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En préparation pour la Coupe du Monde: Les gangs de la drogue de Rio
J’ai trouvé un article très intéressant sur les gangs dans Rio qui se préparent à vendre des drogues pour la prochaine Coupe du Monde. Cette équipe des journalistes suivre l’un des gangs les plus...
View ArticleIf the USA hosted the 2022 World Cup…
Throughout the year, post after post on this blog has detailed the trials and tribulations of the 2022 World Cup, which is currently slated to be held in the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar. From...
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Taking Technology to New Limits
We have been hearing all about goal line technology and how we may see other new technologies emerge, often showcased at the premier level that is the World Cup in 2014. However, in one of my most...
View ArticleUEFA President Calls for World Cup Expansion to Forty-Team Format
Responding to Fifa President Sepp Bladder’s recent call to expand the number of African and Asian berths to the World Cup at the expense of European and South American nations, UEFA President Michel...
View ArticleLe Chaos de la vie des footballeurs professionnels
Certains supporteurs ne font pas attention au foot que toutes les quatre années, en prévision de la Coupe du monde. Particulièrement aux Etats-Unis, ce n’est pas rare de trouver un Américain qui...
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The World Cup: An Opiate for the Brazilian People?
Sometime yesterday Brazil’s Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo was asked about the possible continuation of the protests that have been wide-spread throughout Brazil, especially since last summers...
View ArticleSoccer Street Art in Brazil
Je veux laisser cette vidéo pour commencer la discussion d’art en Brasil. Il existe nombreux artistes qui se concerne avec l’art de football. Quand David Goldblatt nous a rendu visite, il a discute...
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Censorship in Sochi
We have been talking a lot in class about the questionable decisions for the World Cup to be in Brazil in 2014 and Qatar in 2022 based on current conditions, but today we found out that officials at...
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Battle of the Sexes
If you are looking for big news on American soccer, pay close attention to the summer of 2015. Very recently, it has been announced that Fox Sports has acquired the television rights to both the...
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The Art of Deception…..Also Known as Diving
The soccer “Dive” has become rather infamous in the football world. Many media outlets, critics, and fans alike view the act of diving as a sort of sacrilege to the game. Which is why, for a long time,...
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World Cup stadium in Brazil collapses
A portion of Itaquero Stadium in Sao Paolo, Brazil collapsed Wednesday when a crane fell on it, killing two workers and leaving a third hospitalized in serious condition. The stadium was meant to be...
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La Fin de l’épreuve de Belounis
La semaine dernière, Zahir Belounis était autorisé de revenir en France, le chapitre ultime d’une saga incroyable. Belounis, footballeur franco-algérien, est déménagé au Qatar en 2010 pour jouer pour...
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L’éternelle question: Est-ce les stades de la Coupe du monde au Brésil seront...
Une grue s’est effondrée le mercredi 27 Novembre quand il hissait un morceau de toiture de 500 tonnes. L’accident a tué deux travailleurs et a renouvelé questions sur l’état de préparation du Brésil...
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Le ballon officiel de la Coup du Monde
Pour élaborer sur le post précèdent de Gilda, je voudrais partager l’annonce commerciale pour le ballon officiel de la Coup du Monde, qui a été présenté mardi dernier par Adidas. (Although my post will...
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Soccer Satire
Satire can be a fantastic way to stimulate discussion about real issues; often, it can be more revelatory than straight discourse. Laughing at a joke compels understanding and examining why the...
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La Corée du Sud & cette prochaine Coupe du Monde
Le moment est enfin arrivé – Juste hier, le finale tirage au sort de la Coupe du Monde 2014 très attendu était annoncé. Bien sûr, comme chaque Coupe du Monde, il y avait beaucoup de conversation en...
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Que ferons-nous avec les stades après la Coupe de Monde?
Le post de Becca sur les stades au Brésil me fait rappeler du mon voyage à l’Afrique du Sud et du grand problème dont les grands stades de la Coupe de Monde posent aux pays organisateurs : que...
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Soccer as an Escape in Brazilian Favelas
Favela and ‘Canary Soccer Shirts’Photography: Brazil Contemporary Rotterdam/Wikimedia Commons With all of the recent conversation about favela destruction, drug gang violence, and a supposed World...
View ArticleA Prayer for the Goalies and Referees of the World Cup
(I wrote this for the Goal Posts Blog at The New Republic, to which I will be contributing throughout the tournament. I didn’t realize then I was writing it for Iker Casillas) Here is one thing I can...
View ArticleAlgeria’s Historic Victory
For the first time, Algeria moved on to the Round of 16 in the World Cup yesterday. As the game ended, a crowd hoisted a man in a wheelchair up above them to celebrate. Here is what the scene looked...
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