‘Anyone who thinks that the sportswashing which stains the contemporary game is a recent development might be grimly consoled by its precedents.’
Simon Skinner on the history of the World Cup, online early from the next issue.
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This World Cup, unlike Russia 2018, is hosted by democratic nations, and unlike Qatar 2022 the walkways to its stadiums...
