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/2008/04/as-foretold-in-scripture-queen-of-the-south-4-aberdeen-3/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/04/as-foretold-in-scripture-queen-of-the-south-4-aberdeen-3/#comments Sat, 19 Apr 2008 01:34:33 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=439 Dumfries, Scotland, Apr 18 | "All our dreams are viable," ventures songwriter Chris Belford, launching into the refrain of the Queen of the South anthem. "We're the only team in the Bible." The strength of the connection to Jesus' prophecy about the "queen of the South" rising at judgment day (Matthew 12:42) is dubious, but Doonhamers' supporters, following the side's first berth in a Scottish Cup final, are convinced about the rest: "Something greater than Solomon is here!"]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/04/as-foretold-in-scripture-queen-of-the-south-4-aberdeen-3/feed/ 4 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/03/for-centuries-life-has-had-its-uppies-and-downies/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/03/for-centuries-life-has-had-its-uppies-and-downies/#comments Wed, 12 Mar 2008 21:41:06 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=406 Hugh Hornby, author of a comprehensive account of Britain's 15 surviving festival football games—Uppies and Downies: The Extraordinary Football Games of Britain (English Heritage, 2008)—says the ideal venue for these mass-participation events is a town of between 5,000 and 10,000. With podcast »]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/03/for-centuries-life-has-had-its-uppies-and-downies/feed/ 5 0:26:50 Hugh Hornby, author of a comprehensive account of Britain's 15 surviving festival football games—Uppies and Downies: The Extraordinary Football Games of Britain (English Heritage, 2008)—says the ideal venue for these mass-participation events is a t[...] Hugh Hornby, author of a comprehensive account of Britain's 15 surviving festival football games—Uppies and Downies: The Extraordinary Football Games of Britain (English Heritage, 2008)—says the ideal venue for these mass-participation events is a town of between 5,000 and 10,000. With podcast » History, Language, Podcast, Scotland admin@theglobalgame.com no no http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/01/stadiums-corporate-branding-for-iconic-glasgow-site/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/01/stadiums-corporate-branding-for-iconic-glasgow-site/#comments Wed, 09 Jan 2008 05:03:20 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=352 David Murray has more than a football ground in mind in recent proposals to create a £700 million "Rangers Village," including the redevelopment and possible renaming of Ibrox, the Govan ground that boasts one of the most iconic façades in world football. The distinctive red brick South Stand, opened 1 Jan 1929, would be retained in Rangers' proposals, which have not yet been made final. (Jan 9)]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/01/stadiums-corporate-branding-for-iconic-glasgow-site/feed/ 0 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/12/alex-ferguson-and-the-boys-brigade/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/12/alex-ferguson-and-the-boys-brigade/#comments Sat, 15 Dec 2007 04:49:07 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=318 Boys' Brigade, founded in Glasgow in 1883, helped spread the gospel of football domestically and abroad as a by-product of its connection to the Church of Scotland. Manchester United manager Alex Ferguson acknowledges its influence and that of one of the youth leaders. (Dec 14)]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/12/alex-ferguson-and-the-boys-brigade/feed/ 0 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/05/it-wesnae-a-goal-geoff-worldwide-scots-lend-fitba-their-distinctive-style/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/05/it-wesnae-a-goal-geoff-worldwide-scots-lend-fitba-their-distinctive-style/#comments Thu, 31 May 2007 15:55:47 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=255 Dundee, Scotland, May 31 | In our second podcast, Billy Kay, author of The Scottish World, recalls Scotland's influence on the worldwide spread and ultimate dominance of the passing, artistic style of association football. Scotland will not let England forget that "it wes us."]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/05/it-wesnae-a-goal-geoff-worldwide-scots-lend-fitba-their-distinctive-style/feed/ 2 0:00:01 Dundee, Scotland, May 31 | In our second podcast, Billy Kay, author of The Scottish World, recalls Scotland's influence on the worldwide spread and ultimate dominance of the passing, artistic style of association football. Scotland will not let[...] Dundee, Scotland, May 31 | In our second podcast, Billy Kay, author of The Scottish World, recalls Scotland's influence on the worldwide spread and ultimate dominance of the passing, artistic style of association football. Scotland will not let England forget that "it wes us." admin@theglobalgame.com no no http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/05/flower-of-scotland-do-nationalist-feelings-last-longer-than-90-minutes/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/05/flower-of-scotland-do-nationalist-feelings-last-longer-than-90-minutes/#comments Wed, 09 May 2007 03:40:24 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=252 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/05/flower-of-scotland-do-nationalist-feelings-last-longer-than-90-minutes/feed/ 0 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/03/dont-smoke-%e2%80%99em-if-you-got-%e2%80%99em-coming-ban-in-england-stadia-another-blow-to-terrace-nostalgia/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/03/dont-smoke-%e2%80%99em-if-you-got-%e2%80%99em-coming-ban-in-england-stadia-another-blow-to-terrace-nostalgia/#comments Fri, 16 Mar 2007 18:10:54 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=238 London, Mar 16 | Any traces of the UK terrace culture after which nostalgists now pine may be snuffed out permanently as of Jul 1, at 6 a.m., when a nationwide public smoking ban comes into force.]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/03/dont-smoke-%e2%80%99em-if-you-got-%e2%80%99em-coming-ban-in-england-stadia-another-blow-to-terrace-nostalgia/feed/ 4 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/03/jean-baudrillard-1929-2007-coining-a-worldwide-currency-for-football-violence/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/03/jean-baudrillard-1929-2007-coining-a-worldwide-currency-for-football-violence/#comments Tue, 13 Mar 2007 03:34:51 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=243 Paris, Mar 12 | Little evidence exists of Jean Baudrillard's rooting interests in football. The French philosopher, who died Mar 6, left behind a corpus of cultural reflection. To him belonged clear-eyed, if not always clearly worded, explication of concepts such as "hyperreality" and "simulation”—with the latter implying more than Arjen Robben flopping around on the left-hand touchline. Such notions have lent themselves to football, including Baudrillard's own essay on the Heysel disaster of 1985.]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/03/jean-baudrillard-1929-2007-coining-a-worldwide-currency-for-football-violence/feed/ 3 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/02/scotlands-valley-of-the-rule-and-soccers-carnivalesque-precursor/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/02/scotlands-valley-of-the-rule-and-soccers-carnivalesque-precursor/#comments Thu, 08 Feb 2007 16:19:12 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=379 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2007/02/scotlands-valley-of-the-rule-and-soccers-carnivalesque-precursor/feed/ 0