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Thousands of fans packed out stadiums for the 1971 women’s World Cup, but it has been virtually erased from history.
Messi will not start a war in China, but this is not to say that football lacks political relevance.
Saudi Arabia is on track to host the football World Cup in 2034, raising concern among human rights campaigners.
African teams take the football world cup by storm.
The world’s largest women’s sporting event is being hosted in Africa for the first time.
The US national team is the favorite going into the tournament in New Zealand and Australia. But growth in the global game has seen others catch up.
Major League Soccer is the most diverse league in the US. Its predecessor, the NASL, led the way.
Pelé’s death in December saw the world mourn one of football’s all time greats, but his contributions to the business of football were by no means less great.
The Qatar World Cup has attracted criticism of the country’s human rights. With Australia set to host the women’s world cup next year, there’s some work we need to do in this area, too.
A scholar of Middle Eastern cultural traditions explains the history and significance of the bisht.
During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, many highlighted the controversial and politicized climate of the tournament, but sport and politics are rarely, if ever, separable.
After Brazil’s exit, who might be on course to win in 2022? Experts crunch 150 years of big data to predict the winner.
Shock results happen, but that doesn’t make it any easier for lower-ranked nations to rise up the ranks, a soccer economist explains.
Starry-eyed claims such as “the World Cup brings down cultural barriers” simply do not stand up to scrutiny.
How can they run and run and run for so long? What makes them so good at speedy changes of direction? Biomechanically, is there a certain body type perfect for football?
Cities vie with each other to present global sporting events as a way to position themselves as world-class cities. However, this marketing often exacerbates social inequalities.
To make men’s soccer a more inclusive space, organizers and players must put allyship above profits and winning.
Migrant workers’ rights are indeed an ongoing issue in Qatar – but the country has passed reforms to improve workers’ rights, and it isn’t the only issue to define Qatar.
Staging the spectacle in Qatar has raised rights issues and concerns about the heat. But away from the controversy, there will be the usual mix of sporting moments, supporters’ joy and heartache.
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Professor and Chair of Kinesiology and Health Science, Stephen F. Austin State University
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Pro Vice Chancellor for Research and Innovation, University of the West of Scotland
