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Sport

Has FIFA changed?

written by Clément Guntern

Year after year, global sporting events such as the Football World Cup and the Olympic Games have become pharaonic. Has FIFA, criticized for its corruption, succeeded in its transformation towards more democratic governance?

Films

«Diamantino»: a welcome naive innocence

By Hélène Lavoyer · July 16, 2018

Neuchâtel International Fantastic Film Festival (NIFFF) – Hélène Lavoyer Le Portugal, vainqueur de la Coupe du Monde ? La question s’est posée...

Sport

A breathless Serbia-Switzerland

By Alexandre Wälti · June 25, 2018

Mondays in the news - Alexandre Wälti The soccer World Cup is in full swing in Russia, while a new...

World

Soccer World Cup: when politics feeds on sport

By Diego Taboada · 10 June 2018

A moins de 80 jours du coup d’envoi de la coupe du monde de football en Russie, les tensions diplomatiques avec le Royaume-Uni menacent de perturber l’événement. Un exemple parmi d’autres des relations étroites qu’entretiennent le sport et la politique.

Literature

«Far from Douala», and you miss Africa

By Loris S. Musumeci · 10 April 2018

Les lettres romandes du mardi – Loris S. Musumeci Roger veut boza. C’est-à-dire qu’il veut partir pour l’Europe. Le jeune Camerounais...

Society

Matthias Sindelar, the Mozart of soccer

By Nicolas Jutzet · December 16, 2017

PORTRAIT, Nicolas Jutzet | Great heroes are sometimes found on a simple green rectangle. Sindelar, precise in front of goal and courageous elsewhere, is certainly one of them. His story is that of a man who knew how to fight against the obvious, while assuming the importance of his status.