Laurent Dubois's Blog, page 28

Behind the Scenes of a Soccer Powerhouse with Netflix’s First Team: Juventus

This past February, Netflix released the documentary First Team: Juventus, chronicling the Italian side’s journey through the 2017-2018 season. In the process, Netflix seeks to capture the team’s ethos, history, and the lives of individual players. As the first Netflix series about association soccer, First Team represents the sport’s steadily increasing popularity and influence. Source: Netflix… Read More »

Ballons d’Or aux Ballons de Ficelle

https://www.pinterest.com/pin/1514336...  Quand j’étais petit, mon activité préférée de Noël n’était pas l’ouverture de nouveaux jouets, mais plutôt de faire des forts à partir des boîtes en carton et du papier d’emballage. Il est surprenant de voir les façons innovantes dont les enfants créent des jouets à partir d’objets bizarres. C’est à cause de cette créativité… Read More »

VAR: un giocatore nella partita fra l’Italia e Inghilterra

L’uso di VAR durante un’amichevole contro l’Italia e Inghilterra a Wembley ha creato una controversia, e per una buona ragione.  Come una tifosa italiana, sono obbligata di essere d’accordo con la decisione, e secondo me gli azzurri hanno meritato il pareggio dopo una seconda metà molto combattuta.  Ma come una tifosa di calcio in generale,… Read More »

Quelle Équipe de France à deux mois du Mondial?

A un peu plus de deux mois du Mondial 2018 en Russie, la France vient de jouer deux matchs amicaux face à la Colombie et à la Russie, hôte du mondial. Malgré son statut de favori pour la coupe du monde, au même titre que l’Argentine, le Brésil, l’Allemagne et l’Espagne, l’équipe de France (9ème… Read More »

With the USMNT Out of the Running, Find Out Which World Cup Team You Should Root For

I’m a big fan of Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight.com. For anyone interested in in-depth statistical analysis of sports, politics, economics, and culture presented in engaging and interactive formats, I really suggest you visit the site. As fans of the beautiful game, I’m sure that the site’s club soccer predictions will be particularly interesting for readers of the… Read More »

USMNT vs. Paraguay – March 27, 2018

The US Men’s National Team defeated Paraguay 1-0 last night in Cary, North Carolina, in a game that was billed to be an opportunity for many American youngsters to get valuable playing time. This was true, to a certain extent. Older national team regulars like Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley, and Geoff Cameron were left off… Read More »

My roommate, a friend, and a FIFA betting addiction.

It started with a simple equation: TV + Xbox = FIFA. Nick (my roommate) and I came back to Duke after a semester abroad to a very familiar Central Campus apartment. I guess we lucked out this time around in the lottery because they gave us a nicer couch! We were roommates last year and… Read More »

Le Ventre de l’Atlantique: Fausses Perceptions

Tout comme les immigrants qui vont aux États-Unis pour chercher le «rêve américain», les gens aux autres pays se déplacent vers d’autres pays pour chercher une vie meilleure. Cependant, il est très difficile de commencer une nouvelle vie dans un pays inconnu. Fatou Diome, dans son livre “Le Ventre de l’Atlantique”, illustre les faux rêves… Read More »

YSL Haute Couture and the 1998 World Cup

When I was in Paris this past spring break, my mother and I went to the Yves Saint Laurent exhibition. The Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris Inaugural Display “exhibits the couturier’s body of work on the legendary premises of his former haute couture house.” It focuses on both Yves Saint Laurent’s creative genius and the… Read More »

Soccer over Spring Break

Over spring break, I went to Paris, France with my mom on a mother-daughter trip. While I played and watched soccer growing up, and often still forced to watch my brother play FIFA on our family room TV, which is the only TV we have in our apartment, whenever he comes home, soccer was never… Read More »