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Identity and football: A closer look

29/08/2014Elliot McGrathArticlesNo Comments

While eating dinner with my girlfriend’s colleagues a question occurred to me. ‘Does anybody know where Guam is?’ I announced, cutting her boss off mid budget report. With confused looks – and bachelor life becoming a rapidly increasing possibility – I asked again. No one knew. Guam, of course, is an island in the Western Pacific Ocean, and is actually a territory of the United States. Despite this the country still has a FIFA affiliated national football team, who draw on a population of just over 165,000. The rather isolated country is around five hours flight from Australia, and three…

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Disease, war and football: It’s Not Easy

27/08/2014Elliot McGrathAfrica, ArticlesNo Comments

Ged Naughton has had an extremely varied career which spans charity work, PR and journalism, and seen him travel the globe. He has now turned his attention to telling the story of a small Liberian football team which has been through ups and downs, triumphs and tragedies, and emerged on the other side. Liberia has been at the centre of a media storm in recent weeks. The Ebola virus outbreak in West Africa has thrown the country into turmoil and the population is full of anger and confusion. It is not the first time Liberia has been splashed across the…

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FIFA still represent the promised land of football

26/08/2014Elliot McGrathArticlesNo Comments

FIFA seem to be under-fire on a daily basis. Allegations of corruption consistently surround the organisation and the 18 month investigation led by Michael Garcia is yet to come to any conclusion. The bidding process for the 2018 and 2022 world cups in Russia and Qatar has been highly debated in the media and has seen professional and ex-professional footballers alike wade into the argument. Gary Lineker has recently voiced his opinion. Speaking in GQ Magazine he branded the awarding of the world cup to Qatar as “ludicrous” and stated that “the corruption at the top level is nauseating.” The…

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Head to Head with Rwanda head coach Stephen Constantine

14/08/2014Elliot McGrathAfrica, Articles, Head to HeadNo Comments

“We have shocked Africa twice this past three months and we will try to do so again” In Road to Russia’s first big interview, Editor Elliot McGrath poses the questions to Rwanda’s London born Head Coach, Stephen Constantine. How did you first get into coaching? It was for me a natural thing to do, I have only ever wanted to play and then coach, it was not even a thought it just happened. You started international management at Nepal, a side who have lost around two-thirds of their total matches. What did you learn during your time there? Not to…

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  • Identity and football: A closer look
  • Disease, war and football: It’s Not Easy
  • FIFA still represent the promised land of football
  • Head to Head with Rwanda head coach Stephen Constantine

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