Novara FM: The People Vs Football
Juliet Jacques and Tom Williams unite to discuss football as a site of political struggle, from Cairo to Clapton FC.
Tag: sport
Pro Revolution Soccer: Where Do We Go From Here?
Tom and Keir are joined by David Wearing to put forward a vision of football as a force for good.
Pro Revolution Soccer: Why Do We Love Football So Much?
Keir and Tom wonder why playing a game feels so important, with Juliet Jacques and Polly Smythe.
Pro Revolution Soccer: Should You Support Your National Team?
Keir and Tom are joined by David Goldblatt, author of The Ball Is Round, to talk about football as a national culture.
Pro Revolution Soccer: What Does Qatar Want?
Why do Gulf petrostates pour billions into football? Kate Mason and Ali Reda join our World Cup podcast.
Pro Revolution Soccer: Should We Boycott the Qatar World Cup?
Keir Milburn and Tom Williams launch a football podcast that doesn't leave politics at the turnstile.
Report: Football Fans Are on the Frontline of Police Brutality
Abi O’Connor
Violent policing of Liverpool fans in France must be viewed in the context of Hillsborough and a Europe-wide expansion of police powers, argues Abi O’Connor.
Feature: Cycling, Israel’s Latest Sportswashing Frontier
Myka Tucker-Abramson
When Chris Froome was dropped by his old team in August, he was swiftly picked up by a new one – a team that, as its name suggests, is about a lot more than cycling: Israel Start-Up Nation.
Novara Live: England Players Take on Tories’ Cynical ‘Culture War’
The Tories wanted to start a culture war. They ended up going to war with the England football team. Has Boris Johnson bitten off more than he can chew? With Michael Walker and Dalia Gebrial.
Opinion: England’s Footballers Are Changing the Conversation. It’s Time the Left Caught Up
Chardine Taylor-Stone
The left can't let its anxieties about nationalism stop it from joining, and shaping, the conversation around football, writes Chardine Taylor-Stone.
Novara Live: Tax Havens & Tech Giants Targeted in G7 Deal
The G7 have announced plans for a global minimum tax rate of 15%. Will this reign in big tech and tax havens, or is it all just hot air?
Opinion: It Isn’t Mental Health ‘Wokeness’ That’s Getting to Piers Morgan – It’s Fear of His Own Irrelevance
Ash Sarkar
Naomi Osaka dropping out of the French Open has infuriated establishment journalists. But what they’re really raging against is the fact that people don’t care what they think anymore, writes Ash Sarkar.
Downstream: A Super League for the Super Rich
Ash Sarkar is joined by Laurence McKenna talk about how a sport created by the poor was stolen by the rich - and just what can be done to take it back.
Novara Live: The End of Football As We Know It
Proposals for a European Super League have provoked a backlash among fans, players and politicians. Can the plans to cartelise the game be reversed?
Opinion: Marcus Rashford is Bringing Politics Back to Football
Joe Duffy
As the wages of elite footballers have skyrocketed, philanthropy has become the norm within the sport. But Marcus Rashford's willingness to challenge the political status quo has revived a proud tradition of football as a hub of communal solidarity and exposed the hollow nature of such neoliberal giving, argues Joe Duffy.
‘Clean air doesn’t come for free’: The Champion Runner Hitting the Streets for Bernie
Callum Cant
Ultramarathon athlete Clare Gallagher has developed a global reputation for both her dominance in the sport and her environmental campaigning. She talked to Callum Cant about why she'll be eschewing European races this year to devote more time to canvassing for Bernie Sanders.
What Does England’s Cricket World Cup Win Have to Do With Neoliberalism?
David Wearing
On Sunday the England mens’ cricket team made history by winning the World Cup at Lords in London. But for most of the past month, you could have been forgiven for not knowing the World Cup was happening - let alone that this country was hosting it. David Wearing explains why.
How Madrid’s Fascist Ultras are Getting Away With Murder (Literally)
David Ferreira
On Sunday 30 November, fascist ultras belonging to La Liga champions Atletico Madrid beat a Deportivo de La Coruna fan to death. The victim was a member of the Galician nationalist and anti-fascist ultras group Riazon Blues. Now the state is using the murder to justify an attack on leftists.