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Waving the Flag of the World Cup’s Unofficial Team: Palestine

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December 11, 2022

Via the New York Times, a look at how Arab fans and Arab teams have been using the World Cup tournament’s global stage to elevate the Palestinian cause in the stands and on the field: In the tumult, in those minutes of [...]

U.S. Soccer Briefly Alters Iranian Flag To Show Support For Protesters

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November 29, 2022

Via Axios, a report on how U.S. Soccer briefly altered an Iranian flag on some social media posts in show of support for protesters: The U.S. Soccer Federation in a post on social media over the weekend temporarily displayed [...]

Iran’s Football Team Has Already Won

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November 26, 2022

Via The New York Times, commentary on Iran's World Cup football team and its impact on ongoing protests back in its country: Iran’s national football team, known affectionately as Team Melli, kicked off its World Cup on [...]

Iran Arrests Soccer’s Voria Ghafouri Amid Scrutiny of World Cup Team

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November 25, 2022

Courtesy of The Washington Post, a report on Iran's arrest of soccer star Voria Ghafouri amid scrutiny of World Cup team: A prominent Iranian soccer player was arrested Thursday on charges that included destroying the [...]

How Soccer Defeated Apartheid

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November 24, 2022

Via Foreign Policy, an article on the impact that soccer had upon the end of apartheid in South Africa: Imagine an alternate reality of the United States in the 1960s, where the collective experience of the political elite had [...]

How Can World Cup Lead To Real Change For Migrant Workers in Qatar?

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November 11, 2022

Via ESPN, commentary on how FIFA and its member football associations can channel World Cup anger into real change for migrant workers in Qatar: Outrage can be a useful tool. It can clarify, it can focus, it can raise [...]

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