The 2026 FIFA World Cup began surrounded by a contradiction that extends far beyond the boundaries of the football pitch. While FIFA insists on presenting football as a neutral space capable of uni…
FIFA censored Haiti's anti-colonial symbol while silent on US visa restrictions for Iran, Somalia, Palestine—revealing how neutrality masks geopolitics. Governance standards selectively silence weaker actors while protecting major powers, signaling institutional capture.
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The 2026 FIFA World Cup began surrounded by a contradiction that extends far beyond the boundaries of the football pitch.
While FIFA insists on presenting football as a neutral space capable of uniting peoples and nations above political disputes, the tournament hosted by the United States, Canada and Mexico has exposed a different reality: geopolitics continues to determine who can travel, compete and be represented at the world’s largest sporting event.
FIFA scrambles to protect 2026 World Cup access as US travel bans covering 39 countries threaten fans and teams, with match…
COLUMN. The World Cup, which will be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico from June 11 to June 27, 2026, will be neither…
The FIFA Men’s World Cup of 2026 was always going to offer visitors and spectators something different. Shared between three…
The 2026 World Cup has come under fire even before kickoff. Criticism is mounting over US President Donald Trump’s travel bans,…
The tournament was sold as a symbol of unity, but Trump’s border politics have turned it into a spectacle of exclusion.
The 2026 World Cup has come under fire even before kickoff. Criticism is mounting over US President Donald Trump’s politics, high…
