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Eamon wrote a new post, PCQ 1/16/14 Zinedine Zidane and Migrant Youth Footballers, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Fri, 17 Jan 2014 03:13:10 -0500

David Rowe’s article on the media and the incident involving Zinedine Zidane’s head-butting of an Italian soccer player during the world cup examines the media’s treatment of suspected racism by the Italian player […]

Eamon wrote a new post, TIFO 1/16/14 Jurgen Klinsmann calls USMNT's MLS homecomings "huge for football in the US", on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Fri, 17 Jan 2014 01:09:20 -0500

This article, published yesterday, describes how some players from the United States who had migrated from the US to play in European leagues are now are returning to play in the MLS. This development is very […]

Eamon wrote a new post, TIFO France’s Soccer Players Flock to England’s Premier League, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Thu, 16 Jan 2014 02:24:18 -0500

This article describes how French players are being hired to play in the England’s Premier league. They are attracted by higher salaries and the prestige of the league. The article also shows that not only are […]

Eamon wrote a new post, PCQ Dutch Soccer and the Euro 2012 Tournament, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Thu, 16 Jan 2014 02:15:12 -0500

Lechner’s piece describes the development of the narrative that the Dutch national team and Dutch soccer in general has a distinct style that sets Dutch soccer apart from the soccer of other nations. He looks at […]

Eamon wrote a new post, PCQ 4 Fascism and Soccer in Italy., on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Fri, 10 Jan 2014 03:46:55 -0500

Chapter 3
The fascists in Italy had a number or uses for football that proved to be advantageous to their political goals. One the referee crisis gave them an opportunity to step in and restore order during the […]

Eamon wrote a new post, TIFO Soccer Star Migration Irks Football Association of Malawi, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Fri, 10 Jan 2014 02:17:33 -0500

This article discusses a star player in Malawi moving to play in Mozambique. The player was the top scorer for his club and the article reports how the Malawi Football association complained that the player had […]

Eamon wrote a new post, Eamon Bousa PCQ 3, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Thu, 09 Jan 2014 02:52:32 -0500

On Bosworth Field or the Playing Fields of Eton and Rugby? Who Really Invented Modern Football?
In the article about the origins of modern football the authors discuss what region of England is truly responsible […]

Eamon wrote a new post, TIFO: "A Century of Soccer Migration" - by Eamon Boussa, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Thu, 09 Jan 2014 01:20:32 -0500

This short article and video shows how players were traded between countries between 1900 and 2013. The video shows little to no trading from 1900 to around 1950 where trades begin to increase substantially. […]

Eamon commented on the post, Seth Browner PCQ 1/7/14, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Thu, 09 Jan 2014 01:06:20 -0500

In response to your question about whether the Italian immigrants in Brazil adopted soccer as a way of preserving their national origin or whether in was to be competitive and integrate into Brazilian society I […]

Eamon wrote a new post, Eamon Bousa PCQ 2, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Wed, 08 Jan 2014 03:29:48 -0500

Class, Ethnicity and Color in the Making of Brazilian Football
-The article discusses how the elites in Brazil picked up soccer from the British. Some of the elites of Brazil would send their children to school […]

Eamon wrote a new post, TIFO: "How Eusebio's Soccer Exploits Challenged European and African Identities", on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Tue, 07 Jan 2014 22:27:19 -0500

This article I found discusses the player Eusébio da Silva Ferreira who was born in Mozambique before the country was independent and played soccer for a Lisbon club team along with the Portugal national team. […]

Eamon wrote a new post, Race, Nationalism, Globalization and Sports - by Eamon Bousa, on the site Sports History at Trinity College (CT)

Tue, 07 Jan 2014 22:07:41 -0500

In the first set of readings race is defined as emerging from the capitalist and colonist experiences of Europeans who sought to justify their dominance and control foreign resources, land and people. The concept […]