The fallacy of soccer’s magical bridge-building qualities
By James M. Dorsey
Edited remarks at Brookings seminar in Doha: Lessons from the 2019 Asian Cup: Sports, Globalization, and Politics in the Arab World
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Imagining himself as a peacemaker in a conflict-ridden part of the world, FIFA President Gianni Infantin…