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The Hidden History Of The First Women’s World Cup
In August 1971, women’s teams from Argentina, England, France, Mexico, Italy and Denmark played soccer at Mexico City’s iconic Azteca Stadium in an unofficial Women’s World Cup.
Hong Kong’s Pro-Democracy Protests Reach the World of Sports
After decades of demands for democratic reform, the recent Hong Kong protests have created a citywide chaos in an attempt to make the cause a known worldwide issue. Their cause has the potential to impact the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the International Federation of Association (FIFA) in the near future.
FIFA under scrutiny
Controversy in sport has plagued every major sports league. Â The National Football League and the illegal videotaping of games formerly known as spygate, the numerous allegations of performing enhancing drugs in Major League Baseball, and personal issues that took Tiger […]
VIDEO: Germany-Champions of World Cup 2014
There was a lot of dispute over whether or not the German international team would overcome the home advantaged Argentinian side before going into the final match of the World Cup 2014. Despite the odds, the German side scored the […]
2014 World Cup celebrity spotlight: Kevin-Prince Boateng
Kevin-Prince Boateng plays on the Ghanaian international Futbol team in the 2014 World Cup. He and his half-brother, Jerome Boateng, who plays on the German International team, are receiving media attention because of their sibling rivalry in the World Cup […]
VIDEO: The flavor of Brazil
I f nothing else, the World Cup has brough the flavor of the world’s most popular sport and its national rivalries to the world (including the U.S.). But more than that, it brings the flavor of […]