Northern European Soccer Politics
Watching the World Cup in Finland and Estonia. Sample: “Finns just aren’t very good at, nor are they voracious consumers of the game.” As for Estonians, read on.
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Todd Cleveland
Historian Todd Cleveland is completing a book, "Following the Ball: The Migration of African Soccer Players across the Portuguese Colonial Empire, 1949-1975" (Ohio University Press).
What do the Portuguese make of Cristiano Ronaldo?
With the passing of the legendary Mozambican-born Eusébio in 2014, Ronaldo is now the undisputed face of Portuguese soccer.
The Empire Strikes Back
Or how Africa won Euro 2016 for Portugal.