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The Vancouver Olympics and John Furlong’s Sins of Omission

13 April 2011

In this comment piece, Canadian author and journalist Laura Robinson takes us further into the discussions of the legacy of the Vancouver Games with a look behind the biography of John Furlong, CEO of the Vancouver Organizing...[more]




Legacies of the Games: Did the Olympic Glow Last?

05 April 2011

Canadian Aboriginals were promised a long list of legacies from the Vancouver Games many of which never materialised. Laura Robinson looks into the actual legacy one year after the Games have ended.[more]




Scots, Welsh and Northern Irish players urged to play in a United GB Olympic football team

31 March 2011

The Games is an experience that football players should not miss, says two-time US Olympian Friedel and urges the players to play regardless of any opposition from their governing bodies.[more]




New book: GB United? British Olympic Football and the end of the Amateur Dream

04 November 2010

Read the first chapter of Steve Menary's new book examing the history of British Olympic football through historical facts and interviews with former players about the Great Britain football team that won two Olympic gold medals...[more]




GB United? British Olympic Football and the end of the Amateur Dream.

01 November 2010

In his new book, Steve Menary looks into the creation of the Great Britain football team with both historic facts and interviews with former players. The story of British Olympic football is now becoming very relevant with...[more]




Ghana – Africa’s team?

02 July 2010

Can one say that Ghana is Africa’s team? This is the question Brendan O'Neill poses in the always interesting online magazine Spiked. And it is an important question.[more]




The United States of Soccer?

30 June 2010

There were many who believed – and hoped – that the U.S. would do well in this year's FIFA World Cup. The U.S. has good results to show for the last couple of years (finals in the Gold Cup and the Confederations Cup) and it is...[more]




World Cup Reaction – A Nation United

14 June 2010

“It was crowded. It was ear-drummingly achingly loud. But it was MAGIC."...[more]




Alternative World Cup finds its winner

07 June 2010

Padania completed a hat-trick of successes in the Viva World Cup for non-FIFA nations at the weekend but the latest tournament in the Maltese island of Gozo was a far lower profile affair than last year.[more]




Africa’s World Cup?

01 June 2010

“Sport can unite the African continent and help establish peace” said South African President Jacob Zuma at a gala dinner celebrating Africa Day on Saturday. He believes that the entire African continent can claim ownership of...[more]




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