http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/02/14/the-killing-fields-political-violence-on-the-soccer-pitch/ Fri, 05 Dec 2008 13:34:16 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/02/14/the-killing-fields-political-violence-on-the-soccer-pitch/#comment-6032 Culture of Soccer » Blog Archive » Soccer and Reconstruction in Iraq and Afghanistan Fri, 23 Nov 2007 14:57:16 +0000 http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/02/14/the-killing-fields-political-violence-on-the-soccer-pitch/#comment-6032 [...] performed poorly. The Taliban banned soccer in the national stadium in Kabul and used it instead to stage public executions. By reopening soccer stadiums as places to play soccer and by encouraging people to play the sport [...] [...] performed poorly. The Taliban banned soccer in the national stadium in Kabul and used it instead to stage public executions. By reopening soccer stadiums as places to play soccer and by encouraging people to play the sport [...]

]]> http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/02/14/the-killing-fields-political-violence-on-the-soccer-pitch/#comment-66 Culture of Soccer » Blog Archive » In the News: 18 Soccer-Playing Boys Killed in Iraq Sun, 04 Mar 2007 22:19:00 +0000 http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/02/14/the-killing-fields-political-violence-on-the-soccer-pitch/#comment-66 [...] writing about the long and shameful history of political violence on the soccer field, I’ve been keeping an eye out for current instances of this phenomenon. Sadly, such an incident [...] [...] writing about the long and shameful history of political violence on the soccer field, I’ve been keeping an eye out for current instances of this phenomenon. Sadly, such an incident [...]

]]> http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/02/14/the-killing-fields-political-violence-on-the-soccer-pitch/#comment-64 Culture of Soccer » Blog Archive » What I’m Reading: March 3, 2007 Sat, 03 Mar 2007 19:48:23 +0000 http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/02/14/the-killing-fields-political-violence-on-the-soccer-pitch/#comment-64 [...] The Christian Science Montior also showed its stuff as a newspaper covering a wide range of international stories not in the headlines with its report on flooding in Mozambique. Thanks to the African government’s higher levels of vigilance and preemptive action, the country is likely to avoid massive starvation due to the floods. What caught my eye was the article’s mention that relief agencies land their helicopters on soccer fields in order to deliver supplies. It is a nice contrast to my earlier post on violence on soccer fields. [...] [...] The Christian Science Montior also showed its stuff as a newspaper covering a wide range of international stories not in the headlines with its report on flooding in Mozambique. Thanks to the African government’s higher levels of vigilance and preemptive action, the country is likely to avoid massive starvation due to the floods. What caught my eye was the article’s mention that relief agencies land their helicopters on soccer fields in order to deliver supplies. It is a nice contrast to my earlier post on violence on soccer fields. [...]

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