Sitemap - 2024 - Sports Politika
Thanks to You, Investigative Journalism Lives On
Forget jeansgate—Magnus Carlsen's deal with Saudi Arabia is the real story
A day in the life of a footballer in Gaza
Norway’s lonely fight to save football's soul
Ex-Chelsea boss accused of election meddling in Moldova
The beautiful game, with a Trump twist
Football's role in the struggle for power in Syria
How Saudi Arabia reshaped the sports world in its image
Black Friday Special: 30% off lifetime access
The unbearable silence in women’s football
Trump's AG pick lobbied for Qatar ahead of World Cup
Defying war, Gaza’s footballers play on
UFC 309 was Trump’s MAGA coronation
Sudan’s football success casts light on an overlooked war
The UFC put Trump in the White House. Time to pay attention
How Trump and the UFC are targeting Arab American voters
Episode 3: Fight! Fight! Fight!
The UFC once championed Democrats. What happened?
Trump chose a wrestling podcast over '60 Minutes'—and it paid off
How Chechnya’s warlord extinguished a UFC fighter’s star
Episode 1: 'Do You Wanna Be a F***ing Fighter?'
These dictators are bonding over fight sports
How Andrew Tate profits off MMA and Islam
Coming soon: In The Red Corner
Through sports, a lens on the Gaza war
FIFA stalls on Israel sanctions...again
Abu Dhabi is betting big on surfing
What it costs to bow to Saudi Arabia
MMA fighter linked to Kadyrov involved in deadly Moscow shootout
How Brazilian jiu-jitsu shaped the UAE's national identity
Steven Seagal and the art of the grift
Palestine closing in on World Cup history
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In Gaza, football offers boys a brief escape from war
How Saudi Arabia buys influence in US Sports
New BBC doc, featuring my insights, paints chilling picture of MBS
The Kremlin-backed boxing federation fuelling the Imane Khelif scandal
India’s star wrestler survived abuse to make Olympic history. Then everything went wrong
JK Rowling's imaginary trans Olympian
Saudi Arabia is ascending; are journalists up to the task?
How Bahrain buys its Olympic medals
Football continues to ignite the flames of war
Paris Olympics bring French neo-colonialism to forefront
FIFA delays decision as pressure mounts to sanction Israel
Fight for Power: How Trump remade the UFC in his image
The Olympic Myth (w/ Jules Boykoff)
When football matters (and when it doesn't)
The rise and fall of Khabib Nurmagomedov
Khabib’s gym raided after terror attack: here’s what you need to know
Europe’s most extreme football fans are converging at Euro 2024
MMA fighter linked to UFC star among militants killed in Dagestan attack
Sorry fans, Saudi won’t save boxing
Palestine's first ever Olympian dies in Gaza from lack of treatment
Far-right shadows loom over Euro 2024 in Germany
Despots are taking over your favorite sports. Here is what you can do about it
American authoritarianism, sponsored by the UFC
The many contradictions of women's empowerment in Saudi Arabia
When years of journalism disappear in minutes
FIFA hypocrisy on display as governing body defers Palestinian motion to bar Israel
How Israel plans to foil Palestine's FIFA sanctions campaign
Israeli pro boxer identified as assailant intimidating UCLA protestors in video
Beyond Black Gold: How Saudi's oil giant became a sports powerhouse
Kadyrov's dying. But don't worry, he's still crushing reps
Naming the athlete victims of Israel's war on Gaza
Did the Pharaohs invent sports diplomacy?
This is what happens when NY Times abandons sports journalism
How the UFC won (with Luke Thomas)
It's only a matter of time before Saudi Arabia hosts a WrestleMania
Community Corner: Come chat, connect and ask me anything!
Fear and football in Saudi Arabia
Decoding Saudi's tennis playbook (with Jon Wertheim)
Palestine on course for historic World Cup qualification
Moscow terrorist attack rekindles personal reflections from my time in Russia
Israel faces calls for football ban as Euro qualifying playoffs approach
Celebrating one year of Sports Politika
A football history of Israel-Palestine w/ Nicholas Blincoe
Russia’s reimagined sports world
The fight to sanction Israel in international sports w/ Katarina Pijetlovic
Blood, Sweat, Hate: MMA's festering neo-Nazi problem
The systematic destruction of Gaza's football stadiums
How a UFC star was banned from entering the United States
Can the US safely host the 2026 World Cup?
Why my name was inscribed on an artillery shell bound for Gaza
Arrests and religious repression: Football ensnared in Saudi's latest act of subjugation
It is time to change how we talk about Saudi sports
Palestine solidarity on display at US Olympic Trials
Taylor Swift, the NFL and the unhinged American Right
How Saudi Arabia bought Messi's endorsement—and his silence
Saudi Arabia's path to sporting dominance w/Stanis Elsborg
What is the top US diplomat doing at an African football event?
For the UFC, bigotry is the main event
Sports cannot—and should not—avoid the war in Gaza
War and geopolitics cast shadow over Asian Cup in Qatar
Football in the time of hunger
‘I will never forgive them’: Gaza grieves atrocities at historic football stadium