The football technology being showcased at the 2026 World Cup often has its origins in university research.
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Thanks to its strong assets, substantial financial reserves, and sustained investment capacity, FIFA remains one of the most powerful sports organizations in the world.
Global soccer was in the doldrums in the early 1990s – with poor ethics and boring defensive tactics. Then FIFA set about changing the game.
African teams at the World Cup are proving that they deserve their seats at the main table.
Migrant workers’ rights are indeed an ongoing issue in Qatar – but the country has passed reforms to improve workers’ rights, and it isn’t the only issue to define Qatar.
Staging the spectacle in Qatar has raised rights issues and concerns about the heat. But away from the controversy, there will be the usual mix of sporting moments, supporters’ joy and heartache.
As the FIFA World Cup kicks off, researchers take a look at the impact of climate change on the future of soccer.
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Professor of Middle Eastern Studies and Public Policy and Director of the Interdisciplinary Studies Institute, UMass Amherst
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Professor and Chair of Allied Health Studies, Stephen F. Austin State University
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Professor of Engineering Practice, Purdue University
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Professor of Sport Management, University of Michigan
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Professeur adjoint, Faculté des sciences de l'activité physique, Université de Sherbrooke
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Chargé de recherche, Inserm
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Professor of Communication Studies, Vanderbilt University
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Associate Professor of Sport Management, University of Technology Sydney
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Edward S. Mason Senior Lecturer in International Development, Harvard Kennedy School
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Associate Professor of Kinesiology and Philosophy, Penn State
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Francois Brouard is a Friend of The Conversation.
Full Professor Accounting and Taxation / Professeur titulaire comptabilité et fiscalité, Sprott School of Business, Carleton University
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Reader, Department of Engineering, Manchester Metropolitan University