As I watched Lionel Messi play his final match for Argentina last night, my thoughts kept travelling backwards – to Diego Maradona. Perhaps I was watching one era ending...
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If I were forced to choose the two greatest footballers of our time, my choices would be Lionel Messi and Cristiano Ronaldo. If reduced to one, I would choose...
I understand that many people know me for what I have done in journalism, sacred music composition, political analysis, human rights and humanitarian work. But perhaps only those closest...
The Battle for FIFA Has Entered a New Phase Two weeks ago, in a conversation with some soccer fans about FIFA President Gianni Infantino and the crisis he is...
As I write this article, it’s almost eight hours to the Spain v Argentina World Cup final. Some World Cup finals are remembered for the football. Others are remembered...
The final some football lovers had hoped to see has finally arrived on the greatest stage possible. Argentina, the reigning world champions and Copa América holders, will face Spain,...
Almost eleven hours before England and Argentina meet in the second World Cup semi-final, the tournament stands on the brink of producing a final carrying far more significance than...
Right at the start of this year’s World Cup tournament, I am imagining a World Cup final between Messi and Ronaldo. And suddenly, every football memory from the last...
On September 15, 2025, Tanzanian marathoner Alphonce Felix Simbu achieved a historic victory at the World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. In a thrilling photo finish, Simbu edged out...
WHEN I first set foot in Japan 25 years ago, on an invitation extended through my then employer, Habari Corporation, I did not expect to find Tanzania’s name so...