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Taking a turn ‘in the woods,’ confronting the goalkeeper’s choice

July 11th, 2010 by John Turnbull

Gégène, gardien de but (Gégène, Goalkeeper),...
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Posted in Language | 6 comments

Koman Coulibaly, refereeing and the electronic scrum over ‘truth’

June 19th, 2010 by John Turnbull

Editor’s note: The following contains...
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Posted in Africa, Media, South Africa | 3 comments

From Johannesburg, lesbian footballers chosen to play, choosing to live

June 14th, 2010 by John Turnbull

Editor’s note To break the FIFA lockdown...
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Posted in Africa, South Africa, Teaching Resources | No comments

In places without a name, ‘Pelada’ films the football we never knew

March 16th, 2010 by John Turnbull

The trailer for Pelada, which debuted in Austin...
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Posted in Arts, Media, Teaching Resources, USA | 10 comments

Auschwitz and the perversion of football

January 28th, 2010 by John Turnbull

For benefit of the International Red Cross, Nazis...
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Posted in Eastern Europe, History, Podcast, Teaching Resources | 3 comments

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