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Noam Chomsky is right when he says that, in the US, sports creates the necessary “fantasy world” required to shield people from understanding, organizing, and attempting to “influence the real world”. Referring to sports commentary and phone-in shows, Chomsky, in an interview with AlterNet, marveled at the intellectual and analytical skills of people engaged in the sports culture. Ultimately, however,[Read More...]

Maradona, le génie du FOOT 1/ Le but du siècle & la main de Dieu ! Les secrets du meilleur but de l'histoire | Maradona 1986 • Angleterre - Argentine 22 Juin 1986, ou le jour où Diego Maradona a marqué l'histoire du football mondial. 2/ Maradona, un gamin en or | ARTE •25 nov. 2020 ARTE Âgé de 60 ans, Diego Armando Maradona est décédé le 25 novembre 2020. ARTE diffuse un portrait de la légende du football, star absolue de l'Argentine, sacré jeune roi du (...)

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Maradona, le génie du FOOT 1/ Le but du siècle & la main de Dieu ! Les secrets du meilleur but de l'histoire | Maradona 1986 • Angleterre - Argentine 22 Juin 1986, ou le jour où Diego Maradona a marqué l'histoire du football mondial. 2/ Maradona, un gamin en or | ARTE •25 nov. 2020 ARTE Âgé de 60 ans, Diego Armando Maradona est décédé le 25 novembre 2020. ARTE diffuse un portrait de la légende du football, star absolue de l'Argentine, sacré jeune roi du (...)

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Espagne-Allemagne : "Löw est devenu un technocrate du football" tacle notre spécialiste •17 nov. 2020 RMC Sport "Joachim Löw est devenu un technocrate du football" Polo Breitner estime que tous les problèmes de la sélection allemande sont ressortis, ce soir face à l'Espagne, et pointe la responsabilité de Joachin Löw Les buts d'Espagne - Allemagne - Foot - Ligue des nations 601 512 vues •17 nov. 2020 L'ÉQUIPE VIDEO FOOT - Retrouvez les buts (...)

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Espagne-Allemagne : "Löw est devenu un technocrate du football" tacle notre spécialiste •17 nov. 2020 RMC Sport "Joachim Löw est devenu un technocrate du football" Polo Breitner estime que tous les problèmes de la sélection allemande sont ressortis, ce soir face à l'Espagne, et pointe la responsabilité de Joachin Löw Les buts d'Espagne - Allemagne - Foot - Ligue des nations 601 512 vues •17 nov. 2020 L'ÉQUIPE VIDEO FOOT - Retrouvez les buts (...)

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There are many directions to go with this little story of a hot mic moment no Democrat Party leader wants out in the open. Ours is about word order, or rather, name order. Watch: Wasn’t Biden supposed to be President? Doesn’t the Presidential candidate come first in ticket descriptions. Or is it Kamala / Biden […]

Diego Armando Maradona turns 60 on October 30.   “God is the only being who, in order to reign, doesn’t even need to exist.” – Charles Baudelaire. It is with these words that the renowned filmmaker Emir Kusturica’s ninety-minute documentary on the one and only Maradona begins. Kusturica’s film, structured like a ‘musical’, does more than what a hundred newspaper[Read More...]

Basil Valentine
21st Century Wire
Some say it’s caused by volcanoes, others by nuclear explosions, but all that matters is that it happens. About every thirty years, the monster rises from the depths of the ocean: renewed, rejuvenated and ready to do battle on land once again. Behold the monster that is Leeds United, Godzilla of Football…! 

For example: Teams with racist names; only three Black coaches when 70% of players are Black; players like Colin Kaepernick are sidelined for life; billionaire owners who support Trump; and players who are treated like meat to be bought and sold.

Since the events of 9/11, the Corporatist Sportsworld in general, and the National Football League in particular, have increasingly promoted the brand of American Militarism. For example, if you took a shot of whiskey every time an Armed Services recruitment ad aired during a typical NFL game telecast, you would probably be drunk by Halftime.