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Pelada, Galeano e la magia del calcio

Il film Pelada è nato da un progetto concepito alla Duke University. Gwendolin Oxenham, Ryan White e Rebekah Ferguson, insieme con Luke Boughen, allora uno studente a Notre Dame, hanno ottenuto fondi dal CDS e dall’ufficio del Provost per iniziare a viaggiare per il mondo e filmare partite improvvisate. Il risultato è una magnifica ode… Read More »

Pelada & the Wonder of the Game

The film Pelada started as a student project at Duke University, when Gwendolyn Oxenham, Ryan White, and Rebekah Fergusson — along with Luke Boughen, who was a student at Notre Dame — got funding from CDS and the Provost’s office to start travelling around the world looking for, and filming, pick-up games. The result is… Read More »

The Carlisle Indian School & the Transformation of American Football

This Radio Lab episode explores the history of the Carlisle Indian School and the way its players transformed the way that American Football was played in the nineteenth century. There are some fascinating parallels here with some of the ways in which Scottish players and others developed a passing game in soccer. Enjoy!

El Futbol a Sol y Sombra de Eduardo Galeano

El Futbol a Sol y Sombra, del escritor uruguayo Eduardo Galeano, es uno de los libros sobre futbol más elogiados en la actualidad. Más que hacer una exposición de los detalles técnicos del juego (forzando al lector a repasar listas de interminables de nombres, fechas y estadísticas), Galeano nos presenta 150 relatos cortos sobre el… Read More »

Eduardo Galeano: Splendori e miserie del calcio

Quello di Eduardo Galeano, Splendori e miserie del calcio, è forse il libro più famoso mai scritto sul calcio. Il libro è composto di 150 brevi brani, alcuni su temi generici (“Il gol”), altri assai più circoscritti (“Gol di Atilio”). Nell’insieme, il risultato è un ampio affresco della storia del calcio rivisitata, come l’autore chiarisce… Read More »

“Le Football, ombre et lumière” de Galeano

Le Football, ombre et lumière d’Eduardo Galeano, est l’un des livres les plus encensés par la critique jamais écrits sur le football. La forme et le contenu sont particulièrement uniques : plutôt que de proposer aux lecteurs une suite de noms, de chiffres et de dates, Galeano leur offre 150 vignettes qui abordent des aspects différents… Read More »

Reading Galeano

Eduardo Galeano’s Soccer in Sun and Shadow is one of the most lauded books written about soccer to this day. Rather than providing a standard ‘nuts and bolts’ account of the game, forcing the reader to sift through countless names, dates and statistics, Galeano instead provides his readers with 150 short sketches about the game.… Read More »

“New Generation Queens”: A Film about Women’s Soccer in Zanzibar

A new documentary called “New Generation Queens” has just been released, focusing on a women’s soccer team in Zanzibar. It’s a fascinating look at sport, gender, and Islam.   It can be watched on several platforms. It builds on the work of an earlier documentary from 2007, which was reviewed (along with several other films… Read More »

Minnesota Vikings Take Note from Iceland National Team

Last night, the Minnesota Vikings beat the New Orleans in epic fashion, celebrating with the “Skol” Viking Thunder-Clap made famous by the Iceland national team during the 2016 Euros and 2018 World Cup qualifying run. It’s interesting that a celebration which originated in Iceland, a small country of only 300,000, made its way to the… Read More »

Real Madrid Continue to Disappoint in La Liga

Real Madrid continued to struggle today in La Liga, as they have now dropped more points after 18 games than they did all of last season. Today marked the first time Villareal had ever won at the Bernabéu, thanks to Pablo Fornals’ game winning goal in the 87th minute. The loss puts Madrid 16 points… Read More »