Soccer Archives - Page 28 of 34

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January 27, 2023

Via Harvard's Weatherhead Center for International Affairs, a transcript of a November podcast entitled 'The Politics of Sports' in which a group of athletes and scholars took a close look at the concept of “sportswashing” [...]

Pregnancy In Sports: Women Still Face Unfair Discrimination

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January 21, 2023

Via The Players' Tribune, a reminder of the discrepancies and challenges faced by women athletes who choose to have a baby: I know this story might upset some powerful people in the football world. You’re not supposed to [...]

U.S. Women’s Soccer Tries To Overcome Its Past Lack Of Diversity

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January 14, 2023

Via NPR, a report on how women's soccer in the United States has struggled with diversity, starting with a pay-to-play model that can exclude talented kids from communities of color: Crystal Dunn was often the only Black girl [...]

FIFA’s Potential To Send A Message By Recognizing Exiled Afghan Women’s Soccer Team

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January 6, 2023

Via The Guardian, commentary on the potential for FIFA must use its power to send a message to the Taliban that women belong at work, in the classroom and on the football pitch: Now that teams, fans and sponsors have left [...]

Pelé: A Man Who Led Change On The Field, Not Off It

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January 2, 2023

Via The Washington Post, commentary on Pelé, a man who led change on the field, not off it, to instill a new sense of pride in Black Brazilians and embrace his Africanness rather than reject it: In the 73rd minute of [...]

How Football Resurrected Argentina-Bangladesh Relations

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December 24, 2022

Via The Diplomat, a look at how Bangladeshis’ passion for Argentina’s national team helped inspire Buenos Aires to reopen its embassy in Dhaka: During the 1971 World Table Tennis Championships, a 19-year-old American [...]

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