In recent weeks football has demonstrated once again that is has now come a tremendously long way from its beginnings as a public school method of transforming the weakling children of the British upper classes into gentlemen ready for the trials of Empire. Even its second and more influential incarnation as a pastime and escape from…
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Political Footballers XI: Midfield Paolo Sollier
‘Triste come un Consiglio di fabbrica in un pomeriggio d’inverno tra un palleggio e un collettivo politico sogni dittature proletarie e coi gol richiami alla lotta di classe. Sotto le curve dei popolari, composto esulti e nelle domeniche di pioggia é più efficace il tuo pugno chiuso’ La solitudine dell’ala destra – Fernando Acitelli (quoted…
Political Footballers XI: Right-back Javier Zanetti
Going in at right-back in the Political Footballers XI is Internazionale defender Javier Zanetti. Born in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1973, Zanetti began his football career at Talleres de Remedios de Escalada. He played in the second division for one season before being sold to Banfield. He was recommended to Inter by scout and legendary…
In Sun and Shadow 