If you are one of those people who want to know about the Author of Global Soccer Peace, then you must first realize that he is not the creator of the game. No, this man is a soccer player that played on several teams in the past and he is now a coach at the helm of the game's governing body - FIFA.
In 1994, the United States hosted a very successful World Cup. While many may remember the event, most do not recall that it was the first time that an officially sanctioned FIFA World Cup game was played indoors. The site was the Pontiac Silverdome in… Read More »FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 – Perhaps Temporary “Bubble Roof” Stadiums with External Grass for Best Results
Prologue: Uh, no … the term “grass” is not a euphemism for cannabis or something similar. Here, the term “grass” actually means the real thing—the kind animals eat and people have in their yards. It’s the kind that is now sometimes found on fields of… Read More »When it Comes to Soccer and Life, there’s Nothing like Real Grass
Pope John Paul II was a man of true faith. He was also a contemporary, but not a compromiser. He recognized the value of progression, but not at the cost of one’s journey toward the one true God. But he was not only a great… Read More »The Spirituality of Sports According to St. John Paul II
When I traveled to Damascus, Syria in 2007 as part of an international soccer peace mission, the tension was heavy in the air. Although no one on our mission team could ever anticipate what was to come in the form of the brutal aggression and… Read More »Soccer Diplomacy to Avert Another Cold War and/or World War III?
It seems that time flies. In my mind, it was as if they announced the playing of the FIFA World Cup in Qatar just yesterday. Of course, the time is quickly approaching when the nations of the world will converge upon this small Gulf state… Read More »Qatar 2022: A True Opportunity for Peace through Soccer