When nationalism combines with soccer in the stadiums and streets of Europe, it tends to not end well. For decades, images of drunken fans adorned with nationalist symbols and flags fighting one…
Tag: Football
Could flag football one day leapfrog tackle football in popularity?
One hundred years into the future, what if millions of people gathered every February, not to watch the Super Bowl, but to instead watch the annual world flag football championship? Once a…
Bill Belichick’s hidden playbook – the 19th century origins of ‘The Patriot Way’
To the New England Patriots fans enrolled in my Story of Football class at Quinnipiac University, Bill Belichick is the only Patriots coach they’ve ever known. The 71-year-old coach and team owner…
European soccer is having another reckoning over racism – is it time to accept the problem goes beyond bad fans?
After suffering months of racial abuse on the field and off, Brazilian soccer star Vinícius Júnior had enough. On May 21, 2023, the Real Madrid forward – commonly seen as one of…
Michael Oher, Mike Tyson and the question of whether you own your life story
What if you overcame a serious illness to go on to win an Olympic medal? Could a writer or filmmaker decide to tell your inspiring story without consulting you? Or do you…
Aaron Rodgers’ season-ending Achilles tear resurfaces questions about player safety on artificial turf
In the first quarter of his first game as a New York Jet, quarterback Aaron Rodgers dropped back to pass. Buffalo Bills defensive end Leonard Floyd blew past the offensive line and…