Essay: Pancakes and football – a brief history of Shrove Tuesday in the UK
In an article first published on The Conversation, TAYLOR AUCOIN, of the University of Edinburgh, looks at the rather surprising history of Shrove Tuesday in the UK…
Brazil bids farewell to ‘king of soccer’ Pele with 24-hour wake
Santos, Brazil Reuters The Brazilian coastal city of Santos, which sporting giant Pele turned into a byword for soccer brilliance during a glittering club career, started bidding goodbye to its hero on Monday with a 24-hour wake. Mourners lined up to see Pele’s body in an open casket in the center of the field at the […]
In the US, prayers go on, sometimes out of sight, in prep football
West Bloomfield Township, Michigan, USAP Surrounded by a slew of players with their arms draped over shoulders, West Bloomfield High School assistant coach Justin Ibe bowed his head and led a Christian prayer before a recent Friday night game. Forty yards down the sideline, three Muslim young men were having a quiet moment of their […]
Postcards: High kicks – the Pakistani football star training girls in the Hindu Kush
ZOFEEN T EBRAHIM, writing for Thomson Reuters Foundation, reports from the mountains of Pakistan…
Australian women soccer players’ goal on equal pay hoped to boost girls in sport
Kuala Lumpur, MalaysiaThomson Reuters Foundation A landmark equal pay deal brokered by the Australian women’s soccer team, the Matildas, has the potential to boost female participation in sports, equality advocates and sports groups said on Wednesday. Australian soccer’s governing body announced it had reached a “unique” agreement with the players’ union that “closes the pay […]
SIGHT-SEEING: WHY I MADE THE “BIBLE BELT” MY MISSION FIELD
In an article first published on Religion News Service, US pastor DEAN INSERRA – in an adapted excerpt from his book The Unsaved Christian: Reaching Cultural Christianity with the Gospel – explains why he felt called to minister in the US “Bible Belt”…
From the streets to the World Cup: homeless children play Premier League
Thomson Reuters Foundation Rising youth homelessness will come under the spotlight on Friday as the Street Child World Cup kicks off in Moscow, where 230 children from 20 countries are taking part in a football tournament and congress on their rights. A month before the FIFA World Cup in Russia, the week-long event aims to […]