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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Full-Time Focus: Consider the 2024 Ballon d’Or win and its implications

Adriana Leyba October 29, 2024
The Champions League's influence on individual awards was diminished Monday when Manchester City’s Rodri won the Ballon d’Or player of the year award over Vinicius Junior in a ceremony organized by France Football magazine and UEFA.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Full-Time Focus: A look into the international break

Adriana Leyba October 16, 2024
With the new Champions League format in full swing, the season has sparked much conversation around the number of matches players are expected to play. Now, 36 teams are competing instead of 32. In a league system where each team plays eight games, the old group stage is replaced with eight groups of four teams.
Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Full-Time Focus: New season, new Champions League

Adriana Leyba September 11, 2024
As matchday one approaches next week, the Union of European Football Associations Champions League anthem starts to play more than ever.
Smaran Ramidi | Senior Graphic Artist

Trust is broken all over the sale of beer at the World Cup | The Intersection

Katie Harmon December 1, 2022
Qatar's decision not to sell alcohol at the World Cup threatens the reputation of countries throughout the MENA region.
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Senior Graphic Artist

The World Cup’s corruption scandal | EDITORIAL

Editors November 28, 2022
A not so brief history of Qatar's path to the 2022 World Cup demonstrates a sinister cost paid purely for bragging rights. 
Haley Alvarez-Lauto | Graphic Artist

FIFA is fun, but human rights violations aren’t | Latest With Lin

Michael Lin November 7, 2022
What happens when the very stadiums fans are sitting in have been built off of what some human rights watch groups have called modern slavery?
Connie Dai | DFP Staff

The Mezzala: Should we be excited for Qatar 2022?

Benjamin Lee September 27, 2022
In this week's edition of The Mezzala, Benjamin Lee covers the morality of the 2022 Qatar World Cup, including its corrupt ways of earning a bid, poor working conditions and lack of inclusivity.
Alexia Nizhny/DFP STAFF

Gender Justice: Can we start treating our women in sports better?

Meredith Varner April 2, 2021
Professional leagues have to catch up with the times and stop treating women as afterthoughts.
Yvonne Tang/DFP STAFF

Dear Men: Women’s sports deserve more credit

Yvonne Tang November 12, 2020
Women’s sports don’t have to be niche, and representation doesn’t have to be a feminist movement. True sports fans will enjoy watching anyone exhibit their athleticism, regardless of gender.
Boston University intramural sports teams are pivoting to e-sports for the Fall semester due to the COVID-19 pandemic. ILLUSTRATION BY LAURYN ALLEN/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

BU intramural teams pivot to esports for Fall semester

Nick Speranza October 18, 2020
As Boston University intramural sports have been forced to adapt to virtual competition, new challenges have arisen and a new demographic has been drawn to the teams.
Frontman Matthew Murphy of the English rock band The Wombats performs at the House of Blues Boston Wednesday evening. SOPHIE PARK/ DAILY FREE PRESS STAFF

REVIEW: The Wombats rock House of Blues’ stage for devoted fans, fall short for everyone else

Kai Hellberg October 25, 2018
The Wombats took to the stage at House of Blues Wednesday night with an un-memorable performance that pleased fans but underwhelmed other audience members.
Germany, the 2014 World Cup champions, celebrate. Boston is on the list of cities that will be considered to be one of the hosts of the 2026 World Cup. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Boston on shortlist of cities to host 2026 FIFA World Cup

Kiran Galani March 19, 2018
Boston was included as one of the 23 host city candidates in the United States, Mexico and Canada “United Bid” for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
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