Comments on: Mario Balotelli and the New Europe

By: The Politics of Football | Incoherent Thoughts

The Politics of Football | Incoherent Thoughts — Mon, 27 May 2013 05:41:04 +0000

[...] Mario Balotelli and the New Europe [...]

By: Mario Balotelli and European Racism: Euro Cup 2012 | Power Forward

Mario Balotelli and European Racism: Euro Cup 2012 | Power Forward — Sat, 13 Apr 2013 21:35:46 +0000

[...] Here is his background: [...]

By: Soccer and America | n j w v

Soccer and America | n j w v — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:01:33 +0000

[...] into european national teams. Two standout posts which are worth reading are his post last year on Mario Balotelli and the New Europe and his more recent post on the French National Team and La [...]

By: 11 ποδοσφαιρικά κείμενα απ’ το 2012 « Τα Νέα του Βελγίου

11 ποδοσφαιρικά κείμενα απ’ το 2012 « Τα Νέα του Βελγίου — Sat, 19 Jan 2013 10:20:19 +0000

[...] Mario Balotelli and the new Europe/ Laurent Dubois, Soccer Politics [...]

By: Olympic Athletes and “Global France” « Global France

Olympic Athletes and “Global France” « Global France — Mon, 17 Sep 2012 16:53:20 +0000

[...] In an essay I wrote this summer about Italian soccer star Mario Balotelli and his performance during… [...]

By: Seb

Seb — Fri, 13 Jul 2012 09:20:14 +0000

Racism has always existed in football but nothing car be stronger than football passion !

By: Mario Balotelli and European racism: The Most Interesting Part of Euro Cup 2012 « scATX: Speaker's Corner in the ATX

Mon, 02 Jul 2012 15:16:18 +0000

[...] Here is his background: His story is as fascinating as it is complex. Born in Sicily to Ghanaian parents, he had health problems as a child and ultimately was fostered with a wealthier Italian couple. Although the fostering was initially meant to be for a year, Mario ended up staying, leaving behind his Ghanaian name of Barwuah and taking on that of his foster parents, the Balotellis. At 18, he took on Italian citizenship. As the Daily Mail reported in 2010, his relationship with his biological parents became strained and distant. A brilliant player, Balotelli has found vertiginous success on the pitch, coupled with regular appearances in the newspaper for various teenage stunts, and has been recruited to play as one of his national team’s key strikers during this tournament. [...]

By: Super Mario Balotelli « Arun with a View

Super Mario Balotelli « Arun with a View — Sun, 01 Jul 2012 11:59:05 +0000

[...] Italian boy who loves his mamma (below and here). On the question of race in European soccer, see this analysis on “Mario Balotelli and the new Europe” by sociologist Laurent Dubois, on his excellent [...]

By: Scoring the Goals That Sank Germany, Balotelli Says it Loud: He's Black, Italian and Proud | Keeping Score | TIME.com

Fri, 29 Jun 2012 07:53:35 +0000

[...] a brilliant analysis of Euro 2012′s impact on European racism and on the reimagining of the nati…, Duke University scholar Laurent DuBois writes: “During international football competitions [...]

By: Amos

Amos — Fri, 29 Jun 2012 05:21:59 +0000

He Scored. Twice. And the discourse on europe and immigrants, race and football will take a new course