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David Rowe, Emeritus Professor of Cultural Research, Institute for Culture and Society, Western Sydney University

World game at war: why some European nations have threatened a World Cup boycott

A little over a week since the 2026 men’s World Cup final, world soccer appears on the brink of war.

The main battleground is a proposal from FIFA president Gianni Infantino to sell off a key function of the not-for-profit association.

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