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Football, Geopolitics, and the Sportswashing of Empire
There is a comforting lie we tell ourselves about football.
We tell ourselves that the white lines of the pitch enclose a neutral republic. That...
The Housemates in the Red Chamber
Watching the proceedings of the Senate in recent weeks, one could be forgiven for wondering whether Nigeria's latest reality show has quietly moved from...
Messi Wept: On Time, Mortality, and the End of the Age of Saviors
History does not remember most of us.
It remembers the builders of empires, the authors of revolutions, and, every once in a while, a small...
The Geography of Sin: Why Nationality Is Not Criminality
There are few accusations more dangerous than the one a society never bothers to prove.
It does not begin in a courtroom. It begins in...
The Master, the Prodigy and the Crown
The Ballon d'Or race has been blown wide open, and the emotional ledger of international football has just added a devastating new chapter.
What we...
