Laurent Dubois's Blog, page 39

La rivalidad entre México y los Estados Unidos y la identidad del fanatico mexicano-americano

Una de las rivalidades más grandes en la historia del fútbol es la rivalidad entre el equipo mexicano y el equipo estadounidense. Considerados como dos de los mejores equipos en la CONCACAF, México y los Estados Unidos se enfrentaron por primera vez en 1934 y desde entonces se han enfrentado más de 60 veces. Muchos… Read More »

Conclusion

La France et l’UEFA ont préparé pour le 2016 UEFA EURO pendant nombreuses années – la construction de nouveaux stades, la rénovation de vieux stades et le travail pour assurer que tous les supporters seront un temps incroyable pendant ce tournoi international de football. Cependant, après les attaques terroristes à Paris et Bruxelles pendant les… Read More »

Matches de Porte Fermés?

Après les attaques terroristes à Bruxelles, la France a prolongé son état d’urgence jusqu’à fin l’EURO 2016 dans un effort de maintenir la sécurité. Étant donné l’état d’urgence prolongé, l’UEFA et le gouvernement de France ont déclaré qu’il y aura une chance de matchs de porte fermés pendant le tournoi. Cela signifie que s’il y… Read More »

Analytics in Soccer

Right now, there is a trend developing in sports. It started in baseball, then made it’s way to basketball, and has slowly integrated itself into football. Now, it is making it’s way to soccer. What trend is this? Why, sports analytics of course! What people don’t know, is that analytics have been a part of… Read More »

The U.S. is Hosting a Soccer Tournament in 2016?

Should the U.S. be Hosting the Copa América Centenario? Land of the free, home of the brave and the infrastructure for mega events. There exists a constant chatter that the U.S. stands isolated from the rest of a football centric world.  The word we use for the sport, soccer, illustrates our isolation and contrarian nature…

Copa América Centenario Finances: A Rampant, Systemic and Deep-Rooted Corruption Scheme

The 2015 FIFA Corruption Case Extends to North and South America? Yes, in fact it did.  When the United States Department of Justice turned on the lights in 2015 for the international rooms of soccer and corporate executives, these execs were caught with their hands in multiple cookie jars.  The price for the extra sweets,… Read More »

Duke Women’s Team International Friendly

 Thumbnail photo. Original high-resolution photo available on Duke Today article.  It was announced on Duke Today and Duke Chronicle on April 25 that the Duke women’s soccer team will travel to China this summer for a week to play in an international friendly against a Chinese university team. The event coincides with the annual US-China Consultation on… Read More »

Homosexualität im Sport

Autor — Alex LaDue Homosexualität und Fußball werden traditionell nicht miteinander in Verbindung gebracht, aber es sich ändert langsam [1]. Fußball und im Stadion spielen ist „männlich“ und Homosexualität passt nicht zu diesem Aussichtspunkt. Die homosexuellen Spieler/innen müssen, sich zu ihrer eigenen Sicherheit verstecken. Spieler begannen erst vor wenigen Jahren, sich zu outen, und es… Read More »

Defiance

  By Anthony Chammah “Defiance”   The National Socialist German Workers’ Party, more famously known as the Nazi Party, was in power from 1933 through 1945. The Nazi Party was founded in 1919 upon values of Ultra-Nationalism and anti-Semitism. This political group first rallied together in protest of the Treaty of Versailles, signed on June… Read More »

Why is the Chinese National Soccer Team so Bad?

Image labeled for reuse from Google Search It seems absurd that a country with over a billion people cannot field a team that can qualify more than just once for the World Cup. Yet, with a FIFA ranking of just 81, China has managed to do just that, finishing 31st out of 32 teams in the… Read More »