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Africa’s celebration of the beautiful game has ugly consequences for club sides in Europe
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Is FIFA Facing a Player Revolt Against Racism?
Kevin-Prince Boateng’s walk-off could change the game
Tenacity Trumps Merriment in English Soccer’s Holiday Season
A slew of games around Christmas and New Year’s could decide the Premier League standings
Chelsea May Be Crowned World Champions. Will Chelsea Fans Care?
Why the World Club Cup has become a glorified exhibition
As City Hosts United, the Manchester Derby May Decide the English Premiership Race
There are 20 teams in the English Premier League but, realistically, only two of them can win the league this season
Why Liverpool Fans Are Loving Chelsea’s New Coach
Chelsea’s upheaval gives Liverpool great pleasure
Arsenal FC is a Sound Business Operation, Which May be Why it Won’t Win Titles
Fans don’t care if their teams break even
Scoring the Goals That Sank Germany, Balotelli Says it Loud: He’s Black, Italian and Proud
As the first black player to represent Italy at a major tournament, ‘Super Mario’ can’t avoid a confrontation with his country’s racial prejudices
Euro 2012: Why Spain Wins, But Fails to Thrill
Spain’s opponents struggle to score because they don’t see much of the ball – not even to retrieve it from the back of their own net
10 Things We’ve Learned About Soccer from Euro 2012
Some things are apparently worse than racism; the haunting of Cristiano Ronaldo; why England’s team is like Stoke City; and more
Euro 2012: England-France Clash Reprises an International Soccer Paradox
England’s pro league is far stronger than France’s, yet its national team is far weaker
Could Russia Spring a Surprise at Euro 2012?
Captain Andrei Arshavin leads a dynamic Russian squad.
Euro 2012: Soccer Gets its War On, But Players Can’t Take the Patriotism Seriously
How international tournaments remain an opportunity for nostalgic but usually harmless pantomime jingoism.