Soccer
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Soccer
Learning Globalization from Football
Reversing the Skills Drain
Football is not only the world's most popular sport, but also probably its most globalized profession. The sport thus provides a glimpse of how true globalization of labor would work, argues Branco Milanovic in his commentary More »
Soccer in Afghanistan
Hope at the Bottom of the FIFA World Rankings
More than two decades of war and strife have relegated Afghanistan to the bottom of the world rankings. With the overthrow of the Taliban though, things are slowly changing in the country at the Western edge of the Himalayas More »
Saudi-Arabia's National Football Team
A University Professor Earns More
The Saudi Arabian team were unbeaten in their six qualifying games to top their group ahead of South Korea. This summer we will see the team compete at its fourth World Cup in a row. As Fares Youwakim reports, that's not bad for a nation where football was once forbidden More »
Tunisia's National Soccer Team
Not Shining but Persisting
"Tunisia may not be the shining light of football, but we'll do everything we can to make a good impression," clarified Roger Lemerre, who led the Tunisian football team to victory in the 2004 African Cup of Nations. Tobias Oelmaier reports More »
Soccer in Afghanistan
Goals and Glory Among the Rubble
German soccer coach Holger Obermann has been sporting ambassador to Afghanistan since 2003, his latest Third World soccer project. Ratbil Ahang Schamel and Simon Schneider portray the man and his work in Afghanistan More »
Iraq's National Soccer Team
Reconstructing Iraq on a Different Front
The Iraqi national soccer team is in Germany for a training camp, making it their first trip to Europe since the end of the war. German coach Bernd Stange says soccer is the best path to international understanding More »
Jafar Panahi's "Offside"
Protected from the Profanities of the Bellowing Fans
The Iranian film "Offside" is about a group of girl soccer fans who smuggle themselves into Tehran's Azadi Stadium, despite the ban on women spectators. Ariana Mirza presents Offside and its director Jafar Panahi More »
Soccer Star Abbas Suan
No Arabs, No Goals – Soccer in Israel as a Metaphor
Although the Israeli Arab soccer player Suan is adored as a national hero from Haifa to Tel Aviv, tolerance displayed towards Israel's Arab citizens remains minimal. By Moshe Zimmermann More »
Interview with Sahar al-Hawari
A Pioneer of Egyptian Women's Football
The Egyptian football trainer Sahar al-Hawari has waged many battles with conservatives, who regard women playing football as incompatible with Islamic morals. This July, her team will be playing football at the youth games in Stuttgart, Germany. Nelly Youssef spoke with Sahar al-Hawari More »
International Ladies' Soccer Team Berlin
"You Can Play Football Wearing a Headscarf If Necessary"
They still encounter rejection and prejudice now and then, but their enthusiasm for sport knows no bounds. Eighteen female soccer players from six different countries train for the Turkish club "Al Dersim Spor". By Ariana Mirza More »
Integration through Football
World Cup Passion Unifies Germans and Turks
Both times Germany has won World Cup games, Turkish soccer fans have celebrated the victory along with the Germans. Florian Blaschke spoke to researcher Faruk Sen about the World Cup as a new integration engine More »
