UEFA President: Football the key to Middle East peace?
The UEFA president visited Jerusalem Tuesday and apparently talked about “how football can bridge communities around the world.” The articles I’ve seen do not go into detail but it would be interesting...
View ArticleIsraeli-Palestinian Soccer Match?
I made a post a while back regarding a possible Israeli-Palestinian soccer match which could spark constructive dialogue towards peace. I came across this interesting article which provides more...
View ArticleHonduras Uses Soccer Triumph in Crisis
We have talked a great deal about political leaders exploiting key soccer victories (and losses), creating points of national honor, using soccer as a form of colonial control, or misguidedly...
View ArticleWacky Idea for a Complex Problem: The Limits of Football as a Tool for...
I have posted links before in which people have expressed interest in some sort of a football game to engage Israelis and Palestinians. I came across this article recently which mentions the Brazilian...
View ArticleDomenech becoming international political outcast
World Cup 2010: Raymond Domenech fails to take blame for France fiasco | Football | guardian.co.uk This article from the Guardian highlights the extent to which the French football crisis is becoming...
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Dr. Socrates – a Symbol of Corinthians’ Democracy
Branding a football player as a symbol of some sorts is perhaps as an overdone and exaggerated trait as the football fans in derby matches. After every good game players have, every move they make,...
View ArticleThe Beauty of Hating Top Teams
At some point of my football fandom, I’ve developed this irrational hostility towards the “top” teams in football leagues – Bayern Munich, Barcelona, the two Manchester teams, Paris Saint German, and...
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