Laurent Dubois's Blog, page 40

Book Review: “A Home on the Field” by Paul Cuadros

Approximately a year after moving to the southeastern United States to gather evidence for a book on the Latino diaspora, investigative journalist Paul Cuadros chose to start a soccer team at Jordan-Matthews High School in Siler City, North Carolina instead. Upon reading his book A Home on the Field: How One Championship Soccer Team Inspires… Read More »

Cristiano Ronaldo following in the fashion footsteps of David Beckham

David Beckham was the first football star to utilize his stardom to develop a brand off the field. Beckham used the football platform to evolve himself into a fashion mogul. Whether it was Beckham’s new hair style every other month, or his extremely attractive supermodel wife Victoria Spice, Beckham put himself into the social spotlight. David… Read More »

The Beauty of the Underdog

I can’t say that I have been a soccer fan for long. Growing up in Texas, most of my childhood was focused on football, basketball, and baseball. As a result, those were my favorite sports, both to watch and play. Throughout my childhood, I realized that there are teams that seemed like everyone disliked. These… Read More »

The Fight for Equal Pay, More Important Now than Ever Before

On March 30th, Carli Lloyd, Alex Morgan, Megan Rapinoe, Becky Sauerbrunn and Hope Solo, filed a federal complaint by means of the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, accusing U.S. Soccer of wage discrimination. As a result of the collective bargaining agreement long ago negotiated between members of the U.S. women’s national team and U.S. Soccer, they… Read More »

Apoyo De Fútbol Local: El Estado del Fútbol en Miami

Miami, Florida es el octavo área metropolitana más poblado en los Estados Unidos, englobando a más de 6 millones de habitantes.1 Entre estos millones de habitantes, 41,6% identifican como Hispano o Latino2, y muchos tienen un amor fuerte para el fútbol, arraigado culturalmente en ellos desde niñez. Yo soy uno de esos amantes de toda… Read More »

Mori’s Red Card: A New Chapter in the Story of the Merseyside Derby

The Premier League matchup between Liverpool and Everton, known as the Merseyside Derby, has had quite a history as an aggressive fixture. In fact, it has produced 20 red cards since the Premier League began in 1992, the most of any matchup in the league. Despite the fact that neither Liverpool nor Everton have had… Read More »

Barcelona, and Clubs Strangle Hold on International Play

Barcelona as a club has limited two of its largest star’s, (Lionel Messi and Neymar) ability to play in international competition this summer. Both players play for teams that will this summer compete in both the Copa America and Rio 2016 Olympics.   In Messi’s case, this isn’t the first time this has happen. In 2004… Read More »

Euro 2016 Players to Watch: David Silva

Midfielder-Manchester City-Spain   By Kuber Madhok and Trung Can

Euro 2016 Players to Watch: Raphael Varane

CB-Real Madrid-France   By Kuber Madhok and Trung Can

Euro 2016 Players to Watch: Marco Veratti

Midfielder-PSG-Italy   By Kuber Madhok and Trung Can