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Neymar equals Pele’s record Brazil can cite objective criteria to avoid giving Neymar this coveted recognition. But most Brazilians would forgive the CBF for using this goal-counting method as a pretext to do so. If it didn’t, Neymar would replace Pele as the face – not just of Brazilian soccer but of Brazilian pride. And you’d be hard-pressed to find… Read more.
In “Trump, May, Macron: Don’t Bomb Syria. Withdraw World Cup from Russia!,” April 11, 2018, I pledged to boycott this World Cup. I honored that pledge. But I cannot resist sharing the following about France’s 4-2 victory over Croatia’s in Sunday’s final match: Immigrants, sons of immigrants and grandsons of immigrants bonded together with scions… Read more.
In this digital age of viral tweets and snapchats, war crimes committed in Europe during the 1990s are no more present in public consciousness than war crimes committed in Europe during the 1940s. The decision resolved claims and counter-claims Croatia and Serbia had been hurling against each other for almost two decades: Croatia claimed that Serbia… Read more.
