From Squirrels to Cheetahs: the Changing Names of the Benin National Team
The history of soccer in Benin is intertwined with the country’s broader sports and cultural development.
The Women’s World Cup Through the Eyes of Thucydides, Gide and Aragon
The 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup is over after a month of festivities. How do we talk about it after so many journals have already done so? By consulting with an Athenian general, a French writer and a surrealist poet.
How Soccer can Save the Soul of a Nation: Nigeria’s Gold Medal at the 1996 Olympics
It was during this moment of uncertainty and pain that the Nigerian Men’s National Soccer team, the Super Eagles of Nigeria, rose to stardom and placed the country on the map as one of the best soccer teams in the world.
Football 101: the Game’s Gear and Equipment
Let us thus discuss today some of the kits and equipment typically needed to play a (real) football game, along with some anecdotes about them.
The Foot of the Angels
by Laurent Bellaiche Every year, International Left Handers Day falls on August 13. Such an event is crucially needed to overcome at least three prejudices. The first is the fact that we are living in a world where many tools are made for right-handed persons,...