La FIFA debería aprender de la NBA

Hoy cuando estuve viendo los juegos de la UEFA liga de campéanos vi la cosa más ridícula en un campo de fútbol. Marcelo el defensor del Real Madrid fue a agarrar la pelota después que Wolfsburg le había cometido una falta, y cuando iba levantando la cabeza, el número 27 de Wolfsburg, Maximilian Arnold, se… Read More »

What do the Panama Papers mean for FIFA president Gianni Infantino?

In early 2015, an anonymous source began corresponding with German newspaper, Süddeutsche Zeitung, eventually submitting encrypted legal documents from a Panamanian law firm named Mossack Fonseca. The firm sells anonymous offshore companies, or shell companies, to owners around the world, enabling them to hide their business operations and engage in illegal practices such as tax… Read More »

Hooliganism

Soccer has always been an emotional sport and many people feel very strongly about their team. So much so that people are willing to fight the supporters of rival teams. This kind of behavior is called hooliganism and while there have been many fights about other sports, soccer hooliganism is something far different.    … Read More »

Panama Papers Reveal Further Link Between Football and Corruption

  Photo Credit: International Consortium of Investigative Journalists   This week the International Consortium of Investigative Journalists released the Panama Papers. The Panama Papers are a massive list of records that were leaked from a Panamanian law firm, Mossack Fonseca, illuminating a large network of offshore holdings from high ranking foreign leaders and wealthy individuals.… Read More »

Say It Ain’t So

Lance Armstrong, Alex Rodriguez, Tyson Gay, Barry Bonds, Marion Jones, Diego Maradona, and the list goes on and on. If you don’t know what all of these people have in common, you should probably get out from whatever rock you have been living under. However, in all seriousness, you don’t want to be associated with… Read More »

England Up Top

Rooney: “My lad asked me to get an England kit with Vardy on the back!” For the first time in many years England have a bit of a striker dilemma. Wayne Rooney, England’s record goal scorer and captain, has been struggling with injury and has missed both of England’s friendlies during this international break. During… Read More »

Ist der Name wichtig? Homosexualität im Fußball

Ein wichtiger Punkte des Artikel, „ Schwule Fußballer: Weiter Weg zur Akzeptanz,“ war  der Name des homosexuellen Spielers. Die Sprecher des Netzwerks der schwul-lesbischen Fußball-Fanclubs Europas (QFF), Dirk Brüllau, war enttäuscht, dass das Interview anonym geführt worden war. Aber der Spieler sagt, dass die Gefahr sich nicht lohnt. Es ist „vor den Fußballanhängern ‚nicht mehr… Read More »