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Elaith / No comments / 23 October 2025

Gather ‘Round for a Penalty Shootout: The 12-Minute Match

– Where are you going, Anderson Nascimento?– To the stadium, Mr. Júlio.– What are you talking about, boy? During your lunch break? You won’t make it in time!– Don’t worry, boss. I won’t be long. The exchange above is fictional, but it could very well have happened in October 1988. To understand why, we need […]

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Elaith / No comments / 28 September 2023

Football reaches the heights of the Andes

Two thousand eight hundred and eighty. That’s the number of meters that separate Iruya from sea level, up there in the Andes. Yet, it’s not just the altitude, a bit lower than the summit of Mount Olympus for comparison, that makes it different. La Paz, the capital of Bolivia, sits at 3,640 meters. Its uniqueness […]

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SOMBRERO

When a football player "chips" the ball over an unsuspecting opponent's head and then retrieves it by passing it behind them. According to Latin Americans, the term originates from the trajectory formed by the ball's path in the air and the player's movement around their opponent. The shape resembles a "sombrero"!

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