Bayern Munich To End Rwanda Branding Amidst Fan Protests

By politicsofsport

August 11, 2025
Via Semafor, news that Bayern Munich has chosen to end its Rwandan sponsorship agreement: Krisztian Elek/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images German football giant Bayern Munich is shifting away from its “Visit [...]
A Whole New Ball Game: The Rise of Women’s Sport

By politicsofsport

July 24, 2025
Via The Economist, a look at the rise of women's sport: Women’s entry into organised sports has involved impressive acts of rebellion. Take the first European women’s football championship in 1957. The four-team [...]
DRC’s Football Diplomacy

By politicsofsport

July 16, 2025
Via The Economist, a look at the Democratic Republic of Congo's sponsorship deal with AC Milan: The website of AC Milan, an Italian football club, lists the club’s sponsors. Recently, a new name appeared between [...]
The Politics of the Football Terrace

By politicsofsport

June 30, 2025
Via Africa Is A Country, commentary on how - in Algeria -  soccer stadiums have long been sites of protest, expression, and resistance. However, as public space shrinks and surveillance rises, their political future hangs in the [...]
This Vermont Soccer Team Plays for the Planet

By politicsofsport

June 30, 2025
Courtesy of the New York Times, a report on the Vermont Green Football Club which champions environmental work and draws sold-out crowds, with the help of free ice cream: It was game night in Burlington, home of [...]

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