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In Chicago midfields, Hemon discovers transcendental soccer nation

In Chicago midfields, Hemon discovers transcendental soccer nation

For Aleksandar Hemon, the Bosnian-born writer, lack of soccer means spiritual death. With interview »

Nov 30, 2009 | 0 comments View Post
Israeli writers' trophy leads to 'emptiness of the day after'

Israeli writers’ trophy leads to ‘emptiness of the day after’

Assaf Gavron, captain of the Israeli writers’ XI (see 9 Dec 08), regards football as a legitimate literary subject: “The main appeal is to accomplish the boyhood dream of many men really, not only writers. It is to be a football star.” With podcast »

Dec 19, 2008 | 2 comments View Post

Bosnia | ‘Joyful fandom’ & the flares of Sarajevo (w/ podcast)

Sarajevo, Bosnia-Herzegovina, Dec 10 | Özgür Dirim Özkan, in fieldwork among supporters’ groups in Sarajevo since Feb 07 and on the Bosnian Football Culture website, has examined football as but a small part of a society that, in the Western frame, implies little but ethnic-riven conflict and a constellation of indecipherable place names. With 28-minute podcast.

Dec 10, 2007 | 2 comments View Post

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