Middle East's Sunni-Shiite divide spills on to the soccer pitch
By James M. Dorsey
Sectarian divisions fuelling conflict across the Middle East have spilt on to the soccer pitch with Iraq’s decision to boycott the Gulf Cup and the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) warning the Iraqi government not to interfere in the game.
It is hard to separate the divisions between Sunni and Shiite Muslims that governments in Bahrai…
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