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/2008/02/material-evidence-of-unruly-rooting-passions/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/02/material-evidence-of-unruly-rooting-passions/#comments Wed, 20 Feb 2008 23:09:11 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=389 Barcelona, Feb 20 | An exhibit of more than 400 pictures and artifacts of football fandom's recent checkered history occasions surprise not for its place within the halls of culture but that the material evidence—a formaldehyde-drenched pig's head, an evenly toasted Vespa—has been so lovingly preserved.]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2008/02/material-evidence-of-unruly-rooting-passions/feed/ 2 http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/04/clases-de-baile-zidanes-dance-class-takes-final-bow/ http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/04/clases-de-baile-zidanes-dance-class-takes-final-bow/#comments Thu, 27 Apr 2006 04:25:34 +0000 John Turnbull http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/?p=141 Madrid | With pledges "to leave it all behind" and to start playing the game with children, archetypal playmaking midfielder Zinédine Zidane has announced his retirement from football following the World Cup finals. Typically, the 33-year-old player for Real Madrid and France looked sheepish facing the bank of microphones and cameras at Wednesday's press conference. "Yes, he is shy," said France teammate Thierry Henry.]]> http://www.theglobalgame.com/blog/2006/04/clases-de-baile-zidanes-dance-class-takes-final-bow/feed/ 5