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For Struggling Argentina, the World Cup Victory Means a Lot

When the political conversation resumes at the start of the 2023 election season, the president can hope that the country’s soccer stardom will have shaken the population’s deep pessimism.

admin December 20, 2022

Colombia: learning to love soccer again

This Thursday, Colombians had much to celebrate. In the presence of world leaders President Santos signed a cease-fire with the FARC, a day after Colombia played in the Copa America semi-finals. Though it lost, the games reminded Colombians how far they had come from the World Cup of 22 years ago.

admin June 23, 2016