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John Fea |
John Fea |
Earlier today I wrote a few words about the World Cup in a blog post on Pope Francis. But I would be remiss if I did not share sports historian Amy Bass‘s piece published today at CNN.COM. Here is a...
John Fea |
As I have said a few times here at this blog, I am not a soccer fan. But I enjoyed watching this year’s World Cup. After viewing the final match between Argentina and France I texted my daughter, a student...
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As I said in an earlier post, I had not read much of Grant Wahl’s soccer journalism until after his death last week. Over at Jacobin, journalist Abe Asher offers a tribute. Here is a taste of “For Grant Wahl,...
John Fea |
I am not much of a soccer fan, but I have enjoyed following the World Cup. I was skeptical about holding the event in November and December (it was held at this time because of the excruciating Qatar heat), but...
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Check out Adam Russell Taylor’s piece, “The Men’s World Cup is Part of My Advent Journey. Yes, Really.” It’s a wonderful reflection on how to find hope, joy, and human solidarity amid injustice. Taylor is the editor of Sojourners. A...
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Brazil won 2-1. (Current editor Eric Miller and Current writer Alexandre Brasil Fonseca are happy!) But this Colombia goal was incredible:...
John Fea |
I am not a big soccer (football) fan, so I had no idea until recently that Elsley Football Club was not a real team....