In the Middle East, the relationship between football and politics is entangled because the stadium is not exclusively a sports space. How has football spread to the region? What is the relationship between football and the struggle for independence? How is football associated with repression, freedom, oppression, and emancipation?

Football and Sportswashing: Why do some Countries Invest in Football?

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