To make men’s soccer a more inclusive space, organizers and players must put allyship above profits and winning.
Articles on FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022
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Qatari law underpins a patriarchal and misogynistic system. The discrimination women, including female football fans, face contravenes international human rights.
New data mapping death sentences in the Gulf states once again highlights Qatar’s questionable human rights record.
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.
Football provides a ‘possible dream’ for people in a precarious immigration situation.
Research shows the strength of team loyalty.
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.
Adidas releases a new ball for every World Cup. At the highest level of play, a ball that behaves in unexpected ways can throw players off. A sports physicist explains the science of this year’s ball.
As the FIFA World Cup kicks off, researchers take a look at the impact of climate change on the future of soccer.
And how have FIFA and Qatar manoeuvred to deflect criticism?
A win is possible - but only in 2026 or 2030 and only if African teams get to play more high level internationals more regularly.
No African team has reached the semi-final stage. Out of Cameroon, Ghana, Morocco, Senegal and Tunisia, the most likely to do so is Senegal.
Puma’s support for Israeli football teams in the occupied Palestinian territories goes against FIFA’s rules.
The stakes are high.
Boycott actions often do more harm to individual athletes than to the condemned regime.
It’s all about winning in 2022.
But it’s the taking part that counts.
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Professor of AfroEurasian Sport, EM Lyon Business School
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Professor and Chair of Allied Health Studies, Stephen F. Austin State University
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
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Professor of Engineering Practice, Purdue University
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Associate Professor of Sport Business, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Edward S. Mason Senior Lecturer in International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Professeur adjoint, Faculté des sciences de l'activité physique, Université de Sherbrooke
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Research Officer, Death Penalty Research Unit, University of Oxford
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Insights Researcher, University of Bristol
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Associate Professor in Accounting and Sport Finance, University of Portsmouth
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Fellow, Saint Mary’s University
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Professor, Department of Economics, Stellenbosch University
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Masters Student, Kinesiology, Western University
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Professor, Kinesiology & Physical Education; Fellow, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University