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The (Un)Surprising Renaissance of Syrian ...

Natan Odenheimer sheds light on recent Syrian success in football and checks on Bashar Al-Assad’s 4-3-3 formation, while his national team writes a (un)surprising renaissance.

Rio de Janeiro

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El Maracanazo of 1989: The scandalous match and its plane crash connection

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El Maracanazo of 1989: The scandalous match and its plane crash connection

September 3rd 1989 was a bittersweet day in Brazilian history: The Seleção have qualified for the 1990 World Cup after a shocking match against Chile, but at the same time a local flight crashed in the Amazonas. Can there be a connection between the two events?

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Daniel Tenenbaum: The Serial Record Breaker

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Daniel Tenenbaum: The Serial Record Breaker

Daniel Tenenbaum was signed by Maccabi Tel Aviv three years ago but has barely played since. An unfortunate injury to the first goalkeeper propelled him from the bench into becoming a record breaker.