{"id":2755,"date":"2025-11-20T12:33:42","date_gmt":"2025-11-20T12:33:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2755"},"modified":"2025-11-20T12:33:42","modified_gmt":"2025-11-20T12:33:42","slug":"eusebio-between-colonialism-and-football-football","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=2755","title":{"rendered":"Eusebio: Between colonialism and football | Football"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"vertical-video-thumbnail is-horizontal \" data-testid=\"vertical-video-thumbnail\">\n<div class=\"responsive-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025_Game-Theory_EP11_Thumbnail_Horizontal_V01_00000-1763639635.png?resize=730%2C410&amp;quality=80\" srcset=\"\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025_Game-Theory_EP11_Thumbnail_Horizontal_V01_00000-1763639635.png?resize=270%2C152&amp;quality=80 270w, \/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/2025_Game-Theory_EP11_Thumbnail_Horizontal_V01_00000-1763639635.png?resize=730%2C410&amp;quality=80 730w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 270px) 270px, (max-width: 730px) 730px, 730px\" alt=\"Eusebio\"\/><\/div>\n<p><button aria-label=\"Play video\" class=\"vve-button-circular play-toggle\"><svg class=\"icon icon--play-arrow icon--white icon--29 \" viewbox=\"-3.5 -2 12 12\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>Toggle Play<\/title><path fill=\"#FFF\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M.197 7.952A.39.39 0 0 1 0 7.61V.39C0 .247.076.114.197.048a.36.36 0 0 1 .384.018l5.25 3.61A.394.394 0 0 1 6 3.998a.394.394 0 0 1-.169.327l-5.25 3.61a.362.362 0 0 1-.384.016Z\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"vertical-video-thumbnail-title\">Game Theory: What connects Eusebio, football, and colonialism?<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<header class=\"article-header\"><span class=\"program__page__source\"><span class=\"video-program-source__program-name\">Game Theory<\/span><\/span><\/header>\n<p class=\"article__subhead u-inline \">It\u2019s been 60 years since Eusebio lifted the Ballon d\u2019Or, becoming the first Black player to win football\u2019s highest individual honour. But beyond the brilliance, his journey was shaped by colonial forces far bigger than football. Samantha Johnson explores the side to Eusebio\u2019s legacy that many may have missed out.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-info m--t-20 m--desktop-b-30 m--b-mobile-20\">\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 20 Nov 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">20 Nov 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share dark-view\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Toggle Play Game Theory: What connects Eusebio, football, and colonialism? Game Theory It\u2019s been 60 years since Eusebio lifted the Ballon d\u2019Or, becoming the first Black player to win football\u2019s highest individual honour. But beyond the brilliance, his journey was shaped by colonial forces far bigger than football. Samantha Johnson explores the side to Eusebio\u2019s [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-2755","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-africa-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2755","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=2755"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2755\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/2756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=2755"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=2755"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=2755"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}