No one does a better job of mixing politics and soccer than Tony Karon. There is an excellent piece on tomorrow’s Asian Cup final between Saudi Arabia and Iraq on his blog Rootless Cosmopolitan.
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Entries Tagged as ‘football (soccer)’
28 July 2007
Iraq and Saudi Arabia
12 June 2007
Gold Cup Thoughts
It’s time for a brief digression into the world of football. Tonight the US Mens team plays El Salvador in Foxboro. After two games in the Gold Cup, the US has a perfect record and has yet to concede a goal. This seems about as promising a start as possible. It [...]
9 June 2007
The World of Football
The US National Team had another victory in the Gold Cup. They now have two wins and are already through to the quarterfinals. Bradley fielded an entirely different lineup from the one that beat Guatemala on Thursday. The only holdover was Feilhaber, who is the US midfielder of the future. In the second half, the [...]
2 May 2007
What Would Maradona Do?
Diego Maradona must be scratching his head.
Technorati Tags: dishdash, middle-east, football, maradona
16 July 2006
Understanding African football
African football, global inequality and 2010
One of the most disheartening commentaries I often heard during world cup matches was about the inability of African teams to discipline themselves and play tactically. The commentators would then say how African teams simply relied on either their speed or physical strength or both. Although few of commentators [...]
22 June 2006
Race and the World Cup
Not surprisingly I spent the morning watching the U.S. face Ghana in the World Cup. Although I was pulling for the U.S. to win, I also wanted to see Ghana do well. I always root for the African teams in the World Cup. Part of the appeal of the World Cup is [...]
8 June 2006
More Geeky World Cup Information
My obsession with the World Cup is growing. I've spent the last hour reading different soccer websites. I've already had to reschedule meetings and even turn down an invitation to a picnic because of the World Cup. For those of you who want more information on the World Cup, I suggest taking [...]
