Are corrupt Africans really ruining FIFA?
Of course football administrators in predominantly white countries that aren't Africa have no interest at all in "looking after" their families.
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The type of genuine player the world needs to look to
Africa's representatives at the 2015 Women's World Cup are Cameroon, Cote d'Ivoire and Nigeria. The latter's chances depends a lot on Asisat Oshoala's form.
G.O.A.T’s
Diego Maradona is arguably the greatest football player of all time. In Eduardo Galeano's prose, he becomes even greater.
Some problems between the people and the police
What Egypt’s latest football tragedy says about social divisions in the country.
Football, Disappearances and Disasters in Haiti
The horrible tale of football star Joe Gaetjens's football triumphs, his torture and disappearance by Haiti's US's supported dictatorship.
Africa Cup of Nations Memories
Watchiing the African Cup of Nations before the era of internet streams and mass football broadcasting in North America.
Africa Cup of Nations Memories: When Sudan scored their first AFCON goal in 32 years
Sudan had entered AFCON 2012 with 23 home-based players, all playing in Sudan. It was the
Why would a Black American root for Ghana’s soccer team over USA?
This post on The Outer Drive got me thinking about blackness and football, but first and
The violation of Genoveva Añonma
Football officials are supposed to be advocates for the beautiful game and for footballers - irrespective of gender. But the treatment of female players with regard to gender testing is deplorable.
African Cup of Nations memories
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Steven George Gerrard: A Man Apart
The remarkable thing about Liverpool captain Steven Gerrard’s reserve is that it never prevents him from protecting those whom he leads.
Between polarization and transition
Brazil, under the Workers' Party, even if it’s still struggling with enormous poverty and social inequality, has managed to improve tremendously.
Football between above and below
In "Futebol Nation," British journalist David Goldblatt explores the social and political history of Brazilian football.
Fifty Four Kingdoms
The apparel and accessory company, 54 Kingdoms, makes fashion with "a pan-Africanist sensibility." They thought the African Cup of Nations is a good place to start.
Willy Sagnol’s Race Problem
If you tell a lie enough times then people will start believing it as gospel. You
What would Mandela do
The South African struggle suggests that sports boycotts are effective at forcing change. For white South Africans (and their apologists), sporting isolation was a bitter pill to swallow.
Christmas Day for Football Fans
Football is a Country's Elliot Ross has describes the World Cup Final, every four years, as Christmas Day for football fans, just better. The champion this time is Germany.
The Final Report
Today the 2014 World Cup in Brazil ends. It was a fun ride, and I don’t
Thank You, Associated Press
We published “Neymar and the Disappearing Donkey” (to coincide with the World Cup in Brazil) on
Brazilians are used to this
The Mexican writer Alma Guillermoprieto declared this World Cup “the best ever.” Few can disagree. A