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Annika Morris | Senior Graphic Artist

Full-Time Focus: The last dance — possibly

Adriana Leyba March 26, 2024
The Champions League quarter final stage is when the intensity ramps up. With a big part of the season behind us, every team that is still in the competition poses a real threat.
Connie Dai | DFP Staff

The Mezzala: A turbulent transfer window

Benjamin Lee February 1, 2023
After strong performances in the World Cup, some players gained the attention of club teams looking to improve their roster. However, some clubs made moves fueled by desperation rather than logic.
Connie Dai | DFP Staff

The Mezzala: The World Cup and its new iconic moments

Benjamin Lee December 9, 2022
In a special edition of The Mezzala, columnist Benjamin Lee recaps every group in the World Cup, how we got to the knockout stage and the morality of the "Qatar World Cup."
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. 
Connie Dai | DFP Staff

The Mezzala: Cristiano Ronaldo and Manchester United

Benjamin Lee November 15, 2022
Columnist Benjamin Lee covers Cristiano Ronaldo's shocking interview this past weekend and discusses if his return to Manchester United was the right choice in this week's edition of The Mezzala.
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.
Connie Dai | DFP Staff

The Mezzala: Maccabi’s Magic, Son’s return to form, and Allegri’s woes

Benjamin Lee September 21, 2022
This week's edition of The Mezzala covers a near-miracle for Maccabi Haifa in the Champions League, Heung-Min Son's dramatic return to form, Juventus' struggles and more.

DAMIANO: Qatar: Where atrocities have no consequences

David Damiano October 9, 2017

The tiny peninsular state of Qatar has the great fortune of having vast oil resources. Despite its minuteness, Qatar has the third largest natural gas and oil reserves worldwide, allowing it to become...

Fish And Chipps: A proper, gangsta breakdown of the FIFA scandal

Fish And Chipps: A proper, gangsta breakdown of the FIFA scandal

Isaac Chipps October 9, 2015

When I say that Bob Ley is an OG, that's not an opinion — that's a factual statement. Ley is one of the hardest hitting broadcast journalists in the business, whose dogged reporting for ESPN's "Outside...

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