In most countries around the world, football supporters often live in fractious relations with the authorities. But there’s always somewhere that has it worse — unless you live in Lebanon.
There, James Montague of the IHT tells us, all supporters have been banned from attending matches, for fear that their presence could raise tensions amongst rival [...]
And by “the Spurs”, I’m not referring to the NBA’s San Antonio Spurs, and I’m well aware Tottenham Hotspur are “Spurs”, not “the Spurs”, as Americans unfamiliar with soccer sometimes wrongly presume (paging Bill Simmons).
Anyway. For those who don’t follow the NBA, Steve Nash is a very good basketball player (has been the NBA Most [...]
So, Brazil in 2014 it is then. As we discussed last week, all is not rosy in this choice, despite the obvious allure of that country; the lack of competition to win the rights to host the World Cup has hardly helped them kick things into shape, either.
I was going to write about this at [...]
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Don’t worry, I’m not going to turn into Franklin Foer. But economist Dani Rodrik raises an interesting question with regard to the global consequences arising from the massive influx of African players into Europe in recent years.
Consider that soccer fans have loyalties not only towards individual clubs but also to their national teams. So one [...]
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Looking for a team to support in the United States? Think names like the “Galaxy”, “Red Bulls” or “Dynamo” are just, well, all too sensible? Well, my friends, say hello to the Pennsylvania Stoners. The Stoners were reformed this month in Lehigh Valley, and will play in the National Premier Soccer League. [...]
Leeds. Millwall. Trouble. Surprising? Not really, is it? Still, the only published report I can find about it from this weekend’s visit of Millwall to Leeds’ Elland Road ground seems desperate to sensationalise events.
Trouble flared at about 2.15pm on Saturday as three busloads of away fans pulled up near the Billy Bremner statue [...]
A lot of tifo is about fans going wild; setting-off flares, and generally creating as much of a riot of colour and noise as possible. Doing this intimidates the opposition and drives on the ultras’ team. It’s all part of what is considered ultras culture.
The Korean fans below, who we’ve featured before, have a vastly [...]
