Laurent Dubois's Blog, page 58

Laços entre o fanatico, o jogador, e o jogo

O futebol e uma paixão mundial. E um esporte de massas, que atrai pessoas de todas as raças e classes sociais. E um esporte democrático, já que e simples e pratico. O futebol fascina pelo desconhecido, o inesperado. O futebol tem uma relação muito próximo a dança. O futebol envolve uma expressão corporal que vai… Read More »

Gwendolyn Oxenham: Finding the Spirit

My player is Gwendolyn Oxenham. She is a duke university soccer alumnus who documented herself and her boyfriend, Luke, on their journey around the world to find the spirit of soccer in a film called “Pelada.” They thought the best way to find the uniting factor of the sport of soccer would be to play… Read More »

‘Mes Que Un Club:’ Is FC Barcelona the Greatest Team on the Planet?

October 3, 2015. That’s the last time it happened. The last time the Catalans felt the sting of defeat, the pain of loss, the misery of falling short after 90 minutes. In a match at Sevilla, FC Barcelona dropped a 2-1 heartbreaker on the road in La Liga play with the world’s best player, Lionel… Read More »

Leicester City: How on Earth Did it Happen?

  Irrespective of how the rest of the Premiership season turns out, it seems safe to say that the real story of the season has been the success of Leicester City. In a league dominated by a traditional power set of 6 or 7 teams (if that), it is remarkable, and close to unprecedented, that… Read More »

“Eu” No Futebol

Eu sou o jogo. O futebol é eu. Eu sou o futebol. Eu sou a bola. A bola é eu. Eu sou os jogadores. Os jogadores são eu. Futebol é o mais conhecido esporte no mundo e é amado pelo milhões de pessoas. Como que o futebol ficou tão popular? Por que não o basquete,… Read More »

Will the U.S. Ever Truly Master the ‘Art’ of Soccer?

In Soccer in Sun and Shadow, Eduardo Galeano proclaims the United States to be “the home of baseball” and sarcastically describes efforts by the American media to herald soccer as “the sport of the future” during the 1994 World Cup. Americans, however, do not necessarily appreciate soccer to a lesser extent than others. As of… Read More »

Sport as a Vehicle for Change

This past week, our class focused on two superstar, transcendent footballers that were (and continue to be remembered for) both their performance on the pitch, as well as their use of their image and likeness for their perceived “greater good”. One, Socrates, the great Brazilian midfielder who earned his doctorate prior to his incredible success… Read More »

Approaching the final third of the 2016 Prem season

Live Premier League table It has been an unpredictable season. Hardly anyone predicted Leicester City to emerge as the top club, nor did fans expect Chelsea to struggle as much as they did in the first half of the season (see below for Chelsea’s improving form). The other three of the big four (Manchester City,… Read More »

Fußball und politischer Akitivismus

Am Dienstag sprechen wir über der Mannschaft, die Corinthian Democracy geheißen hat. Die Gesellschaft in Brasil haben die Mannschaft wie eine revolutionäre Bewegung gesehen, weil sie wie eine normale Mannschaft funktioniert haben. Sie waren eine neue Art der Mannschaft. Socrates, der der Leiter der Mannschaft war, hat Corinthian Democracy ein Symbol für brasilianische Freiheit von… Read More »

La Controversia Famosa Detrás de Futbolistas Femeninas: El Caso de Hope Solo

La controversia detrás de Hope Solo es muy famoso debido de razones distintas. Ella es uno de los porteros con más talento en el mundo. Pero el momento en que la controversia de de Solo realmente se hizo popular fue cuando fue acusado de violencia doméstica. Al principio, mucho atención prestada a Solo debido a… Read More »