In the US, smiling is a reflexive gesture of goodwill, but Russians view it as a sign of stupidity. Social psychology research could help explain this cultural contrast.
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African governments and football associations need to do some serious recalculating for the Qatar world cup in 2022.
The way we talk about football reinforces the idea that the men’s sport is the norm, and women’s the exception.
Chinese football fans have gone to Russia in huge numbers – to support other nations.
Sporting success depends on strong squad bonds.
Footballers came under attack from a swarm of flies on the Volgograd pitch. But there’s more to midges and gnats than meets the eye.
VAR is part of a wider trend of digitalisation that threatens to make football less natural and spontaneous.
As the England World Cup team get set to debut in Volgograd it’s apt to reflect on an Anglo-Russian relationship that has endured tumultuous political times.
Ronaldo and Messi cannot go on forever, and Neymar, Pogba and Salah are waiting in the wings.
The football world cup offers a useful chance to consider the apparent division between North and sub-Saharan Africa.
Women now make up a sizeable share of football audiences, but unless decked out in short shorts and cropped jerseys, they are barely visible in the media.
Beluga sturgeon found their migration route blocked by Europe’s largest hydroelectric dam.
The Russian leader seems to understand the ability of sport to foment feelings of national pride and enhance his popularity at home.
Interest in the sport is starting to wane as the Socceroos have struggled internationally and the A-League has failed to evolve.
Australia has won the soccer World Cup three times, in simulation games only. So what are the challenges to predicting the winner?
Losing to Sunderland in 1934 forced Spanish writers and commentators to look beyond football for answers.
Sporting diplomacy could warm Britain’s relations with Russia during the World Cup once more.
It’s easy to get caught up in World Cup fever. But if watching the beautiful game inspires you to get out and play, injury prevention is vital.
Compared with years past, the build-up to the Russia World Cup has been relatively subdued from a marketing and advertising standpoint.
Russia and Saudi Arabia’s new friendship is bad news for Iran.
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Professor of Sport and Geopolitical Economy, SKEMA Business School
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Professor and Chair of Kinesiology and Health Science, Stephen F. Austin State University
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Doctoral student in Anthropology, University of Amsterdam
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Associate Professor of Sociology, University of Leicester
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Professor of Sport and Social Theory, Loughborough University
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Lecturer, Research School of Management, Australian National University
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Senior lecturer in Screen Media, Victoria University
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Professor of Politics, University of Sussex
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Associate Professor of National Security and Strategic Studies, Curtin University
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Dean, Richard J. Bolte, Sr. School of Business, Mount St. Mary's University, Mount Saint Mary College
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Professor, International Politics, University of Exeter
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Professor of International Relations, Lancaster University
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Senior Lecturer in French and Francophone Studies, Bangor University
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Professor of Sociology, The Open University
