Category Archives: Glancing Headers

Death in the Afternoon

Posted on March 31, 2006 by Tony

Okay, time to start cranking up the World Cup output, updating the big picture with quick takes on all things mundial. This week: Teen titan Cesc 1. Why I’m suddenly bullish on Spain — not to win, but perhaps to … Continue reading →

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Who’ll Stop Brazil?

Posted on December 10, 2005 by Tony

Ronaldinho: For the defending team, a player who smiles that much on the ball is just plain scary Premilinary Thoughts on the World Cup Draw There’s Brazil, and then there are the rest. I recently had a look at the … Continue reading →

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World Cup 2006: Viva Angola!!

Posted on October 12, 2005 by Tony

For the past month, my key chain has sported a cheesy plastic key ring depicting the Angolan flag, two simple red and black bars with commie-clip-art sickle-shaped piece of a cog crossed with a machete (where the hammer would be). … Continue reading →

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Elvis and Me: Never Walking Alone in New York City

Posted on October 2, 2005 by Tony

When you walk through a storm, hold your head, up high, and don’t be afraid of the dark… They’re singing it, now, half-heartedly, some thousands of miles away at Istanbul’s Ataturk Stadium. A couple of weeks ago, “You’ll Never Walk … Continue reading →

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Who Wants to Go to Chelsea?

Posted on August 22, 2005 by Tony

Jose Mourinho said a funny thing last week. Asked to defend his 23 million pound acquisition of Michael Essien from Lyon, he said paying that kind of money was simply the new reality of the game. Unusually for a braggart … Continue reading →

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Can Chelsea Be Beaten?

Posted on August 15, 2005 by Tony

Well in, Stevie! Yes, of course they can. We (Liverpool FC) proved that in one of the most important games of the season for both teams — forgive the crass associations, but it looked rather a lot like New Labor … Continue reading →

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Madrid: Not a Real Football Team

Posted on July 25, 2005 by Tony

It could be considered a little pathetic for ostensible superclub Real Madrid to be humiliated 3-0 by no-hopers Tokyo Verdy (losers even in the not exactly world-class Japanese league), but that would be missing the point. As Real coach Vanderlei … Continue reading →

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The Globalization of Footie

Posted on June 26, 2005 by Tony

A version of this story was published on TIME.com in July, 2004 Fenian, moi? Celtic’s Guinean defender Bobo Balde Visitors to Ibrox Park, home of Glasgow Rangers, might have been more than a little gobsmacked recently to see the home … Continue reading →

Posted in Annals of Globalization, Glancing Headers | 11 Comments