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WATCH: Rainbow Nails Spark Debate in Moscow

The worldwide condemnation of Russia’s recent bill banning gay “propaganda” has now sparked debate among athletes. Among calls for boycott of the 2014 Olympics that are to be held in Russia, the 14th World Championshi...

by Boel Marcks von Würtemberg

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Football: The European Dilemma

After the closure of this summer’s transfer window, one has to wonder: what happened to Michel Platini’s plan regarding financial fair play? This summer’s transfer season has seen the likes of Paris Saint Germain, Napoli,...

by Nadim Souss

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Football Beyond Borders Balkans Tour 2013 – Preview

Hello, one and all, and welcome to the first in a series of daily blogs covering the activities of Football Beyond Borders in the Balkan regions. During the next 19 days we will bring together communities across the Former Yugo...

by James Appleby

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No Easy Game to Play: Nationalist Incentives from War to the Olympics

Nation-states have recently come under attack, as several scholars have argued that a global world requires novel forms of governance that will eventually make old nations a relic of the past. For the time being, however...

by Lorenzo Piccoli

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Casual racism? The not so funny side to the Australian Football League

AFL is arguably Australia’s national game and it encompasses so much of the Australian way of life. It’s known affectionately as footy to its fans, and even ‘aerial ping pong’ to his haters. Fans are passionate about th...

by Trudy McIntosh

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Should We Boycott Sochi?

If you are unaware of what’s going on, here is an update from inside the Russian Bear. The situation for homosexuals in Russia has regressed into Soviet style treatment. Today, over 80% of Russians support the new anti-gay pr...

by Kris Gravning

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Frankly, Boys Aren’t Reading Enough

It was revealed earlier this week that Chelsea and England midfielder Frank Lampard has signed a deal with publishers Little Brown, and is set to write a series of children’s books. The midfielder breaks the stereotypical, a...

by Urban Times

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Football Beyond Borders Balkans Tour Day 1 – Mostar

Arriving in Bosnia and Herzegovina, one immediately has mixed emotions. Upon seeing the bullet-holes and mass graves – the recent memories that are a tragically normal part of everyday life in this remarkable country, one...

by James Appleby

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Football And Politics: More Similar Than We Think?

The world cup is almost upon us! How similar is international football and international politics? At their roots, these are bodies in which both try to create legal level playing fields, whereby all participants know where the...

by Joe Corry-Roake

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WATCH: Rainbow Nails Spark Debate in Moscow

Football: The European Dilemma

Football Beyond Borders Balkans Tour 2013 – Preview

No Easy Game to Play: Nationalist Incentives from War to the Olympics

Casual racism? The not so funny side to the Australian Football League

Should We Boycott Sochi?

Frankly, Boys Aren’t Reading Enough

Football Beyond Borders Balkans Tour Day 1 – Mostar

Football And Politics: More Similar Than We Think?

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