Immediately after the University of Georgia’s football team captured the Rose Bowl championship in an overtime thriller New Year’s Day, their coach Kirby Smart could only exclaim to the interviewers […]
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Books 2017: Paradoxes of Brazil’s Soccer Socrates
Book: Doctor Socrates: Footballer, Philosopher, Legend Author: Andrew Downie, published September 2017 by Simon & Schuster; 400 pages Review: Kirk Bowman, Jon R. Wilcox Chair in Soccer and Global Politics, Sam Nunn School of International Affairs […]
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Georgia Tech Basketball Game Brings Out State’s Supporters in China
Georgia Tech brought quite the posse to its basketball game in Shanghai, a delegation of state officials who cheered from private box seats until an ill-fated three-pointer rimmed out, squelching […]
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France’s 3×3 Basketball Coach Splits Time Preparing for the Olympics and Working with Atlanta Youth
The International Olympic Committee’s decision to add men’s and women’s 3×3 basketball as part of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo represents a slam dunk for Karim Souchu, the French […]
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In Atlanta’s New Football Stadium, Soccer Is No Afterthought
Darren Eales is no stranger to high-stakes stadium projects. When he was executive director of Tottenham Hotspur, an English Premier League team in London, he played a part in the early stages of […]
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India — Yes, India — Bests England to Win ATL Nations Cup Soccer Tournament
Since colonial times, India has become a powerhouse in cricket, a sport it inherited from the Brits. Soccer, an even more important national pastime of England? Not so much. But for a brief moment […]
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Pitch Patriotism: Nations Cup Soccer Tournament Pits Global Teams for Local Impact
Sometimes rivalries between soccer clubs can go horribly wrong. But a local nonprofit is harnessing the passion of international football fans for the good of the city’s underprivileged communities. Soccer […]
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Soccer in the Streets Honored for Its ‘Station Soccer’ Initiative
As the train pulled into the Elmers End station, just south of London, Sanjay Patel saw the British kids getting off to play on nearby soccer fields. The memory prompted him […]
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Kennesaw State’s ‘Year of Russia’ Provides Timely Insights into U.S.-Russia Relations
It’s more than a mere coincidence that Kennesaw State University’s “Year of Russia” is taking place as so many headline grabbing controversies swirl around U.S.-Russian relations. The university’s annual country […]
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Kia Produces 51 Cars in Falcons Colors Ahead of Super Bowl LI
To celebrate the Atlanta Falcons‘ upcoming Super Bowl appearance — and marking Gov. Nathan Deal‘s designation of Feb. 3 as “Falcons Friday” — the Kia Motors plant in West Point lined […]