Soccer and autocracy: Who do national football teams represent?
Militant Al Ahli fans commemorate 74 killed in politically-loaded Port Said brawl
By James M. Dorsey
Little better illustrates the inextricable link between sports and politics than the frequent perception of Middle Eastern and North African national football teams as representatives of repressive autocratic regimes.
That perception is reinforced by player…
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