A causa de su naturaleza grupal, fútbol profesional no ha sufrido de los escándalos del dopaje, especialmente cuando se compáralo a deportes individuos de ciclismo y atletismo. Por ejemplo, el caso más recién del uso de drogas que aumenta el rendimiento fue en 1994 con Diego Maradona. Además, oficiales de FIFA declararon que ningun jugador… Read More »
Look at the tables of the top European leagues, and something is immediately striking. In the German Bundesliga, Bayern Munich is in first place with 62 points, leading second place Borussia Dortmund by 5 points. In Serie A, Juventus has 61 points for the lead, but only a 3 point advantage on Napoli. The… Read More »
Para resumir, Andrés Escobar fue un futbolista del equipo de Colombia nacional. Escobar jugaba defensa central y era uno de los mejores futbolistas durante su época. El 2 de julio de 1994, el jugador famoso murió después que le dispararon doce veces. Unos colombianos hicieron esto porque él metió un autogol en el Mundial de… Read More »
While the United States still lags behind the rest of the world in its love for the sport of soccer, the gap between the two is shrinking and shrinking fast as recent metrics have shown that the sport is on a tremendous upswing in American culture. The Women’s World Cup final in 2015 drew over… Read More »
In his book The Game of Our Lives, David Goldblatt expertly captures the sweeping economic, political, and social changes of British society in the post-Thatcher era through his analysis of football. The sheer scale of football and its central place in British cultural life renders the sport a ripe medium for exploring Britain’s changing character.… Read More »
Continuing a pattern of regression since their 5th place finish in the 2013-14 season, Everton is again disappointing in the Premier League. Everton’s fall from England’s elite has brought shadows of doubt and speculation regarding the team’s future. However, bucking the trend, Everton was anything but disappointing on February 20th. On this day the lights… Read More »
Earlier this month, Lionel Messi’s jersey was trending on Facebook. No surprise there. The football star, often dubbed the best soccer player in the world,1 is used to turning heads. A forward for both the Argentine national team and FC Barcelona, Messi is a five-time recipient of the Ballon d’Or,2 a prestigious award that singles… Read More »
“Je boxerai n’importe où, en Chine, en URSS, ou même sur la lune si on me donne l’argent !” – Muhammad Ali L’argent dans le sport L’argent et le sport sont liés depuis de nombreux siècles. On ne peut cependant pas donner une date précise à la naissance de cette relation. Dès les premiers Jeux… Read More »
By Cali Nelson The Chinese Super League, the top league in China, has gained considerable international attention over the last few months due to a spectacular spending spree during China’s winter transfer period, which ran from January 1st to February 26th. During this period, Chinese clubs spent a record $365 million. To put that in… Read More »
To preface this blog post, I understand very little of soccer but I do keep up with Kardashians. Howevers the parallels between the transfer market in soccer and the current plight of Kesha have intrigued me to explore further. So what is going on with Kesha? Kesha Rose Sebert, previously known to the world as… Read More »
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