The progression of the Algerian football team to the final of the African Cup of Nations, the first for 29 years, has sparked both wild scenes of jubilation from the Algerian diaspora across France as well as a racist backlash fuelled by right-wing theories of a ‘great replacement'. In this article, Hector Uniacke discusses the political situation in both France and Algeria, and the high stakes of tonight's final against Senegal.
As the World Cup continues in Russia, Marc Perelman attacks a "footballisation of the mind."
Politicans around the world associate themselves with popular sports, but in South America the relationship between politicians and football has often been much stronger than that.
Pyeongchang echoes Rio's legacy: political grandstanding, overspending, greenwashing, white-elephant stadiums, and the militarization of public space.
Power Games: A Political History of the Olympics by Jules Boykoff is 50% off for the duration of the Winter Olympics (until Sunday, February 25 at 11:59pm EST).
Paris’s candidate dossier for its bid to host the 2024 Olympic Games illustrates how the IOC curtails civil liberties in host countries.
