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Sport

Athletics’ Quick Fix: How the politics of doping is taking athletics to the brink of ruin

June 2003 As most sport-crazy 9 – 90 year-old boys do, I began reading my copy of the Mail on Sunday from the last page to the first. But on this particular day, my eyes were strangely captivated by the side column rather tha...
by Tommy Rufai
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Balkans

Football: A Way of Life in Mostar

A special article from Football Beyond Borders founder Jasper Kain on his experiences promoting tolerance through football in Mostar, Bosnia and Hercegovina:  We buy our tickets in a hole chiselled in the stone wall nestled...
by James Appleby
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Brazil
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The World Cup Conundrum: A Legacy Of Loss?

Pele, Ronaldinho, Kaka. To the common layperson, these names may not mean much, but to football aficionados, they hold the same rank as St Paul or St Joseph do to devout Catholics: holy figures, to be admired and worshipped for...
by Tamar Ziff
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Brazil
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Brazil’s Economic Future: A Snapshot

When my professors were my age they heard that Brazil was the up and coming country; it was the one to invest in and they would watch it grow to unprecedented levels, when I began college it was still the country of the future....
by Robert Marks
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EURO 2012

EURO 2012 UPDATE: Nationalist Riots

Nationalism and footballing sympathies came to a head in Warsaw on Tuesday prior to the second leg of the EURO 2012 group stages, in a match between historical and political rivals Russia and Poland in their first meeting since...
by Colin Busby
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Asia

Tokyo’s Hope for Improvements by 2020 Olympics

On 7 September 2013, Tokyo was awarded the 2020 Summer Olympics after the members of International Olympic Committee voted to select the host city from Tokyo, Madrid and Istanbul. As Tokyo celebrates its win, opinion leader...
by Keiko Tanaka
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Human Rights

LGBT Russians Urge Us Not To Boycott The Sochi Olympics

Backlash against LGBT discrimination in Russia is gathering strength, with calls for boycott against the 2014 Winter Olympics. But what do Russian LGBT activists have to say on the matter? We have seen that violence against the...
by Josie Poulter
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Human Rights

2013: A Stormy Year for the LGBT Community

There’s no need to wait until the end of the year to label 2013 as an important year for LGBT (lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender) people. Some countries have taken legislative measures to restrict gay rights, while othe...
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Europe
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Footballers After Football: The Sustainability of the Game & Potential Gains for the British Government

Footballers after football – financially set for life, attractive wife, worshipped by thousands after a career living every boy’s dream. What could possibly go wrong? Well, recent studies show that quite a lot can, and ...
by Jack Gregory
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