Forever Entangled - Geopolitics and Football [Part 1]

Breaking The Lines Audio Podcasts

English - November 25, 2022 17:29 - 28 minutes - 38.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 1 rating
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An accrescent web of intricate politics, football is an increasingly cluttered habitat. Louis Young examines the relationship between football and geopolitics in this three-part series with worldly examples across four continents.

From the potential of an African Super League to Qatari and Saudi Arabian state wealth and how economies have been affected by a state's desire to project a desirable image through football, this series acts as a stream of modern football fan consciousness and, broadly, ruminates over its chief concerns.