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Football Beyond Borders Balkans Tour Day 2 – Mostar

In the opening day of our Balkans tour, we saw the inspiring work that Our Kids Foundation does to give orphans in Mostar, Bosnia and Hercegovina a quality of life that is so unique in a nation lacking in welfare money and havi...

by James Appleby

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Out of Africa: The Evolution of Football in China

Six months after leading Chelsea to their first Champions League triumph, Didier Drogba returned to London last month to present a number of his teammates with commemorative rings to honour that fateful night in Bavaria. In t...

by Patrick Bourke

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#LoveAlwaysWins.. Except In Russia

A powerful short film created by the organisation All Out is aiming to raise awareness on the issues surrounding safety for gays and lesbians during Russia’s Winter Olympics next year. While the Russian government has att...

by Priyanka Mogul

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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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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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What We Can Learn From the Sneijder Situation

Wesley Sneijder has seen his reputation and value diminish spectacularly in recent times. One of the stars of the last World Cup, his steady downfall at the age of 28 is largely due to his standoff with Inter Milan; a mix of fi...

by Mustafa Sharif

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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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What is Sport and Where is it Located? Lessons from Bahrain

As Formula One thankfully revs up its engines in preparation for a return to the less controversial shores of Western Europe, the Western media’s hue and cry over the Bahrain grand prix has been reduced to a low roar. Discuss...

by Jed Fazakarley

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Football: The New Force Behind Social Inclusion

The UK is one of the world’s largest economies. However, it is also a country where the divide between the rich and the poor is growing greater by the day, and it is the poor who are suffering the most. In 1990, the UK’s ri...

by Kieron Blake

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Football Beyond Borders Balkans Tour Day 2 – Mostar

Out of Africa: The Evolution of Football in China

#LoveAlwaysWins.. Except In Russia

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

Brazil’s Economic Future: A Snapshot

What We Can Learn From the Sneijder Situation

The World Cup Conundrum: A Legacy Of Loss?

What is Sport and Where is it Located? Lessons from Bahrain

Football: The New Force Behind Social Inclusion

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