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
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.
Why Do We Love Football So Much?
Keir and Tom wonder why playing a game feels so important, with Juliet Jacques and Polly Smythe.
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.
What Does Qatar Want?
Why do Gulf petrostates pour billions into football? Kate Mason and Ali Reda join our World Cup podcast.
Should We Boycott the Qatar World Cup?
Keir Milburn and Tom Williams launch a football podcast that doesn’t leave politics at the turnstile.
Football Fans Are on the Frontline of Police Brutality
Abi O’Connor
They’re canaries in a coal mine.
Cycling, Israel’s Latest Sportswashing Frontier
Myka Tucker-Abramson
Israeli soft power on wheels.
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.
England’s Footballers Are Changing the Conversation. It’s Time the Left Caught Up
Chardine Taylor-Stone
Sometimes the spark that inspires a movement comes from the unlikeliest of places.
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?
It Isn’t Mental Health ‘Wokeness’ That’s Getting to Piers Morgan – It’s Fear of His Own Irrelevance
Ash Sarkar
Naomi Osaka has probably never even heard of him (we’re jealous).
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.
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?
Marcus Rashford is Bringing Politics Back to Football
Joe Duffy
‘Clean air doesn’t come for free’: The Champion Runner Hitting the Streets for Bernie
Callum Cant
What Does England’s Cricket World Cup Win Have to Do With Neoliberalism?
David Wearing
