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  • SSHRC Postdoctoral Fellow, International Institute for Critical Studies in Improvisation, College of Arts, University of Guelph
FIFA President Gianni Infantino, left, and President Donald J. Trump wave from the stage after the World Cup final soccer match between Spain and Argentina in East Rutherford, N.J., near New York, on July 19, 2026. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr)

The FIFA World Cup should belong to fans, not super‑rich investors

Jordan Zalis, University of Guelph and Alexander Castleton, University of Montevideo; Carleton University

An institution that belongs to everyone and to no one is a fragile thing. It survives on a shared conviction that some goods are not for sale and belong to the community.

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