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'There's democracy and then there's football'

The Washington Post drags Jacob Zuma into the preparations for the 2010 World Cup: As South Africa weathers its most turbulent political period since the end of apartheid, the nation’s most-watc… more →

Africa is a Country

'There's democracy and then there's football'

Sean Jacobs wrote 9 months ago: The Washington Post drags Jacob Zuma into the preparations for the 2010 World Cup: As South Africa w … more →

Tags: South Africa, Football, football and politics, Jacob Zuma, Soccer, Sports, The Zuma Chronicles, World Cup 2010

We've got more important things to worry about than the olympics, right?

leoness18 wrote 10 months ago: The 2008 olympics is over and i’m missing it already!!! Why? well, for starters, it really hel … more →

Tags: life, politics and sports, Life, The 2008 Olympics

Lee Chong Wei puppeted?

laiyuzeng wrote 11 months ago: I get this news from night news report on AEC channel. According to the news, both party intended to … more →

Tags: Politics, Sports, Lee Chong Wei

Bob Marley was a football player — 6 comments

Sean Jacobs wrote 1 year ago: We know Bob Marley loved football and British football mag FourFourTwo just reminded us again. They … more →

Tags: Not just about Africa, Soccer, Sports, The Beautiful Game, World Cup 2010, Allan Skilly Cole, Bob Marley, Brazil, Jamaica

The Champ

Sean Jacobs wrote 1 year ago: No comment. … more →

Tags: Economy, Not just about Africa, Photography, Politics, US Presidential Elections 2008, Barack Obama, muhammed ali, No Comment, Pictures]

African football and the 'neo-post-colonial defence'

Sean Jacobs wrote 1 year ago: Yes, I did a double take too when I saw this phrase in a piece about the just ended African Cup of … more →

Tags: Soccer, South Africa, Sports, The Beautiful Game, World Cup 2010, African Cup of Nations, Egypt, Financial Times, football organization

The ghost of Al Campanis ... in Africa — 1 comment

Sean Jacobs wrote 1 year ago: In 1987, Al Campanis, then a vice-president for American baseball club, the LA Dodgers, was asked by … more →

Tags: Not just about Africa, Soccer, Sports, The Beautiful Game, African Cup of Nations, Christian Science Monitor, coaches, Ghana 2008, Jonathan Zimmerman

'What football means to Africans' — 2 comments

Sean Jacobs wrote 1 year ago: Somali-born Al Jazeerah reporter (formerly with the BBC) Rageh Omar looks past the agents, the sco … more →

Tags: Soccer, Sports, The Beautiful Game, African Cup of Nations, Ghana 2008, New Statesman, Rageh Omar, Somalia

Of footballers and politricks — 2 comments

Sean Jacobs wrote 1 year ago: Egyptian midfielder Mohamed Aboutreika who lifted his jersey after scoring in an African Cup of Nat … more →

Tags: Israel, Not just about Africa, Soccer, Sports, The Beautiful Game, African Cup of Nations, Brazil, Dave Zirin, football and politics

Cricket and Hockey in India - State of the Sports — 4 comments

lazybug wrote 1 year ago: The state of sports and sports persons in India could not have been better explained than it was ove … more →

Tags: India, Cricket, Politics, Hockey, Wondering, Indian Sports


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