Why the Copa América Centenario Matters (Even Though it Shouldn’t)

Joshua H. Nadel — Thu, 02 Jun 2016 17:57:09 +0000

Just over 100 years ago, in his essay Ariel, the Uruguayan intellectual José Enrique Rodó warned Latin Americans of a growing threat: nordomanía – a slavish devotion to all things North American. Rodó noted the utilitarianism and profit motive that formed the cornerstones of US cultural values, and worried that these would corrupt humanistic, moral,

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The Secret History of Women’s Soccer in Mexico and Its Unsung Heroine, La Pelé Vargas

Joshua H. Nadel — Mon, 08 Jun 2015 21:02:54 +0000

Long before there was Abby Wambach or Maribel Domínguez, Alex Morgan, Charlyn Corral, or Marta, there was Alicia La Pelé Vargas. For a fleeting moment, before FIFA recognized the existence of women’s soccer, the Mexican women’s national team was a world power. Organized by volunteers in the Mexican Association of Women’s Football (AMFF) and discouraged by

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