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Why is the Chinese National Soccer Team so Bad?

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Image labeled for reuse from Google Search It seems absurd that a country with over a billion people cannot field a team that can qualify more than just once for the World Cup. Yet, with a FIFA ranking of just 81, China has managed to do just that, finishing 31st out of 32 teams in the… Read More »

WM 1974: Ost gegen West

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Im Jahr 1974 war Westdeutschland das Gastgeberland für die WM. Dieses Jahr war natürlich eine besondere Zeit in Deutsche Geschichte, denn es war zwei Jahren nach dem Münchner Massaker (als eine palästinische Terroristengruppe, die Schwarzer September hieß, elf israelische Sportler ermordet hat). Internationale Spannungen waren unglaublich hoch, also müsste Westdeutschland während der WM 1974 zeigen,… Read More »

A Plea for Patience After the US Soccer Presidential Election

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In the aftermath of that dreadful night in Couva, Trinidad, I, like many other US Soccer supporters, felt a wide range of emotions. Anguish and despair, over not being able to see the first true American star on the game’s greatest stage. Embarrassment and confusion, over how a country with our size and resources could… Read More »

Est-ce que le foot peut être plus qu’un jeu?

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Je croyais que le commentaire de Winner sur le Coupe du Monde en 1974 était très intéressant. Winner décris l’impact de la perte du jeu comme représentant de plus que seulement le jeu. Pour les hollandais, la défaite contre les Allemagnes soulevé l’animosité persistante du Deuxième Guerre Mondiale. Winner écrit « [Hermann von der Dunk]… Read More »

With the USMNT Out of the Running, Find Out Which World Cup Team You Should Root For

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I’m a big fan of Nate Silver’s FiveThirtyEight.com. For anyone interested in in-depth statistical analysis of sports, politics, economics, and culture presented in engaging and interactive formats, I really suggest you visit the site. As fans of the beautiful game, I’m sure that the site’s club soccer predictions will be particularly interesting for readers of the… Read More »

From Brooklyn to Omaha to Johannesburg: Reflecting on Heartbreak and Missed Opportunities

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My heart broke in Omaha, Nebraska. I’ve dreamed of going to the Final Four for as long as I can remember. As all kids do, I dreamed of being the star player. I imagined leading my team through the tournament and hitting the buzzer-beating shot in the national championship game. I visualized confetti streaming down… Read More »

Understanding the Women’s Game – A Journey of Panels

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This week I had the pleasure of listening to Gwendolyn Oxenham, author of Under the Lights and In the Dark: Untold Stories of Women’s Soccer, as well as a panel of Women’s Soccer figures: Dan Levy, agent for many of the players of the USWNT, Anson Dorrance, coach of UNC’s women’s soccer team, Carla Overbeck,… Read More »

The State of Corruption in FIFA

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In the summer of 2015, US authorities indicted 14 powerful constituents associated withe the FIFA governing body, including two FIFA vice presidents and five corporate executives. The indictments were issued for 47 different counts of criminality, including wire fraud, racketeering conspiracy, money laundering, and corruption. The 14 individuals in question were arrested at a luxury… Read More »

Hublot and the referee board.

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Something’s up. So. Every so often in soccer, one of the teams will sub out a player. (It’s a pretty common occurrence, I’m sure you’ve seen it before.) The incoming player and an accompanying referee walk out to the middle of field. That referee has this, kind of pointless, job of holding up a display… Read More »

Soccer’s Pre-emptive Public Holiday Curse

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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.  Sheltered children shuttled in minivans from their identical suburban houses to florescent-lit schools can find release on the pitch. A… Read More »

Suomi: aika meidän tullut on. Finland, our time has come.

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Rarely does a qualification match against Lichtenstein warrant attention from Finnish football fans, but on November 18th, 2019, Finland had the chance to qualify for its first ever major international tournament, and the country was watching. Their ninth qualification match out of ten, Finland was poised to finish second in the group behind runaway leaders… Read More »

El coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) y el fútbol

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El síndrome respiratorio agudo grave (SARS, por sus siglas en inglés) es una enfermedad respiratoria viral causada por un coronavirus (SARS-CoV). Originalmente, un brote de SARS-CoV-2 surgió en la ciudad de Wuhan en China y actualmente está afectando a todo el mundo – existe una pandemia. Hasta hoy, el 22 de marzo del 2020, se… Read More »

Soccertown USA

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A new documentary has just been released, and is free to watch on Youtube, about the remarkable story of Kearny, New Jersey and the town’s role in the history of U.S. soccer. One of the makers of the film, Tom McCabe, has also written an interesting piece about an African-American soccer player from Kearny in… Read More »

Does the USWNT Really Deserve to be Paid More?

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Yes…       If only this entire debate, which has engulfed the image of the national team in recent years, was that simple. Unfortunately, this motion has received its fair share of backlash and resistance from several parties, including USSF, sparking an ongoing lawsuit seeking “equal pay” for the USWNT. Being the numbers guy… Read More »

Iconic Goal Celebrations

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While some goals are remembered for their technique, others for game they won or trophy they secured, certain goals are remembered for the iconic celebrations that followed. In all leagues and on every national teams, players are raising their celebratory standards by creating new post-goal routines or mimicking legendary poses, and the results have given… Read More »

¿Es justo el Balón de Oro?

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Antes de entrar en detalle sobre tema título del artículo, explicaré brevemente qué es el Balón de Oro y cómo surgió, como una pequeña introducción para aquellos fanáticos “light” del futbol o que son nuevos en estos temas. El Balón de Oro es un premio que fue creado en el año 1956 por la revista… Read More »

Football et féminisme : injustice intolérable

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Avant ce cours, je n’aurais pas dit avec certitude absolue que je suis féministe. « Féministe », c’est un terme chargé. Par ailleurs, j’étais toujours très consciente du privilège dont je bénéficiais dans ma vie. Cette conscience m’avait causé à toujours hésiter avant de répondre à la question, « t’es féministe ? » parce que je sentais que je n’étais… Read More »

“Ramenez la Coupe à La Maison” et la Coupe du Monde en 2018

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Après la victoire de l’équipe Français dans la Coupe du Monde en 2018, le monde a regardé une célébration joyeuse : les joueurs français ont dansé autour le stade devant tous les spectateurs du match. Ils n’étaient pas seuls : accompagnés par le rappeur ouest-africain, Vegedream, ils ont tous chanté la chanson « Ramenez la… Read More »

Par tête et par cœur : comment Abby Wambach a sauvé équipe nationale féminine américaine (02/13/20)

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La domination internationale de l’équipe nationale féminine américaine est tellement complète qu’il semble qu’elle a toujours été : quatre titres de Coupe du monde, quatre médailles d’or olympiques, et huit titres de CONCACAF ou Gold Cup féminine. Cependant, il n’y avait pas longtemps que la puissance de l’équipe que nous tous connaissons et admirons aujourd’hui… Read More »

Class Projects on Qatar World Cup from the University of Virginia

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I have now moved to the University of Virginia, where I taught Soccer Politics for the first time this Fall. We delighted in the fact that the World Cup actually happened during the class, and have been watching over the past weeks. Students in the class developed projects focused on the Qatar World Cup, which… Read More »
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