Archive for the 'Asia'

Islands | A multihued archipelago, tuned to soccer’s harmonics

February 29th, 2008 by John Turnbull

You see how beautiful it is on this island, but...
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Posted in Asia, History, Teaching Resources, USA | 4 comments

Pride of lions | Iraqi Asian Cup victory reminds a civilization what ‘normal’ feels like

August 9th, 2007 by John Turnbull

Lions in a garden, stone panel from the North...
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The Global Game Podcast #6, 7 Aug 07, Part 1 (Kaplow) [ 18:10 ] Play Now | Play in Popup | Download

Posted in Asia, Grassroots, Iraq, Middle East, Podcast, Teaching Resources | 1 comment

Mind over rattan | In a meld of meditation and footvolley, the Burmese excel

January 3rd, 2007 by John Turnbull

Rawat Parbchompoo of Thailand contends with Aung...
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Posted in Arts, Asia, Burma, History | 2 comments

Terminal sadness | Stranded in time, Ghanaian plays football alone

December 7th, 2006 by John Turnbull

Aryee for the first several weeks of his airport...
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The Chinese commentator for whom soccer brought pain

November 29th, 2006 by John Turnbull

“By nature,” writes Wu Yuehua in

Posted in Asia, China, Media | 1 comment

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