.@eldacantu: “ Part of the seduction of football is its mythologies. In the case of Peru, this is the return of an underdog against all odds, a tale of redemption. Of redemption, and of suffering.”
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@RomeluLukaku9: “See? I told you. Your daughter is OK. No more rats in the apartment. No more sleeping on the floor. No more stress. We’re good now. We’re good … They don’t have to check the I.D. any more. They know our name.”https://www.theplayerstribune.com/en-us/articles/romelu-lukaku-ive-got-some-things-to-say …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
Iran’s keeper Alireza Beiranvand’s epic life story could be an inspiration for millions around the globe: “I suffered many difficulties to make my dreams come true but I have no intention of forgetting them because they made me the person I am now”https://www.theguardian.com/football/2018/jun/01/alireza-beiranvand-sleeping-rough-world-cup-iran-goalkeeper …
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#ClaudiaNeumann is the first woman to narrate a men's World Cup game on German TV. ... She went on to become the first woman to report a men's football game in 2016, during the UEFA Euro tournament in France”https://dw.com/en/most-germans-support-female-world-cup-commentator-claudia-neumann/a-44414182 …1 reply 2 retweets 4 likesShow this thread -
#CanarinhoPistola "The angry-looking Brazilian mascot...also became popular outside of the realms of soccer, as it represents the population’s overall dissatisfaction in a country facing an ongoing political crisis, increased violence and unstable economy"https://www.apnews.com/71c9a13b7fb142f0a4e0f57256055e28?utm_source=Twitter&utm_campaign=SocialFlow&utm_medium=AP_Sports …1 reply 1 retweet 0 likesShow this thread -
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@AfshinMolavi: “as Europe’s immigration debate heats up, the Belgian squad can point the way toward an ideal of successful, merit-based integration while boosting national pride as they play sublime soccer before billions of viewers” https://www.washingtonpost.com/amphtml/news/global-opinions/wp/2018/07/06/what-france-and-belgiums-world-cup-success-says-about-european-immigration/ …1 reply 0 retweets 0 likesShow this thread -
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@wwJJDdo: "You want to troll French fascists? Tell them the truth: the most French man in the world right now is a black kid called Kylian Mbappé. And in the eternal words of Aimé Césaire: n’allez pas le répéter, mais le nègre vous emmerde. En français."https://africasacountry.com/2018/07/fear-of-a-black-france …2 replies 5 retweets 7 likesShow this thread -
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