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 »
October 3, 2015. That’s the last time it happened. The last time the Catalans felt the sting of defeat, the pain of loss, the misery of falling short after 90 minutes. In a match at Sevilla, FC Barcelona dropped a 2-1 heartbreaker on the road in La Liga play with the world’s best player, Lionel… Read More »
Irrespective of how the rest of the Premiership season turns out, it seems safe to say that the real story of the season has been the success of Leicester City. In a league dominated by a traditional power set of 6 or 7 teams (if that), it is remarkable, and close to unprecedented, that… Read More »
In Soccer in Sun and Shadow, Eduardo Galeano proclaims the United States to be “the home of baseball” and sarcastically describes efforts by the American media to herald soccer as “the sport of the future” during the 1994 World Cup. Americans, however, do not necessarily appreciate soccer to a lesser extent than others. As of… Read More »
Zinedine Zidane es considerado uno de los mejores futbolistas en toda la historia del deporte. Famoso por su elegancia y facilidad con el balón, no era sólo un famoso jugador francés, sino también una cara internacional para el juego del fútbol. El atleta nació en el año 1972, y comenzó a jugar al fútbol… Read More »
For the first time in the 124-year history of the club, Liverpool fans staged a walkout during one of their Premier League matches—and it was not for lack of quality on the pitch that was at issue with the home faithful. Liverpool was leading 2-0 at Anfield Saturday against Sunderland in an English Premier League… Read More »
Je trouve le défi avec l’immigration dans le foot très intéressant. Actuellement, tout de l’Europe lutte contre le racisme, mais en plus je suis absorbé par les grands sentiments du nationalisme radical. C’est un phénomène en Europe où tous les citoyens des pays européennes veulent que les joueurs dans leurs ligues viennent de leurs pays.… Read More »
Même si presque personne ne se plaindra des jours de neige que nous avons eus ces deux dernières semaines (ce qui m’a d’ailleurs permis de découvrir le talent de sculpteur des enfants de mon quartier qui ont exprimé leur tristesse absolue de manquer l’école [ironique] en créant des bonhommes de neige grandeur nature), nous n’avons… Read More »
As of February 25th, 2015, Juventus is 9 points on top of the Serie A table. Unless they crash out unexpectedly, they are on course to win a consecutive 4th title. It has been a recurring theme that Juventus wins the league by a staggering amount – in the last season, they won the league… Read More »
El Balón de Oro es un premio anual otorgado por la FIFA a un jugador masculino que se considera el deportista mejor en el mundo. El premio se inició en 2010 después del premio europeo Balón de Oro y el premio Jugador Mundial de la FIFA se fusionaron. El premio ha sido dominada para Lionel… Read More »
