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“A lot of people say that football has nothing to do with life. I don’t know how much they know about life, but they don’t know anything about football.” That’s how Argentinean winger Angel Di Maria ended a reflexive social media post that echoed beyond his followers. His message...
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It’s all over now. After a month of excitement, Russia 2018 reached its end with many surprises: the early elimination of Germany during the group stage — something that never happened before in the World Cups — and the failures of Argentina and Spain during the knockout round. But...
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The French Revolution had another transformation in Russia. I would say that Didier Deschamps adopted egalité et fraternité to embrace his squad’s performance. These words are part of the tripartite motto that illustrates the French spirit; it is the official ideology of France as a country, and also the...
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There were several questions involving the Frenchmen during the group stage. The potential of France was not in question, but the performance as a squad left some doubts. Argentina was a wounded giant; the group stage for Messi and friends made them suffer in great magnitude. And in the quest...
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Some of the World Cup’s groups have a colloquial or implicit name given by the audience determined by the quality of the teams that compose them. In this case, Group C is baptized as the dynamic group. France, Denmark, Australia and Peru are attractive teams to watch with a...