FIFA World Cup: Politics and business threaten football ‘spirit’, expert says

12 June 2026
Eastern Europe, Russia

FIFA World Cup: Politics and business threaten football ‘spirit’, expert says

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In the nearly centurylong history of soccer’s greatest spectacle, the World Cup has survived dictators, juntas, and a menagerie of autocrats who sought to exploit the tournament for their own glorification.

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