Football in Spain was attached to politics from the very beginning. In a country where regional nationalist movements are present centuries ago, we shouldn’t be surprised from the news that “el classico”, the long waited clash between FC Barcelona and Real Madrid, won’t be played next Saturday (October 26th), but …
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A low-interest football match turned into a historical moment last Thursday in Tehran, Iran. The FIFA World Cup qualifying match between Iran and Cambodia, in which the hosts had by default a huge advantage, was the first match in Iranian soil attended live by women in nearly 40 years! Emotions …
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The most exciting picture of the 2019 IAAF World Athletics Championships held in Doha, Qatar was neither a victory ceremony, nor a top athlete’s celebration and standing ovation. Braima Dabo, a 26 year-old long distance runner from Guinea Bissau gave his county much more than a medal. Indeed, the West …
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Tillysburn Park, Belfast. Saturday September 21st, 2019. After a quarter of an hour play between hosts Harland & Wolf Welders and visitors PSNI (Police Service of Northern Ireland) Lukasz Gwiazda taps the ball into the empty net, scoring the opening goal. His successful effort could be avoided, though, if the …
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You wouldn’t wait reading this story to realize how much sports are connected with mind and psychology rather than strength and talent. There’re plenty of examples, where a minor talented but deeply inspired team exceeded their limits and won a match or a tournament. But it’s always emotional to learn …
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The national teams of Hong Kong and Iran have toed the line for the national anthems, a few minutes before the start of the first game between them for the 2022 FIFA World Cup qualifiers on Tuesday, September 10th. It has been announced that the “March of the Volunteers”, the …
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History has been made on Thursday, September 5th in Djibouti’s “El Hajj Hassan Gouled” stadium. The national football team of Somalia celebrated their first ever win at a FIFA World Cup qualifying competition, after seeing off Zimbabwe by the narrow 1-0 score. This margin might not be enough to see …
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Jonathan Joubert raised his hands in ecstatic celebration and started running to his teammates. A few seconds earlier the veteran Luxembourgish goalkeeper has saved the last penalty in the shootout between F91 Dudelange and FC Ararat Armenia. The last ticket of the Europa League group phase ended up to the …
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Football rules about ripped off shirts are quite strict nowadays: No player is allowed to run into the pitch if his shirt has the slightest damage or worse, if it is soiled with blood. However, every rule has an exception. One of these rare exceptions has been recorded at the …
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Glascow, September 19th 2002: FK Suduva debut match on European football competition has ended in a complete disaster: A record 8-1 loss by powerhouse Celtic, ending all hopes of a decent European trip and nurturing a long-lived cliché: Lithuanians, especially from Sudovia’s region Marijampole, where FK Suduva comes from, are …
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“Gooool!Goool! Ahtnan-Wahat! Athnan-Wahat”! A thunderous scream was heard in Aden during Thursday afternoon (August 8th, 2019). Thousands of Yemenis celebrated their national teams’ second goal against Lebanon. Yemen, nicknamed “The Red Devis” because of their shirt color, scored twice within three minutes to grab a precious 2-1 victory over Lebanon …
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Cameroonian clubs PWD Bamenda and Young Sports Academy have announced their intention of not taking part in next year’s Elite One, the top tier of football-famous African country. The main reason is neither financial, nor competitive, but safety: Both teams have witnessed acts of terror against them. During the regular …
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You have to search a lot into the FINA 2019 World Aquatics Championships website to locate Sangay Tenzin’s accomplishments. This 16-year-old boy from mountainous Bhutan didn’t grab a medal, but is considered as one of the winners of the competition, something like a symbol for world swimming, besides the top …
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The tiny town of Gzira in central Malta had been a top Google search topic for a couple of hours on Thursday, July 18th. Thousands of football fans around the world wanted to discover where on earth is this Gzira United from. There was a good reason for that: The …
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A stunning page of basketball history was written a few days ago on the beautiful island of Crete. The basketball team of Mali won the 2nd place and silver medal at the 2019 FIBA U19 Basketball World Championships. That’s the first time ever where an African team made the final …
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This is one of the most exciting stories the 2019 African Cup of Nations is offering: The national team of Madagascar, a absolute football Cinderella, at their first presence in a final phase of the tournament not only managed to join a difficult group (including powerhouse Nigeria, experienced Guinea and …
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How many years does it take to get free from a curse? The Confederacao Brasileira de Futebol (CBF) feels that 69 years are enough time to heal the wounds a hoodoo jersey has made to the average Brazilian football soul. So, they decided something that might be unthinkable in the …
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Joris Marveaux was a happy man after the final whistle of the referee at the Martinique vs. Cuba match on Wednesday, June 19th. The “national” team of Martinique secured a clear 3-0 win, their first at the 2019 CONCACAF Gold Cup, held mainly in the USA. The 36-year-old Marveaux scored …
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