Spirit of '74
@spiritof74
Aspiring historian of Latin American fútbol & dictatorships (aka current grad student). Supporters over club, club over country. Sounders, Liverpool, anti-fascist fútbol/football/soccer. Free Palestine.
spotted outside the USMNT - Belgium match as fans were leaving the stadium: a 2pole reading "LAND OF THE FREE" with Balogun's profile.... the irony that this phrase was coined before Black people were considered actual persons in this country is just.... A very long essay could be written about this
I have had Christian Nodal stuck in my head all day after last night's amazing party in the streets following Mexico's win over Ecuador. Pioneer Square in downtown Seattle again erupted into an hours' long celebration of all things Mexican - a fiesta of joy amidst a climate of xenophobia
some Seattle Sounders fans have been putting up commemorative stickers alongside @weareecs.bsky.social stickers to welcome Egytpian fans to Seattle...
interesting how the USA gets left out of these conversations given rampant codified transphobia
I almost can't believe this fragile weirdo blocked me for my comment. The World Cup brings out the worst in people. I can simultaneously enjoy and critique this tournament but how can you so willingly pull the blinders down and block out every blatant expression of sporting corruption?
not football related but very good as well with interesting parallel approaches:
all 4 of these were very good, Josh Nadel's was the most accessible in terms of academic texts, and I also read @brendaelsey.bsky.social & Joshua Nadel's "Futbolera: A History of Women & Sport in Latin America" for the second time which remains such a groundbreaking work
Boca Jrs about to crash out of Copa Libertadores with an underwhelming performance against U. Catolica 👀👀👀
hilarious that this QT got me blocked by a Resistance™️ account. these people cannot be serious - so much engagement-farming masked as political resistance on this site
Very happy to see @soundersfc.com goalkeeper Andrew Thomas publicly coming out against the horrors of state violence in Minnesota - any other pro footballers making statements like this?