Long Reads: Football’s State of Emergency w/ David Goldblatt
The World Cup has entered its final week, and so far we’ve seen unprecedented levels of direct political interference in the organization of the tournament.
The FIFA president Gianni Infantino gave his ally Donald Trump a blank check to exclude anyone he liked from the US, even referees. Trump himself notoriously weighed in after a US player received a red card before their game against Belgium; FIFA agreed to cancel the player’s suspension as a favor to the US president.
To discuss the politics of the World Cup, Long Reads is joined by David Goldblatt. David is one of the leading historians…
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