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African Football and the Long Shadow of Empire
Once a force for decolonization and African pride, the continent's crowning jewel of football—the AFCON—is increasingly beholden to local autocrats and…
Jan 9
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Karim Zidan
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December 2025
The Price of Looking the Other Way
While UAE-backed forces are accused of mass killings in Sudan, the NBA is deepening its partnership with the controversial Gulf state.
Dec 29, 2025
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Karim Zidan
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As Christmas Nears, Iranian Boxing Champion’s Execution Feared
Prison officials have transferred a boxing champion-turned-political prisoner sentenced to death to solitary confinement, raising concerns among…
Dec 23, 2025
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Karim Zidan
16
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Qatar was watching us all along
“We had profiles for journalists: who was friendly, who was supportive, who was easygoing, who was critical and who was problematic. And we had a way to…
Dec 16, 2025
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Karim Zidan
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All The President's Men
While Donald Trump has long used sports as a stage to launder his reputation, promote his brand, and propagate his political ideology, his efforts have…
Dec 12, 2025
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Karim Zidan
19
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The Many Crypto Schemes of Khabib Nurmagomedov
As UFC champion, Khabib built a brand on humility, faith, and denouncing vices like gambling. His brand is now repeatedly deployed to legitimize…
Dec 4, 2025
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Chris Dalby
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When the World Cup Became America First
By aligning with FIFA and steering preparations, Donald Trump has turned football’s global spectacle into a tool for his MAGA vision.
Dec 2, 2025
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Karim Zidan
16
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November 2025
'Bones' in Chechnya
From attending Kadyrov’s heir’s 18th birthday and testing rocket launchers to fake real estate deals, former UFC champ Jon 'Bones' Jones proved eager to…
Nov 27, 2025
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Karim Zidan
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Ultimate Resistance
World Ultimate Frisbee players are mounting an unprecedented protest, warning that Israel’s participation—bolstered by IDF soldiers on the roster—could…
Nov 20, 2025
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Shireen Ahmed
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The Dodgers Must Refuse An Invitation To The White House
"Now is the time for the team to take a moral stand," writes Mathew Foresta, publisher of Better Graces and Liberations.
Nov 17, 2025
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Mathew Foresta
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The Coach Trying to Heal Bosnia’s Wounds
Ahead of a pair of crucial World Cup qualifiers, Nadan Hadzic writes about football's role in Bosnia Herzegovina—a country still healing from the wounds…
Nov 14, 2025
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Nadan Hadzic
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MMA figures exposed at covert neo-Nazi event in Canada
I was interviewed as part of the Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC) investigation into the fusion of mixed martial arts and extremist ideology in…
Nov 11, 2025
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Karim Zidan
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