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Feature: The Fifa Museum Is a Masterclass in Reputational Whitewashing

Juliet Jacques

Handing world cups to fascist dictatorships, brown-nosing Trump, endless corruption scandals – there’s an awful lot of history on display at Fifa’s Zurich museum and absolutely none of it that explains why fans hate the organisation, writes Juliet Jacques.

Explainers: What Does Qatar REALLY Want?

With the media furore around the world cup being held in Qatar, one might think that the mission to launder their reputation and establish themselves as a player on the world stage has failed. One might also think that the arguments about LGBT rights, migrant labour and FIFA corruption haven’t actually bothered the Qatari elites […]

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.

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Report: Trade Union General Secretary Accused of Taking Qatari Bribes to Ignore Human Rights Abuses

Polly Smythe

As the world slams Qatar’s human rights abuses, the ITUC has stood by the Gulf state. Belgian prosecutors smell a rat. Polly Smythe reports.

Report: Qatar Schmoozed These MPs. Now They’re Silent on Human Rights

Andrew Kersley

The chair of a parliamentary group that Qatar spent hundreds of thousands of pounds on has defended the country's workers' rights record and said nothing about LGBT+ rights.

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.

Analysis: Could the Rise of Women’s Football Mean Greater Player Power?

Jessy Parker Humphreys

High-profile women footballers such as Beth Mead and Magda Eriksson have been amongst those most vocally opposed to the Qatar World Cup. Could the growing platform for the women's game lead to greater player power within the sport?

Long Read: ‘Levelling Up’ is Encouraging Gulf States to Buy Northern Football Clubs

Ali Reda & Philip Proudfoot

The Tories have welcomed oil sheikdoms buying up football clubs in England’s cash-strapped post-industrial north as part of their ‘levelling up’ agenda. Philip Proudfoot and Ali Reda explain.

Anyone but England?

Franck Magennis

Franck Magennis explains why, on Wednesday, he supported England's national football team for the first time ever.

Talented, Diverse, a Team – This England Side is the Opposite of the Country’s Ruling Elite

Aaron Bastani

When France won the World Cup in 1998 with a side reflecting a multiethnic nation, the country’s liberal establishment falsely declared a nation at ease with itself. Rather than saying our team reflects England, we should point to the gap between it and our elite institutions, argues Aaron Bastani.

3 Reasons You Should Take Interest in the World Cup

Harry Stopes

The World Cup kicks off today in Brazil! Arguably the biggest tournament in sport, the FIFA World Cup is dogged with a history of corporatism and corruption. However, for the next month millions will be glued to their screens while others will refuse to even turn them on. Whatever your feelings about the sport and and tournament, here's why you should be taking notice.

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