http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog Soccer as a second language Tue, 13 Dec 2011 17:25:12 +0000 en-US hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 Copyright © The Global Game 2011 admin@theglobalgame.com (The Global Game) admin@theglobalgame.com (The Global Game) 1440 http://www.theglobalgame.com/images/dembaksm.jpg http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog 144 144 Soccer as a second language The Global Game The Global Game admin@theglobalgame.com no no http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2009/02/translations-no-ultimo-minuto-%e2%80%98in-the-last-minute%e2%80%99/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2009/02/translations-no-ultimo-minuto-%e2%80%98in-the-last-minute%e2%80%99/#comments Thu, 26 Feb 2009 00:38:19 +0000 Sérgio Sant'Anna http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=1672 Sérgio Sant'Anna in which a goalkeeper's anxiety and his separation from fellows figure large: "The stadium explodes and I feel my own head bursting apart. ... It’s like everything is very far away, without any relation to me."]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2009/02/translations-no-ultimo-minuto-%e2%80%98in-the-last-minute%e2%80%99/feed/ 2 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2009/01/womens-football-the-negotiation-was-long-and-difficult-says-farah-of-creating-martas-la-story/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2009/01/womens-football-the-negotiation-was-long-and-difficult-says-farah-of-creating-martas-la-story/#comments Sun, 11 Jan 2009 00:22:05 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=1393 Marta Vieira da Silva's Jan 09 transfer to Los Angeles Sol.]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2009/01/womens-football-the-negotiation-was-long-and-difficult-says-farah-of-creating-martas-la-story/feed/ 0 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/10/brazil-martas-story-deserves-to-be-told-but-who-deserves-to-tell-it/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/10/brazil-martas-story-deserves-to-be-told-but-who-deserves-to-tell-it/#comments Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:23:39 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=779 Diego Graciano in promoting his biography of sensational 22-year-old Marta Vieira da Silva (see earlier articles, Sept 15 and 12 Sept 07). (Oct 13)]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/10/brazil-martas-story-deserves-to-be-told-but-who-deserves-to-tell-it/feed/ 0 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/09/for-brazil-silence-is-golden-at-paralympic-final/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/09/for-brazil-silence-is-golden-at-paralympic-final/#comments Fri, 19 Sep 2008 16:43:37 +0000 Veronique Dragonet http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=674 Beijing | Brazil's got a striker so good he can score blindfolded. Felipe Marcos's goal in the last minute broke a tie with China and gave Brazil Paralympic gold, 2–1, in five-a-side soccer, blind classification.]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/09/for-brazil-silence-is-golden-at-paralympic-final/feed/ 0 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/09/born-in-invisible-town-marta-gains-life-in-visible-ink/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/09/born-in-invisible-town-marta-gains-life-in-visible-ink/#comments Tue, 16 Sep 2008 02:40:36 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=576 Diego Graciano makes clear in the title of his biography the nature of Marta’s struggle. Você é mulher, Marta! (You Are a Woman, Marta!) alludes to Marta's mother's reply when, as a girl, Marta asked her for a real ball.]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/09/born-in-invisible-town-marta-gains-life-in-visible-ink/feed/ 5 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/09/womens-football-this-book-is-dedicated-to-other-martas-barefoot-and-dirty/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/09/womens-football-this-book-is-dedicated-to-other-martas-barefoot-and-dirty/#comments Tue, 09 Sep 2008 01:07:13 +0000 Diego Graciano http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=600 Você é mulher, Marta (You Are a Woman, Marta!) (2008), the new biography of Marta Vieira da Silva by Diego Graciano. (Sept 15)]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/09/womens-football-this-book-is-dedicated-to-other-martas-barefoot-and-dirty/feed/ 1 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/11/brasil-brasil/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/11/brasil-brasil/#comments Wed, 21 Nov 2007 03:22:17 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=299 Brasil, Brasil, tracks the evolution of Brazilian music, from samba to forró to bossa nova to tropicalia to AfroReggae. Almost all of these traditions intersect with football.]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/11/brasil-brasil/feed/ 0 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/11/invisible-chain-of-solidarity-football-generated-passions-says-coelho-will-propel-brazil-toward-2014/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/11/invisible-chain-of-solidarity-football-generated-passions-says-coelho-will-propel-brazil-toward-2014/#comments Fri, 09 Nov 2007 03:30:17 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=281 Football-generated passions, says Coelho, will propel Brazil toward 2014 Paris, Nov 8 | Within 24 hours of writing about Brazil's successful presentation to host the 2014 World Cup and the role of writer Paulo Coelho in the bid effort, we received a message from one of Coelho's assistants, taking note of our comments. We speak with Coelho about his role in the bid and the place of football in Brazilian life.]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/11/invisible-chain-of-solidarity-football-generated-passions-says-coelho-will-propel-brazil-toward-2014/feed/ 0 0:18:06 Football-generated passions, says Coelho, will propel Brazil toward 2014 Paris, Nov 8 | Within 24 hours of writing about Brazil's successful presentation to host the 2014 World Cup and the role of writer Paulo Coelho in the bid effort, we re[...] Football-generated passions, says Coelho, will propel Brazil toward 2014 Paris, Nov 8 | Within 24 hours of writing about Brazil's successful presentation to host the 2014 World Cup and the role of writer Paulo Coelho in the bid effort, we received a message from one of Coelho's assistants, taking note of our comments. We speak with Coelho about his role in the bid and the place of football in Brazilian life. Brazil, Language, Podcast admin@theglobalgame.com no no http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/11/garbage-will-be-collected-selectively-banal-wordplay-leads-to-inevitable-end-brazil-in-2014/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/11/garbage-will-be-collected-selectively-banal-wordplay-leads-to-inevitable-end-brazil-in-2014/#comments Fri, 02 Nov 2007 05:07:58 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=279 Banal wordplay leads to inevitable end ... Brazil in 2014 Rio de Janeiro, Nov 1 | Should a nation's literary talent be enlisted as part of a state's quest for sporting laurels? One might ask the question following novelist Paulo Coelho's appearance on behalf of the Brazilian football federation Oct 30 in Zurich, backing the country's successful quest for the 2014 World Cup finals.]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/11/garbage-will-be-collected-selectively-banal-wordplay-leads-to-inevitable-end-brazil-in-2014/feed/ 2