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To make men’s soccer a more inclusive space, organizers and players must put allyship above profits and winning.
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.
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.
What should have been a moment of celebration has been overshadowed by political debate.
The era of hosting mega-sport events because they increase tourism may be over.
It’s fair to say the Canadian men’s national soccer team’s victory on Sunday meant something, eh?
One major Chinese football club has already collapsed. With Evergrande’s current financial crisis, the country’s most successful – and biggest-spending – club could be next.
More cups, more goals, more money?
It’s all about winning in 2022.
Will an African nation ever win the Football World Cup? Key moments in past tournaments offer hope – and a warning that the continent needs to invest in the game.
The Algerian regime has long understood how to mobilise the national football team’s victories for a political agenda.
The AFL and NRL have larger fan bases, and soccer more youth participants. Rugby union must find new ways to grow interest in the sport to reclaim its place in the Australian sporting landscape.
Women’s football has made great strides, but when it comes it comes to media coverage, governance or funding, female athletes still suffer greatly from gender bias.
Women’s sports have been stuck in a boom-and-bust cycle for the past 20 years. It’s time to start a new narrative.
The science of why people prefer to watch games with teams that are close in ability levels rather than a game where one team is far better than the other.
For years, women footballers have resorted to everything from strikes to lawsuits to fight for gender equity. Why is it taking so long to close the pay gap?
It’s time Africa’s top administrators tried to find out why top African players are choosing to represent European countries, so that they can work to rectify the situation.
Fans have shown they’re willing to watch major sporting events on devices other than traditional TVs, but the technology is letting them down.
The best team to lift the trophy was Brazil’s star-studded 1970 team.
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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 of Pedagogy and Sports Studies, University of Sydney
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Professor of Communication Studies, Vanderbilt University
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Reader in the Department of People and Performance, Manchester Metropolitan University
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Professor, Kinesiology & Physical Education; Fellow, Balsillie School of International Affairs, Wilfrid Laurier University
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Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Senior Lecturer, Modern European History and Sports History, Macquarie University
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Reader in Sociology of Sport, Loughborough University
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Honorary Fellow, Deakin University
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Postdoctoral researcher of football cultures and heritage, Department of Archaeology, University of Cambridge
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Professor of Engineering Practice, Purdue University