This past February, Netflix released the documentary First Team: Juventus, chronicling the Italian side’s journey through the 2017-2018 season. In the process, Netflix seeks to capture the team’s ethos, history, and the lives of individual players. As the first Netflix series about association soccer, First Team represents the sport’s steadily increasing popularity and influence. Source: Netflix… Read More »
L’uso del VAR durante un’amichevole contro l’Italia e Inghilterra a Wembley ha creato una controversia, e per una buona ragione. Da una tifosa italiana, sono obbligata di essere d’accordo con la decisione, e secondo me gli azzurri hanno meritato il pareggio dopo una seconda metà molto combattuta. Ma come una tifosa di calcio in generale,… Read More »
The US Men’s National Team defeated Paraguay 1-0 last night in Cary, North Carolina, in a game that was billed to be an opportunity for many American youngsters to get valuable playing time. This was true, to a certain extent. Older national team regulars like Jozy Altidore, Michael Bradley, and Geoff Cameron were left off… Read More »
It started with a simple equation: TV + Xbox = FIFA. Nick (my roommate) and I came back to Duke after a semester abroad to a very familiar Central Campus apartment. I guess we lucked out this time around in the lottery because they gave us a nicer couch! We were roommates last year and… Read More »
When I was in Paris this past spring break, my mother and I went to the Yves Saint Laurent exhibition. The Musée Yves Saint Laurent Paris Inaugural Display “exhibits the couturier’s body of work on the legendary premises of his former haute couture house.” It focuses on both Yves Saint Laurent’s creative genius and the… Read More »
This spring break, I had the chance to visit a couple of friends who were studying abroad in Barcelona. After booking my trip, it just so happened that my stay in Barcelona would end up falling perfectly on the second leg of the enthralling Champions League matchup between Barcelona and Chelsea. It was my dream… Read More »
Cada liga del mundo premia al campeón de goleo, pero en Europa, la Bota de Oro es presentada al campeón de goleo de todas las ligas. Empezando en la temporada del 1996/97, se cambió de ser estrictamente el jugador con mas goles que juega en Europa, a ser una combinación del total de goles y… Read More »
A few days ago, Wolverhampton Wanderers announced that Diogo Jota, Wolves’ leading goalscorer with 15 goals this year, will miss the next 4-6 weeks, or essentially the rest of the year, with an ankle injury that was sustained in the victory over Reading. Jota shared a picture of the injury on his Instagram, suggesting that… Read More »
Hace algunos días que Wolverhampton Wanderers anunció que Diogo Jota, el marcador destacado para Wolves con 15 goles en el año, va a faltar 4-6 semanas, o esencialmente el resto del año, con una herida en el tobillo. La lesión fue sostenida en la victoria de Wolves sobre el Reading, y Jota compartió un imagen… Read More »
Avec notre lecture « Country of Football » par Roger Kittleson, et notre discussion aujourd’hui sur les chants au stade, nous avons exploré le rôle du racisme au football. En Brésil, par exemple, les immigrants et les personnes de couleur étaient initialement exclus de jouer pour certaines équipes. Au début, pendant le 1930s, l’équipe national brésilien était… Read More »
