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“the World Turns Around a Spinning Ball”
Choreographed War and Other Aspects of the World’s Greatest Game
• June 8, 2014
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The Stadium Have you ever entered an empty stadium? Try it. Stand in the middle of the field and listen. There is nothing less empty than an empty stadium. There is nothing less mute than stands bereft of spectators. At Wembley, shouts from the 1966 World Cup, which England won, still resound, and if you... Read More
Eduardo Galeano: The World Cup and the Corporatization of Soccer
• June 8, 2014
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Over the next few weeks, we will see all that is beautiful and all that is damned in soccer at the FIFA World Cup in Brazil. Hundreds of millions will swoon at the sight of the gods of the global game -- Argentina’s Lionel Messi, Portugal’s Cristiano Ronaldo, Uruguay’s Luis Suarez, Italy’s Andrea Pirlo, England’s... Read More
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Delusional Thinking in the Age of the Single Superpower
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