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The Global Game The Global Game admin@theglobalgame.com No no http://www.theglobalgame.com/images/dembaksm.jpg http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog 144 144 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/12/literature-for-3-days-in-tel-aviv-football-becomes-more-than-metaphor/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/12/literature-for-3-days-in-tel-aviv-football-becomes-more-than-metaphor/#comments Fri, 12 Dec 2008 17:01:48 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=1100 May friendly against Germany in Berlin, during which novelist Assaf Gavron confirmed his intuition that Germans do not miss penalties. (Dec 12)]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/12/literature-for-3-days-in-tel-aviv-football-becomes-more-than-metaphor/feed/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/06/iran-in-clothing-meant-to-cloak-football-becomes-a-means-of-fighting/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/06/iran-in-clothing-meant-to-cloak-football-becomes-a-means-of-fighting/#comments Thu, 19 Jun 2008 21:12:24 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=453 National Public Radio interview, Marlene Assmann of BSV Al-Dersimspor discloses that her multicultural Kreuzberg side from Berlin again will brave Islamic strictures for a second friendly match in Iran. Assmann competed in the 2–2 draw on 28 Apr 06 at Ararat Stadium in Tehran that featured the Iranian national women's team against the German amateurs (see 29 Sept 07). (Jun 19)]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/06/iran-in-clothing-meant-to-cloak-football-becomes-a-means-of-fighting/feed/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/04/cinema-for-cineastes-fusballfilmfestival-offers-definitive-fixture-list/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/04/cinema-for-cineastes-fusballfilmfestival-offers-definitive-fixture-list/#comments Sat, 05 Apr 2008 04:11:12 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=427 Maradona: La mano de Dios, which opened the 11mm Fußballfilmfestival in Berlin on Apr 4, sounds a warning: handle with care. (Apr 5)]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/04/cinema-for-cineastes-fusballfilmfestival-offers-definitive-fixture-list/feed/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/02/cinema-football-under-cover-receives-unveiling/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/02/cinema-football-under-cover-receives-unveiling/#comments Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:27:53 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=375 Football Under Cover (see interview with director Ayat Najafi, 29 Sept 07) celebrates the display of "Frauenpower" in its chronicle of an Apr 06 friendly between BSV Al-Dersimspor of Kreuzberg, Berlin, and the Iranian women's national team. (Feb 6)]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/02/cinema-football-under-cover-receives-unveiling/feed/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/01/grassroots-seeking-introverted-tactical-fox-for-management-opportunity/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/01/grassroots-seeking-introverted-tactical-fox-for-management-opportunity/#comments Fri, 11 Jan 2008 04:15:12 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=355 ebay Deutschland have demonstrated that 24 hours of managerial service to bankrupt fourth-tier Oberliga side KFC Uerdingen is worth paying for. Bidding lasts until Jan 15, four days before the winner assumes tactical oversight during a fund-raising friendly versus Rot Weiß Oberhausen. (Jan 10)]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/01/grassroots-seeking-introverted-tactical-fox-for-management-opportunity/feed/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/01/die-besten-frauen-the-best-women/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/01/die-besten-frauen-the-best-women/#comments Tue, 08 Jan 2008 00:57:35 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=350 Frankfurt, Germany, Jan 7 | Ian Plenderleith, not for the first time, has done great service by offering a synopsis and highlights in translation of director Britta Becker's 90-minute documentary Die besten Frauen der Welt (“The Best Women in the World," Jan 7). The film chronicles Germany's championship at the FIFA Women's World Cup in Sept 07 and, along the way, points to "the obvious contrasts between the Germans and the US team that failed to advance beyond the semi-final."]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/01/die-besten-frauen-the-best-women/feed/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/09/as-if-one-were-under-water-in-iran-kreuzberg-team-learns-about-football-under-cover/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/09/as-if-one-were-under-water-in-iran-kreuzberg-team-learns-about-football-under-cover/#comments Sat, 29 Sep 2007 20:52:36 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=275 In Iran, Kreuzberg team learns about football under cover Berlin, Sept 29 | Filmmaker Ayat Najafi had to content himself with experiencing the centerpiece of his new project, Football Under Cover, as an exile. At Ararat Stadium in Tehran on 28 Apr 06, Najafi stood outside the arena along with husbands of the women inside—players for the Iranian women's national team, their amateur opponents, BSV Al-Dersimspor of Kreuzberg, and about 1,000 female supporters.]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/09/as-if-one-were-under-water-in-iran-kreuzberg-team-learns-about-football-under-cover/feed/