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The country uses an intensive and disciplined bureaucratic system modeled on the Soviet Union
My roots are Spanish via the Emerald Isle and I’ve spent half my adult life in Italy
Crowds of Colombian and Argentine fans attempted to force entry into the stadium as if they were illegal immigrants with their eyes on McAllen, Texas
Euro 2024 is just what Germany needs right now, to give the battered Bundesrepublik a much-needed lift
Even as a player, Johan Cruyff experimented with the formula
The sport’s journalists seem amazingly incurious about the practice
It sure seems like there are more red-blooded Americans patrolling our streets in Arsenal and Liverpool shirts these days
My inexpert opinion on him was that he was probably a decent-ish player
The NBA relies more and more on international players who grew up playing soccer
We do it as a matter of course; it’s part of our idea of amorous behavior. But it turns out it’s not
