World Cup: Russia isn’t safe for LGBT fans, and Qatar 2022 will be worse
The Russia and Qatar World Cups are backward steps for LGBT rights – unless FIFA can use the tournaments to achieve change.
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World Cup 2026: why moving games to evenings isn’t enough to tackle extreme heat problem
Extreme weather, both heat and rain, are expected to hit World Cup venues this summer.
Don’t believe the naysayers, Brazil is still strong and the World Cup is a force for good
When FIFA awarded the 2014 World Cup finals to Brazil seven years ago, it looked as if the tournament would be a coming out party for the country. Now, the picture is far more mixed. It has become fashionable…
Football may be caught in the crossfire between Qatar and the Saudis
It seems likely that football will remain a pawn in an intensifying proxy war.
World Cup 2022: how sponsorship has become less about selling drinks and more about geopolitics
The mighty power of football across the globe.
Group stats show Holland will win the World Cup, but the runners up might surprise you
It’s World Cup crunch time. The group stages are over and it will be knockout games to the final from here on in. From the performances we’ve seen so far, there are numerous contenders for the title. Brazil…
The Qatar World Cup is beaming misogyny around the world
Qatari law underpins a patriarchal and misogynistic system. The discrimination women, including female football fans, face contravenes international human rights.
Three Lions roar: the mixed fortunes of England’s football anthems
England’s on-field performances have been matched by some fairly forgettable songs over the years.
From ‘girls’ to Lionesses: how newspaper coverage of women’s football has changed
We examined how newspapers in the UK covered the 2015 and 2019 FIFA Women’s World Cups.
World Cup: all the ways footballers and fans can be hacked
All the cyber threats that fans and footballers face at the World Cup…and tips for remaining safe.
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