African nations consistently vote for Infantino because they depend on Fifa for financial support.
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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.
Fifa’s recent sell-off controversy has reignited the debate about ownership of football and other sports.
Recent FIFA controversies have exposed structural tensions within world soccer, which may result in significant change at the top.
The threat is a response to FIfa’s proposal to sell stakes in its football competitions.
There is widespread unease about changes to the world game that will hyper-commercialise it, with the fallout potentially enormous.
The game belongs to the fans. Fifa would do well to remember that.
National football associations are lining up to endorse Infantino for a fourth term as Fifa president.
Infantino’s global game runs on money and power. As they become increasingly concentrated, the possibility for challenging his leadership diminish.
The FIFA decision to suspend Folarin Balogun’s red card is a compact case study in how power can shape the application of rules without ever rewriting them.
The decision to change the rules because of pressure from the White House will destroy all trust in football’s governing body.
Sport has always been political. But if reports Trump has wielded political power to change on-field decisions are true, it signals a dangerous precedent.
Iran’s team faces a hostile reception from the US government and some of its brethren in the diaspora. Yet others hope the event will trump politics — for now.
The wild swings of dynamic pricing, ongoing accusations of FIFA corruption and questions of host-nation probity have created a huge backlash.
While FIFA’s revenues have exploded as fans pay higher-than-ever prices, the relative share of money going to support global soccer development has decreased.
The 2026 World Cup is likely to reveal a deep ethical poverty at the heart of ‘the world game’ thanks to two leaders who have much in common.
Soccer’s global governing body has long sought – and failed – to wrestle club competition dominance away from Europe.
Saudi Arabia is on track to host the football World Cup in 2034, raising concern among human rights campaigners.
During the 2022 FIFA World Cup, many highlighted the controversial and politicized climate of the tournament, but sport and politics are rarely, if ever, separable.
Starry-eyed claims such as “the World Cup brings down cultural barriers” simply do not stand up to scrutiny.
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Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
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Postdoctoral researcher of football cultures and heritage, Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
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Professor and Chair of Allied Health Studies, Stephen F. Austin State University
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Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University
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Associate Professor in Accounting and Sport Finance, University of Portsmouth
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Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University
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Assistant Professor, Kinesiology and Physical Education, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Professor of AfroEurasian Sport, EM Lyon Business School
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Senior Lecturer in Philosophy and Sport Ethics, Cardiff Metropolitan University
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Reader in Sport Policy and Governance, Loughborough University
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Senior Lecturer in Sport Management, Loughborough University
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Doctoral Researcher in Sport Policy and Governance, Loughborough University
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Professor, Kinesiology & Physical Education; Fellow, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University