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6 Latino Players Who Shaped Paris Saint-Germain History Before Zlatan Ibrahimovic

Adrián Soulé — Wed, 06 Apr 2016 19:17:14 +0000

Some say Zlatan Ibrahimovic is really annoying, and many Paris Saint-Germain fans will agree with that. Recently, the Swedish star stated that the club didn’t exist until Qatari owners bought it in 2011. It isn’t the first time he makes inflammatory statements; he also recently joked that he’d stay at PSG if a statue of him replaced the

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Watching El Clásico at One of Barcelona’s Private Cannabis Clubs: A Story of Weed and Agonizing Defeat

Adrián Soulé — Mon, 04 Apr 2016 16:33:43 +0000

We all know that “El Clásico”– the epic Madrid v. Barcelona face-off –is the biggest club match in the world. Around 600 million people in nearly two hundred countries tuned in on Saturday to watch Real Madrid crush Barça 2-1. Each team has paid astronomical amounts for their star-studded line-ups: Madrid’s players cost $805 million in

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Stranger Than Fiction: A Look Back at the Time a Barcelona Star Was Kidnapped Before El Clásico

Adrián Soulé — Fri, 01 Apr 2016 22:17:49 +0000

The headline reads “Lionel Messi Kidnapped Before El Clásico.” It’s not real (Messi is safe, friends), but can you imagine browsing through your timeline tomorrow morning hours before the Clásico kickoff to read this? That was what happened to the FC Barcelona cracks of the 1980s, though it happened a few weeks before El Clásico. It all

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Why We Should Stop Calling the 1969 Conflict Between El Salvador and Honduras “La Guerra del Fútbol”

Adrián Soulé — Tue, 29 Mar 2016 23:34:44 +0000

July 14-18, 1969 marks a bloody chapter in Central American history known as “La Guerra del Fútbol.” It was the last conflict in world history to feature propeller warplanes, Mustangs against Corsairs. Death tolls reached nearly 5,000 people, over 15,000 were wounded (majority civilians), and tens of thousands were displaced due to damage done by

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A Look Back at Toros Neza, the Craziest Team in Mexican Soccer History

Adrián Soulé — Thu, 24 Mar 2016 17:25:43 +0000

Toros Neza, the craziest team in Mexican soccer history, will surely bring back painful but rewarding memories. Despite their demise in the 90s, the mythical squad still manages to bring smiles to fans’ faces, almost 20 years later. Bart Simpson, Butt-Head from Beavis and Butt-Head, two calacas, Mexico’s not-to-be-spoken-of ex-president Carlos Salinas de Gortari, and Gene

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The Unrecognized Huichol Inspiration Behind Mexico’s Iconic ’68 Olympic Logo

Adrián Soulé — Thu, 03 Mar 2016 21:49:27 +0000

I was too young, but I was halfway right. The logo of the 1968 Olympic Games – the first time that Mexico made an appearance in the contemporary world –was created by an American. But what very few people know, is that Lance Wyman based the sporting event’s famous geometric logotype on an indigenous Mexican culture that

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What It Was Like to Buy Jordans in Mexico Before NAFTA

Adrián Soulé — Wed, 17 Feb 2016 00:03:57 +0000

During last weekend’s NBA All-Star Game in Toronto, news broke that Michael Jordan had gifted retiring Lakers star Kobe Bryant 30 pairs of shoes, one of each model of his iconic sneakers, in white, purple and gold. Black Mamba is getting the kind of retirement gift that every sneaker collector dreams of, but also every Mexican who grew

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Maradona and Messi’s Most Epic Goals Get Recreated in These Awesome Animations

Adrián Soulé — Thu, 11 Feb 2016 23:05:03 +0000

Do you love the finer details of the most beautiful game? Behold Case Jernigan‘s work – you won’t need anymore recap videos to recreate some of the best plays in soccer history. Take a second to soak it all in: This version of Maradona’s goal of the century was created by Brooklyn-based artist Case Jernigan, who

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