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Bahrain

F1 and Domestic Politics: Should it Matter?

The F1 world exists in a bubble of its own. Although highly political, its politics are usually internal, and as such the domestic politics of the host nation rarely rates a mention. Granted, (by and large, with exceptions of c...
by Yassmin Abdel-Magied
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Brazil
International Political Forum

A Beleaguered Beautiful Game

Football is turning increasingly ugly but its defects are merely symptomatic of the wider flaws of a modern capitalist society out of control. Football. A divisive topic at the best of times, an obsession for some and an irri...
by Kishan Koria
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Football

Football: The New Force Behind Social Inclusion

The UK is one of the world’s largest economies. However, it is also a country where the divide between the rich and the poor is growing greater by the day, and it is the poor who are suffering the most. In 1990, the UK’s ri...
by Kieron Blake
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Football

Nineteen Eighty Four Four Two: The Very Average State of Football Journalism

Sometimes, you will read a really interesting article. An article that unashamedly grabs your attention, tells you things you didn’t know, and is written with genuine panache. Then, when you turn your newspaper to the back pa...
by Jack Gregory
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Balkans

Football Beyond Borders Balkans Tour Day 4 – Mostar

The conclusion of our ground-breaking multi-ethnic tournament that brought together fierce city rivals Velez Mostar and Zrinjski Mostar onto the same pitch playing in harmony was upon us, and it was those two teams who were to ...
by James Appleby
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Football

The Murky Depths of Football

Last weekend’s Manchester derby proved to be a truly majestic game of football, epitomising everything that English football stands for. A game full of twists and turns, passion, commitment and most importantly, overridin...
by Alex Roberts
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Sport

What Politicians Did in the Expenses Scandal has been Underestimated. Lance Armstrong Must Not Get Such Kind Treatment

How does one man go from being the perfect hero to a globally loathed ‘lying bastard’? By undertaking and overseeing the most systematic and sophisticated doping programme ever seen in the history of sport. How do MPs crash...
by Jack Gregory
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Africa

Out of Africa: The Evolution of Football in China

Six months after leading Chelsea to their first Champions League triumph, Didier Drogba returned to London last month to present a number of his teammates with commemorative rings to honour that fateful night in Bavaria. In t...
by Patrick Bourke
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Football
International Political Forum

WATCH: I Am Sorry, Neymar – A protest against the World Cup

When Bossa Nova, one of the most famous Brazilian music genres, was born, it mainly expressed the beauty and the uniqueness of Brazil. Today, Bossa Nova has also proved to be a subtle tool to express dissatisfaction towards the...
by Daniele Bassi
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