Twelve months ago, the World Cup appeared to be coming together well, with fans excited to watch the world’s most popular game in matches in sixteen host cities. Now the “unity” bid is falling apart.
The former Liverpool winger, Ryan Kent, has joined the legion of footballers, past and present, that have branched out into racehorse ownership.
Manchester City’s dominance of English football shows no sign of letting up, with Pep Guardiola delivering the triple in 2022-23.
After 100 days without football, the Premier League returned last week but it is far from business as usual.
Senegal has shown what a vibrant, successful African democracy and economy can look like, whilst Algeria has turned its post-finale celebrations into yet another reminder of how its grassroots social movements are boldly challenging the country’s entrenched status quo.