The soccer “Dive” has become rather infamous in the football world. Many media outlets, critics, and fans alike view the act of diving as a sort of sacrilege to the game. Which is why, for a long time, I held the belief that pretty much everyone in the world hated soccer dives. That was until… Read More »
If you are looking for big news on American soccer, pay close attention to the summer of 2015. Very recently, it has been announced that Fox Sports has acquired the television rights to both the 2015 Women’s World Cup as well as the 2015 Men’s Gold Cup. Not only are these two tournaments during… Read More »
We have been talking a lot in class about the questionable decisions for the World Cup to be in Brazil in 2014 and Qatar in 2022 based on current conditions, but today we found out that officials at the Sochi Olympics will not allow photos and documentation to be shown to the public via many… Read More »
Je veux laisser cette vidéo pour commencer la discussion d’art en Brasil. Il existe nombreux artistes qui se concerne avec l’art de football. Quand David Goldblatt nous a rendu visite, il a discute le graffiti en Brazil un petit peu, mais cette vidéo-clip donne un explantation très bonne. http://www.youtube.com/embed/gdHOAn-D7AE#sthash.7p28UW82.dpuf
Sometime yesterday Brazil’s Sports Minister Aldo Rebelo was asked about the possible continuation of the protests that have been wide-spread throughout Brazil, especially since last summers Confederations Cup. He stated, “I don’t believe we will see demonstrations during the World Cup, I think the World Cup will be protected by the will of the people to… Read More »
Certains supporteurs ne font pas attention au foot que toutes les quatre années, en prévision de la Coupe du monde. Particulièrement aux Etats-Unis, ce n’est pas rare de trouver un Américain qui apprécie le foot mais qui ne sait rien de ce qui se passe dans le monde de foot quand la Coupe du monde… Read More »
Responding to Fifa President Sepp Bladder’s recent call to expand the number of African and Asian berths to the World Cup at the expense of European and South American nations, UEFA President Michel Platini believes that the tournament should be expanded to a forty team format. This expansion to forty teams would allow for the… Read More »
We have been hearing all about goal line technology and how we may see other new technologies emerge, often showcased at the premier level that is the World Cup in 2014. However, in one of my most recent neuroscience classes, we discussed a Duke researcher, Miguel Nicolelis, who works in Brazil and seeks to have… Read More »
Throughout the year, post after post on this blog has detailed the trials and tribulations of the 2022 World Cup, which is currently slated to be held in the Middle Eastern nation of Qatar. From internal disputes among FIFA board members to the sweltering summer heat and the unprecedented proposed move of the World Cup… Read More »
J’ai trouvé un article très intéressant sur les gangs dans Rio qui se préparent à vendre des drogues pour la prochaine Coupe du Monde. Cette équipe des journalistes suivre l’un des gangs les plus dangereux de Rio après avoir essayé de gagner leur confiance depuis de nombreuses semaines. En préparation pour le Coupe du Monde,… Read More »
