Two of France’s players with African roots, Paul Pogba and Kylian Mbappé, celebrate winning the World Cup. Facundo Arrizabalaga/EPA 9 août 2018 Trevor Noah is right. People can be both French and African Dr Edward Ademolu PhD, FHEA, University of Manchester It is important to understand that African diaspora constitute complex and multiplicitous identities.
France’s World Cup winner Paul Pogba was also eligible to play for Guinea. Peter Powell/EPA 20 juillet 2018 African countries are losing out on their football talent. They need to figure out why Chuka Onwumechili, Howard University It’s time Africa’s top administrators tried to find out why top African players are choosing to represent European countries, so that they can work to rectify the situation.
Leo Messi advertises sportswear, airlines, and even this Russian bank. Facundo Arrizabalaga / EPA 18 juin 2018 Football’s next marketing superstar may emerge at this World Cup Simon Chadwick, University of Salford Ronaldo and Messi cannot go on forever, and Neymar, Pogba and Salah are waiting in the wings.