1. It is a crime to religiously post about your love for the football club you support on Facebook yet find it hard to post how much you love your lover/spouse. 2. It is a…
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Trevor Noah’s gibe over ‘African-ness’ of World Cup victors sparks wider debate
A light-hearted quip about a soccer team has sparked a serious debate about identity politics and the merits of France’s “colorblind” republican model versus American multiculturalism. When the host of American television’s popular “The Daily…
Football sex abuse scandal a disgrace, says Beckham
England football icon David Beckham labelled the historical sex abuse scandal that has rocked the sport as a ‘disgrace’ in an insightful interview on BBC Radio on Sunday. He was unequivocal in his condemnation of…
Cristiano Ronaldo named the world’s best-earning athlete
Cristiano Ronaldo has become the first soccer star to top Forbes’ list of the world’s highest-paid athletes. The Real Madrid and Portugal star has become only the second athlete in a team sport, behind the…
Young blind footballers take to the pitch in Mali
In a classroom at a school for the blind in Mali’s capital Bamako, pupils quietly follow a French lesson taught in braille but it is clear they are impatient to get outside to play football….
Heineken treats foosball champs to Champions League screening in Ibiza
Heineken last week flew three lucky Kenyan consumers to the legendary island of Ibiza for an exclusive live screening of the UEFA Champions League, which was held on Saturday 24th May. The two winners, representing…
Love, sex and football: Brazilian Lovers’ Day awaits World Cup
Calling all football lovers …and lovers. June 12, Brazil. Put it in your diary. The date isn’t just the big kick-off as Brazil get the World Cup underway against Croatia; it’s also Lovers’ Day in…