http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/07/10/afghan-cup-2007/ Tue, 09 Mar 2010 14:18:31 -0700 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/07/10/afghan-cup-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-97349 Afghan Cup and the Greatest Gift « Rainmakers and Stormchasers Tue, 04 Aug 2009 20:44:49 +0000 http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/07/10/afghan-cup-2007/#comment-97349 [...] If you want to see a more “soccer-like” description of what the game was like, click here for a great blog on Afghan Cup 2007. [...] [...] If you want to see a more “soccer-like” description of what the game was like, click here for a great blog on Afghan Cup 2007. [...]

]]> http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/07/10/afghan-cup-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-6144 fawad Sun, 25 Nov 2007 04:42:28 +0000 http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/07/10/afghan-cup-2007/#comment-6144 wow, its pretty too. i'm afghan. n i live in KY, ya i knw we havent been in dat turnament yet. but there are several other afghans in KY, n we are god willing planing to go in on 2009! n we will get the cup home. first time! wow, its pretty too. i’m afghan. n i live in KY, ya i knw we havent been in dat turnament yet. but there are several other afghans in KY, n we are god willing planing to go in on 2009! n we will get the cup home. first time!

]]> http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/07/10/afghan-cup-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1418 Culture of Soccer » Blog Archive » What I’m Reading: July 22, 2007 Sun, 22 Jul 2007 14:39:07 +0000 http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/07/10/afghan-cup-2007/#comment-1418 [...] American girls, like those on this DC Blast, are fortunate in that they live in a culture which encourages them to play sports. Around the world, girls are often discouraged from doing so, and this issue came up among a group of Ethiopian-Americans at a recent event in Dallas. As the Dallas Morning News reported, a mother is suing the Ethiopian Sports Federation for not including girls in their annual soccer tournament (in contrast, the Afghan Sports Federation this year had girls at this year’s Afghan Cup). [...] [...] American girls, like those on this DC Blast, are fortunate in that they live in a culture which encourages them to play sports. Around the world, girls are often discouraged from doing so, and this issue came up among a group of Ethiopian-Americans at a recent event in Dallas. As the Dallas Morning News reported, a mother is suing the Ethiopian Sports Federation for not including girls in their annual soccer tournament (in contrast, the Afghan Sports Federation this year had girls at this year’s Afghan Cup). [...]

]]> http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/07/10/afghan-cup-2007/comment-page-1/#comment-1137 Chris O Wed, 11 Jul 2007 12:57:55 +0000 http://cultureofsoccer.com/2007/07/10/afghan-cup-2007/#comment-1137 What a great competition! This is a fine example of how soccer can be used to good effect, uniting people from different backgrounds who share a common interest. Long live the Afghan Cup! What a great competition! This is a fine example of how soccer can be used to good effect, uniting people from different backgrounds who share a common interest. Long live the Afghan Cup!

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