Laurent Dubois's Blog, page 47

What do the Panama Papers mean for FIFA president Gianni Infantino?

In early 2015, an anonymous source began corresponding with German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, eventually submitting encrypted legal documents from a Panamanian law firm named Mossack Fonseca. The firm sells anonymous offshore companies, or shell companies, to owners around the world, enabling them to hide their business operations and engage in illegal practices such as tax… Read More »

Hooliganism

Soccer has always been an emotional sport and many people feel very strongly about their team. So much so that people are willing to fight the supporters of rival teams. This kind of behavior is called hooliganism and while there have been many fights about other sports, soccer hooliganism is something far different.    … Read More »

Tottenham, un cuento olvidado y una vista previa del fútbol Inglés

Kobi Theiler April 6, 2016 11:36 AM A falta de cinco jornadas para el final de la temporada, Leicester City están 7 puntos de ventaja sobre el Tottenham. Notable aumento de Leicester ha sido la historia de esta temporada loca EPL con muchos aficionados neutrales con la esperanza de que pueden ganar el título en… Read More »

A Stamford Bridge, Antonio Conte no es el hombre para el trabajo

Kobi Theiler April 5, 2016 11:58PM Antonio Conte es el nuevo entrenador de Chelsea. Es oficial. El ex entrenador de la Juventus y el Equipo Internacional Italiana reclamará su nuevo cargo como jefe del equipo de Londres este verano. Conte será el quinto director italiano del Chelsea y también el gerente de la décima parte… Read More »

Panama Papers Reveal Further Link Between Football and Corruption

  Photo Credit: International Consortium of Investigative Journalists   This week the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists released the Panama Papers. The Panama Papers are a massive list of records that were leaked from a Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, illuminating a large network of offshore holdings from high ranking foreign leaders and wealthy individuals.… Read More »

Say It Ain’t So

Lance Armstrong, Alex Rodriguez, Tyson Gay, Barry Bonds, Marion Jones, Diego Maradona, and the list goes on and on. If you don’t know what all of these people have in common, you should probably get out from whatever rock you have been living under. However, in all seriousness, you don’t want to be associated with… Read More »

England Up Top

Rooney: “My lad asked me to get an England kit with Vardy on the back!” For the first time in many years England have a bit of a striker dilemma. Wayne Rooney, England’s record goal scorer and captain, has been struggling with injury and has missed both of England’s friendlies during this international break. During… Read More »

Ist der Name wichtig? Homosexualität im Fußball

Ein wichtiger Punkte des Artikel, „ Schwule Fußballer: Weiter Weg zur Akzeptanz,“ war  der Name des homosexuellen Spielers. Die Sprecher des Netzwerks der schwul-lesbischen Fußball-Fanclubs Europas (QFF), Dirk Brüllau, war enttäuscht, dass das Interview anonym geführt worden war. Aber der Spieler sagt, dass die Gefahr sich nicht lohnt. Es ist „vor den Fußballanhängern ‚nicht mehr… Read More »

Real Madrid’s El Clasico Win: How Did They Do It?

With an FC Barcelona team that had gone 39 games without losing and a Real Madrid side that had already gone through a change in manager and lost 4-0 in the reverse fixture, Saturday’s El Clasico seemed to have already been decided before the match began. In fact, the game started out poorly for Real… Read More »

Identity through Sport: The Story of Athletic de Bilbao

The Spanish Constitution recognizes three historic nationalities: Basque, Catalan, and Galician[1]. The Basque region is an autonomous community located in the north of Spain and the south of France. They have been a community pushing for complete anonymity since the 1930s[2]. The Basques are a proud people with a culture, a language, and a football… Read More »