Interesting, multi-layered topic. And I’ve been getting paid to think about it. Soccer, football, in the United Arab Emirates. I am convinced it is by far the most popular sport among UAE citizens — the local Arabs (and a few others who have been naturalized). I am convinced nearly every adult male in the country […]

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I have made this argument before. Perhaps on this blog. I hope it’s new to some of you … those of you who are not baseball fans, and don’t already know this. The greatest suffering a sports fan can endure? The collapse of a baseball team. This is not the sudden shock of a shootout […]

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