Copa Politics“We hope that there is no need for our project anymore.”Those are the words of Hagar Groeteke, one of five all female coaching staff of FC Lampedusa St Pauli, an all refugee team based in the…Sep 15, 2016Sep 15, 2016
Copa PoliticsIs DeAndre Yedlin a long term fit for Newcastle?Newcastle’s inability to defend has been a source of criticism and ridicule since the turn of the century. After a succession of back fours…Sep 2, 2016Sep 2, 2016
Copa PoliticsNuclear weapons, mass poverty and ISIS.In an episode eerily similar to what Raheem Sterling experienced earlier this summer, Goal tweeted a story accompanied by this disturbing…Aug 13, 20161Aug 13, 20161
Copa PoliticsIndividual of the Week: Ahmed Ben BellaPeace does not include a vendetta; there will be neither winners nor losers.Dec 2, 2015Dec 2, 2015
Copa PoliticsPlayoffs and Politics: FIFA, The Suez Canal and WalesThere was such a time that FIFA knew a farce when it saw one (imagine that). It didn’t, however, stop Wales from representing Africa and…Nov 19, 2015Nov 19, 2015
Copa PoliticsCompetitive Mourning; Remembrance and FootballA minutes silence at football once or twice (depending on how the dates fell) every November was something that I never questioned until I…Nov 11, 2015Nov 11, 2015