Book Review: “Fútbol!: Why Soccer Matters in Latin America” by Joshua Nadel
To think of football as just as a game is to ignore not only its relationship to national identities, but also its instrumental role in forging these identities. In his book Fútbol!: Why Soccer Matters...
View ArticleThe beauty of South American Qualifiers
Two days after the end of another South-American world cup qualifying week we can see why South American world cup qualifiers are known by many people as the “toughest qualifiers on earth”. As of right...
View ArticleSquare+R2, or Look at His Dab.
Adolfo Dybala always wanted his children to become professional football players. Two older brothers could not make their father’s dream come true, so Adolfo decided to invest all possible resources...
View ArticleBarcelona, 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...
View ArticleUna promoción, por cortesía de Donald Trump
Cuando yo estudiaba en Buenos Aires el año pasado, le pedía a mi familia de acogida muchas preguntas sobre la selección argentina. Y ellos me preguntaban mucho sobre Donald Trump. Como estudiante de...
View ArticleSuperclásico de las Américas: Argentina v Brasil
[Imagen: https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/39/Caniggia_scoring_v_Brazil.jpg] Se puede decir que la rivalidad icónica entre Argentina y Brasil no tiene comparación en el mundo de fútbol...
View ArticleEl Poder del Futbol
Si le preguntaras a la gente de que tipo es la película Los Dos Escobar, probablemente te dirían que es de futbol. La película Los Dos Escobar, como la película Maradona by Kusturica, es una película...
View ArticleLa Injusticia del Trofeo Zamora
Todos los años, el Trofeo Zamora, el premio al “mejor” portero del año de la Liga Santander, es otorgado por el diario deportivo Marca al portero que menos goles ha recibido (siempre y cuando haya...
View ArticleSoccer’s Pre-emptive Public Holiday Curse
Soccer can sometimes feel like an alternate reality, an escape. On a hard-earned weekend, a manual laborer and his friends might be able to gather for a couple of hours and kick the ball around....
View ArticleLe football comme outil politique : Argentine et la Coupe du monde 1978...
Nous parlons souvent de la façon dont le domaine sportif récupère certains aspects du domaine politique pour envoyer un message puissant. Sócrates et les Corinthiens et leurs slogans pro-démocratiques,...
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