Category: Blog
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England’s Soccer Failures
Article Written by : Online Soccer Champions Established as one of Europe’s best centre-halves, England still failed to acknowledge Carraghers talents. It’s still the case today as many supporters outside of Liverpool are baffled by the adulation he is offered. The city of Liverpool has a complex social fabric and many players who represent the club…
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Franco Baresi: A Working Class Hero in Soccer
Article written by : 4 Specialty Soccer The Milanese love Baresi. He epitomised the club during his playing days with his elegance, class and longevity, not to mention his distaste for all things Internazionale. In a recent interview he was asked whether he was disappointed by the lack of loyalty players show to their clubs nowadays? ‘No’, he…
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Soccer in Cypress
Article written by : BEC Sport In Europe, fan identities are often constructed on divides such as, locality, social-class, religion or politics. Similar to how Glasgow’s two major soccer teams are historically associated with religion, soccer clubs in Cyprus have been used to promote political ideologies. Having personally visited the island many times myself, I…