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Le football: Une Forme d’Art

Tout le monde apprécie l’art du football, mais quelques cultures l’apprécie plus que les autres. Dans son livre, Brilliant Orange: The Neurotic Genius of Dutch Football, David Winner explique que la culture aux Pays Bas est centrée sur l’art et la beauté. Les citoyens voient l’espace avec une mentalité différente. Ils habitent dans une pays… Read More »

“New” U.S. Soccer President

With the U.S. Men’s National Team’s failure to qualify for the 2018 World Cup, U.S. Soccer president Sunil Gulati decided not to run for reelection which in turn left the door open for change…or so we thought.This past Saturday at the 2018 Annual General Meeting (AGM) held in Orlando, Florida, U.S Soccer elected Carlos Cordeiro… Read More »

Understanding VAR: The Controversial New Standard for Officiating in Football

In a meeting on March 5th, 2016, the International Football Association Board (IFAB) approved the use of video referees referees (VAR) for a two-year trial period beginning June 1st, 2016. Since then, several of the world’s top leagues have adopted the system, including the Serie A in Italy, the MLS in America, and the Bundesliga in… Read More »

UEFA Nations League – The Model for Future Friendlies?

Many of the club team competitions played throughout the year garner more attention than today’s international friendlies. As a matter of fact, there is heated debate regarding how players should balance their time between both sets of matches. For some club managers, international friendlies seem like an unnecessary and dangerous distraction, putting their players at… Read More »

Juventus contro Sassuolo

La domenica passata, la Juventus ha giocato contro il Sassuolo, e normalmente non mi importa con chi gioca la Juventus perché sono quasi sempre sicuro che Juventus vincerà.  Questa volta non era differente nel senso che ho pensato che la Juventus potrebbe perdere, pero ho avuto un momento di dubbio nella mia supporta per la… Read More »

Özil renouvelle son contrat avec Arsenal pour 3 ans

Özil renouvelle son contrat avec Arsenal pour 3 ans. Jeudi 1er février 2018 Mesut Özil, 29 ans,  joueur pour l’équipe nationale allemande annonce son renouvellement de contrat avec Arsenal jusqu’à l’été 2021. Dans un post Instagram le joueur de milieu de terrain offensif décrit l’évènement comme « une des plus importantes décisions de sa carrière de… Read More »

Canada Vs. USA Hand Ball Call 2012 Olympic Semi-Final

It was the greatest game in women’s football history. The Canadian national team was playing the United States in the semi-final match of the 2012 Olympic Games in Old Trafford Stadium, Manchester, England. The home stadium of one of the best rival derbies in men’s football was fittingly the scene for one of the best… Read More »

Fernando Torres’s Moment of Relief at the Camp Nou

It was April 24th 2012, and Chelsea FC was set to play Barcelona in the Camp Nou.[i] Coming into this second leg fixture with a one-goal advantage, all his squad had to do was stop Barcelona from scoring and they’d be on to the Champions League Final. Seems simple enough, right? Wrong. Chelsea’s opponents were… Read More »

Pelada y la magia del futbol

El documental Pelada comenzó como un proyecto estudiantil en Duke University, cuando Gwendolyn Oxenham, Ryan White, y Rebekah Fergusson —junto con Luke Boughen, quien era estudiante de Notre Dame— obtuvieron financiamiento de CDS y la oficina del Provost para  viajar alrededor del mundo. Ello, con el objetivo de buscar y filmar “pick-up games”, en los que los… Read More »

Pelada, Galeano, et la magie du jeu

L’histoire de Pelada est liée à Duke University. Avant de devenir un film en 2010, Pelada était, à l’origine, un projet mené par des étudiants de Duke et financé par le Center for Documentary Studies et le bureau du recteur. Au travers de voyages et de rencontres aux quatre coins du monde pour filmer des matchs improvisés,… Read More »