The People’s Game – Radio Show for Monday June 14, 2010
Robert Edelman, author of Spartak Moscow: A History of the People’s Team in the Workers’ State, reflects on the 2010 World Cup on and off the field; and Mark Torres posits that soccer is no longer a second tier sport in the USA
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The People’s Game – Radio Show for Sunday June 13, 2010
Alan talks with Jennifer about the Ghana-Serbia Sex Machine mystery and the sadly unsurprising fact that Disney/ABC/ESPN’s World Cup theme music comes from the African nation of Utah; Nick Green (no relation) comments on England/USA the day after; and Omar Varela previews three exciting sides from Latin America, who’re flying below the global media’s radar: Paraguay, Chile, and Honduras.
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The People’s Game – Radio Show for Saturday June 12, 2010
Alan, Jennifer and Pablo discuss the Gringos 1-1 victory over England and the first two days of the tournament. William Nicholls describes the despair that has gripped England, in between pints at his friendly neighborhood pub. Slovenian philosopher Slavoj Zizek gives us the lowdown on team Slovenia, which opens play tomorrow against Algeria.
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3 points, a good thing – but I wasn’t that impressed – of course there should’ve been more goals and then I’d probably be blind to the faults, but here’re the failings as I see ‘em
offensively the team runs largely through Veron, who generally looked great – his delivery of the ball to Heinz from the corner, for the goal, shows his precision remains as perfect as ever. But he’s old, his legs get tired and once he came off, the offense looked de-centered. Imagine if he was spelled by Requelme, or more likely vis-a-versa… Of course, he’s long-gone…
The People’s Game – Radio Show for Friday June 11, 2010 – Part 1
Reportback from Soccer City in Johannesburg with Amy Williams from Global Girl Media; analysis of Mexico’s performance with Fernando Romero; the BBC’s Paul Mason breaks down the political economy of Capello’s England in the post-WAGS era; Laurent Dubois and Lazar Treschan debate who won the France-Uruguay goalless draw.
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The People’s Game – Radio Show for Friday June 11, 2010 – Part 2
The epic opening day show continues, as Nikki Galucci relates the passion of Nigerian football; and Leo Pas confirms that futbol has indeed surpassed polo as Argentina’s main sporting passion – as tomorrow, Nigeria and Argentina square off; co-Hosts Alan Minsky and Pablo Miralles offer their take on team USA; finally, a look at match day two’s other countries, two current political hotspots – Greece and South Korea – with Savas Michael Matsas and Yung Ho Lee.
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