer. Pero a la vez hemos visto cómo escritores, periodistas, académicos, entre otros, están empezando a documentar esas historias escondidas y vocalizar la falta de derechos de las mujeres deportistas. Leí un artículo que me resultó interesante,… Read More »
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Published on April 15, 2019 06:10

April 14, 2019

Una discusión sobre la elegibilidad nacional: ¿Por qué puede jugar Diego Costa para España?

Hace unas semanas tuvimos una discusión sobre el libro African Soccerscapes, por Peter Alegi, que trataba en parte de la migración del fútbol a Europa desde los años 30. La migración de futbolistas africanos, de países como Argelia, Marruecos, Senegal y Camerún, era común en esta época, y muchos de estos futbolistas se acabaron incorporando… Read More »
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Published on April 14, 2019 23:45

Racism in Football: Moise Kean, Cagliari and Bonucci

As many of us are aware, racism has long been present in various footballing countries throughout the world. Over the past decade, there have been a plethora of accounts detailing racist abuse from fans directed at non-white players. There are a number of players, irrespective of race, that have taken staunch stances against racism in… Read More »
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Published on April 14, 2019 14:00

The Problem with PSG

With the Champions league finale drawing closer and closer, I have decided to look at what many people, myself included, believed was a club that could go the distance; Paris Saint-Germain. PSG has a long and illustrious career in Ligue 1, the French soccer league, where they have acquired a record number of Coupe de… Read More »
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Published on April 14, 2019 13:17

April 10, 2019

Transfer weirdness and prices

With most competitions ending in the next couple of weeks, fan excitement, and anxiety is slowly rising. Stories which would otherwise be considered odd or irrelevant in any other time of the season, become fuel to the transfer window machine. Take this article as an example. Somehow somebody at Marca found out that James Rodriguez… Read More »
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Published on April 10, 2019 23:20

L’importance des modèles dans la formation des jeunes footballeuses

En lisant le livre de Gwendolyn Oxenham, Under the Lights and in the Dark, j’étais frappé par l’influence des modèles dans les différentes vignettes qu’elle présente. Pour beaucoup de femmes et de jeunes filles dont Oxenham raconte l’histoire, il existe des puissants modèles qui influencent les relations de ces jeunes joueuses avec le football. Alors… Read More »
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Published on April 10, 2019 12:36

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