Comments for The Global Game

Comment on When Kanoute scored and Iraq exploded—a Spurs’ supporter’s prison diary by Rick

Rick — Mon, 26 Nov 2012 19:52:32 +0000

Very interesting story. I don’t think I’ve come across anyone who is so passionate about their club until now. Really good read!!

Comment on In disaster, soccer infrastructure becomes Haitian lifeline by Felicity Jones

Felicity Jones — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 22:07:34 +0000

Dave, beautifully said about an amazing piece.

Comment on Books | For centuries, life has had its uppies and downies by ALYCE

ALYCE — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 22:23:55 +0000

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Comment on Football made in Nigeria | A short story by Uzor Maxim Uzoatu by Nonso uzozie

Nonso uzozie — Sat, 25 Aug 2012 09:30:34 +0000

This is real art.

Comment on Morocco | Players on a masculine stage by Jim Harte

Jim Harte — Sun, 29 Jul 2012 19:37:53 +0000

Nicole – this work that you are doing is inspirational. How can MSC be involved? Please contact us and good luck!

Comment on In disaster, soccer infrastructure becomes Haitian lifeline by Sports Tip

Sports Tip — Thu, 07 Jun 2012 07:04:59 +0000

Football lover and sports lover always find the way to play the game. they are motivated. Its a good news that American mission worker refers to the peace she discovered at a soccer field. Thank you John Turnbul.

Eugenio J. Coutee

Comment on History | Remembering New Jersey’s immigrant soccer past by Tom Weaver

Tom Weaver — Sat, 24 Mar 2012 16:48:35 +0000

My wife’s family always told her that her Grandfather, William Grant, took his share of the proceeds from the sale of his family’s Scotch business and used it to buy a soccer club in the Newark area. This would have been after WWI, do you have any record of a William Grant owning a team?

Comment on Ahead of 2012, Ukraine reclaims iconographic and football treasures by NormalMan

NormalMan — Mon, 27 Feb 2012 13:24:47 +0000

Lwów was build by Polish people. In Lwów to 1939 lived 150000 people and 110000 was Polish. It was Polish city to 1945 when Stalin gave city to ukrainians to jar Poles and Ukrainians.

Comment on Remembering Eudy, KwaThema’s brightest, killed on its darkest night by Peter

Peter — Thu, 08 Dec 2011 15:03:23 +0000

A footnote to John’s extraordinary piece: Judge Ratha Mokgoathleng was one of the founding members of Kaizer Chiefs, South Africa’s most popular club. After he left Orlando Pirates with Kaizer Motaung and Zero Johnson in 1970, the bespectacled Ratha received death threats, presumably from supporters of Pirates.

It’s also worth mentioning that Eudy Simelane was prominently remembered in the District Six Museum’s 2010-2011 exhibition “Offside: Kick Ignorance Out, Football Unites & Racism Divides.” For those folks interested in reading my review of this exhibit, read it in: The Public Historian, Vol. 33, No. 3 (Summer 2011), pp. 154-157.