
Fabrice Muamba and English football
It's a shame that a player had to suffer from a heart attack to provoke feelings of belonging about him as a refugee and immigrant. It says something about Britain.
It's a shame that a player had to suffer from a heart attack to provoke feelings of belonging about him as a refugee and immigrant. It says something about Britain.
Zambia is on course to be Southern African nation since Bafana Bafana in 1996 to win the African Cup of Nations.
What countries do footballers playing in Europe's top five leagues come from? That's not such a straightforward question and answer.
Corporations have tried and succeeded in cashing in on the political revolutions known as the "Arab Spring." Tunisia is the latest victim.
The largest delegation of foreign coaches at Afcon is French and 8 squads draw more players from the French leagues, than elsewhere.
Africa's best football players come from West Africa. That's just facts.
Late last month the English goalkeeper David James wrote in The Observer that he was surprised
Puma created new kits for African teams ahead of the 2012 African Cup of Nations. At first sight, it looks exciting. Up close, the designers stuck to conservative.
African football is often depicted with gloom, while European football is either reduced to hooliganism or celebrated through nostalgic 'greatest hits' and childhood wonder on film.
What if major sports brands like Nike let local football stars - playing who are not big in Europe, but big in national club leagues on the continent - front a campaign?
Our latest Weekend Special includes a lot of football (soccer) and that the United States is “the most Africanized nation in the Western world.”
Cote d'Ivoire's newly-appointed commission counts 11 members, with footballer Didier Drogba one of them, representing the country's diaspora.
Cote d'Ivoire is Africa's best team at the moment. FIFA says so. Egypt, the current African champions, are second.
[youtube=http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TJMzeQicAh8&w=600&=369] While watching out for Fifa 12, I got distracted by this Youtube “commercial” for another
There's no record that Hugh Masekela could play football. But he acted like he could kick a ball in a music video.
Earlier this week ESPN won seven Sports Emmy Awards, including one for music during the 2010
France today is struggling with race because — unlike its former colonies — it never actually went through its own process of decolonization.
There’s a labor dispute between the NFL, which runs American football, and players (the fight is