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Spectator tribunes remain empty as the Spanish league football match FC Barcelona vs UD Las Palmas is played behind closed doors at the Camp Nou stadium in Barcelona on October 1, 2017. (AFP)


Keep Politics out of Sport? Don’t Make me Laugh

Keep Politics out of Sport? Don’t Make me Laugh

London – Barcelona’s decision to play the October 1 match against Las Palmas in an empty stadium smacked of choosing points over principles, and overlooks the fact that sport has always found room for protest. When it came down to it, FC Barcelona – mes que un...
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Spanish Prime Minister Mariano Rajoy. (AFP)


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A man holds an Estelada (Catalan separatist flag) as people gather at Plaza Catalunya after voting ended in the independence referendum, in Barcelona. (Reuters)


From Barcelona to Irbil

From Barcelona to Irbil

My British neighbor has been anxious for days. He has been following up on the news on the television and internet. He has a feeling of imminent disaster. He has forgotten all about the Brexit and his current and future concerns. He ignored the conference of the...
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Pep Guardiola and Andres Iniesta. (Getty Images)


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Liverpool midfielder Philippe Coutinho. (AFP)