Germany’s World Cup victors. Clothes by Hugo Boss.
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The World Cup in Brazil is over, and Germany — with its predominantly white squad — is the first European team in history to win in Latin America. And, in the views of football experts and neutral fans around the world, it was a well-deserved victory. Read more …
Of Balls & Men:
Reflections, Pro & Con, on “Soccer,” So-Called
It is easy to spot the Croatian team. They are the white ones.
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The ZMan’s Blog is always worth reading, and today is no exception. Avoiding the cliché post about or around Bastaille Day, ZMan digs into the game at the heart of the recent World Cup hoo-haw: football, or as you Yanks call it, “soccer.”[1] Read more …