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Player Analysis: Dembo Darboe
The stench of brutal police intervention at anti-Lukashenko protests around Belarus festered long after the protests themselves, clouding opinions worldwide of the former Soviet republic. Once that became old news, plans to assassinate the much-maligned dictator emerged and were quickly foiled by his friends at the FSB. And last but not least, the fiasco…
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The Best Performers From the 2020 European Championship
It took a year longer than planned due to some rather unforeseen circumstances, but the 16th edition of the UEFA European Championship (adamantly titled Euro 2020 even though it’s 2021) finally got underway on the 11th of June. After precisely a month’s worth of action across Europe featuring the continent’s best national sides, Italy lifted…
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The Best Performers From the 2021 Copa América
It’s a shame that Amazon or Netflix were not making a documentary following the 2021 Copa América, because if they were, we would have a lot of juicy content. Not from the matches or the main tournament (which was incredibly exciting in itself), but from all the drama prior to it. Three locations, national team…
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Gold Cup: High-Scoring Canada Ready for US
The Canadian men’s national team flies into the Gold Cup quarter-finals. But first, they’ll face a major test against the United States on Sunday in Kansas City. After securing a spot in the Octagonal Round, the 2021 Gold Cup presents an opportunity for Canada to continue their growth path and can be a proving…
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Moments of the UEFA Cup Winners’ Cup – Part 3: Magdeburg 1973-74
The words East Germany throws up understandable connotations to people such as the Berlin Wall and the infamous Stasi. When it comes to sport in East Germany the main connotation is to do with underhand tactics like their doping program mainly targeting their Olympic athletes from the 1960s onwards to the fall of the Berlin…
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Player Analysis: Kalvin Phillips
In their first Premier League match in 16 years, with a breathtaking match against defending champions Liverpool, Leeds United have shown that they came to play football with love and fill the hearts of the spectators with the beauty of football. Leeds’s free-flowing football, holding the ball possession and constant attack gave immense rejoicing to…
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The Devil and the Boys: A Date with Destiny
Africa is a continent steeped in history and tradition. It prides itself as the Motherland, with its diverse cultures and intriguing stories to wit. Its football bares similar marks, and despite the tepidity towards development is a hub producing world stars on a daily basis. In a 2019 CIES observatory report, five African countries (all…
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Five Things We Learnt from EURO 2020
Over the course of 31 days, 24 nations battled it out across the continent for the chance to have their name engraved on the prestigious EURO trophy. Following a season tarnished by the stifle of empty stadiums, UEFA EURO 2020 was an overdue tonic for football fans across the globe. It reinvigorated our sense…
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Jogi Löw: The Despairing End of a 17-year Saga in Black & White
On August 18, 2004, Joachim ‘Jogi’ Löw was first spotted on the DFB team bench, an animated 44-year old with his hair well-kempt and face full of life. 17 years later, that same man made his final exit; grayed and weary from what felt like an eternity straddling between triumph & disappointment. Following a…
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Brazil’s Summer of 1998: The Final, Confusion and Chaos
This is part two of a series on Brazil’s 1998 FIFA World Cup. To read part one, “Brazil’s Summer of 1998: Defending Champions, Favourites and the Best Forward in the World,” click here. Awaiting them were the hosts, France, who had gotten better as the tournament progressed. Inspired by the greatness of Zidane and…
