In the modern era of professional sports, many teams have erred on the safe and responsible side when it comes to judging a player’s actions off the field. The NFL is a perfect example in which teams will promptly release a player following the emergence of illicit activities that ought to warrant concern. Thus, it… Read More »
O futebol é jogado em todo os lugares do mundo. Quando nós pensamos de onde o futebol é jogado, nós geralmente associam futebol com os europeus e sul- e latino-americanos, mas o futebol tem expandido ao todo o mundo, e um dos lugares onde expandiu o máximo é a África. Futebol chegou à África “no… Read More »
Two weeks ago, I wrote about how instant replay can help improve the game of soccer. It seems that my request was heard, because Gianni Infantino chose to advance technological innovation in soccer. How it works Tests will initially be in private before moving to a live-phase with replay assistance by 2017-2018 season at the… Read More »
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 »
El pasado 3 de diciembre, uno de los escándalos mas grandes en la historia del fútbol estallo en la escena mundial cuando el presidente de la CONCACAF, Alberto Hawit y el presidente de la CONMEVOL Juan Ángel Napout fueron arrestados en suiza. Antes de ser extraditados a Estados Unidos donde consecuentemente estarían en libertad bajo… Read More »
Gianni Infantino, the previous UEFA Secretary, was elected the new president of FIFA several days ago. His election marks him as just the ninth president in FIFA’s 111 year history, a stunning number. In many ways, it’s no wonder that FIFA is so… Read More »
You’ve probably never heard a Tarheels-Bulldogs matchup lauded about in the history books. In fact, you probably don’t even know who that is. And you shouldn’t. There is nothing too special about the Yale Bulldogs or the University of North Carolina Tarheels when it comes to soccer. However, you may be one of the 36.5… Read More »
Karl Marx una vez dijo “la religión es el opio del pueblo”. Aunque correcto, claramente nunca imagino el impacto que el futbol podría tener en la sociedad. El futbol se ha vuelta el deporte más popular del mundo, el que más dinero genera, el que más gente sigue. El futbol ha creado fanatismo y… Read More »
The following story has been reposted with permission by the author. It previously appeared in Duke Political Review. There’s more money in world football than ever before, but could discontent in soccer’s middle class change the sport as we know it? Cristiano Ronaldo sprints down the left flank, followed closely by Filipe Luís, a defender… 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 »
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