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In Case You Missed It: Best Of Tweets of Video, Photo, and Written Essays on South Africa World Cup
A best-of collection of my tweets during the World Cup that just concluded with Spain being crowned champion. In this most global of sports, the planet was interlinked in uplifting rather than destructive ways:
Beautiful photo essay that accompanies NYTimes article, “To Those With Nothing, Soccer Is Everything” –> “Grassroots Soccer”
[Video] A nation’s reaction across its various diverse regions when Spain scores winning WorldCup goal http://budurl.com/SpainCelebrates
Spain Pres. on Spanish #WorldCup team: “They have rejected fatalism&pessimism & turned them in2 confidence&joy” http://gu.com/p/2tatv/tw
An elegant NYT’s essay on Spain’s #WorldCup semifinal win vs Germany w/soccer & national identity insights http://nyti.ms/91sK3Z
Origins of SAfrica’s #WorldCup in Its Infamous Prison http://nyti.ms/dd9JKP How soccerleague on RobbenIsland helped prisoners keep dignity
Blog Posts During the Tournament:
- World Cup More than a Game — Cultural Identity in Age of Diversity at Stake
- World Cup, USA vs Slovenia: Soccer Foul Against Core American Belief
- World Cup: Welcome to Fútbol, Middle America
- World Cup: Futbol Elegy – Why Soccer Means So Much to So Many
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