Category Archives: Video Clips

Galeano’s Goals: “Goal by Gemmill”

Eduardo Galeano, in Soccer and Sun and Shadow (London: Verso, 2003), provides beautiful descriptions of famous goals from footballing history. Here is one of his descriptions, and a video of the goal. What do you think of the description? Can you find clips of other goals he describes? “It was at the ’78 World Cup.… Read More »

Galeano’s Goals: “Goal by Jairzinho”

Eduardo Galeano, in Soccer and Sun and Shadow (London: Verso, 2003), provides beautiful descriptions of famous goals from footballing history. Here is one of his descriptions, and a video of the goal. What do you think of the description? Can you find clips of other goals he describes? “It was at the ’70 World Cup.… Read More »