The World Cup ought to give us all a break from the tensions of global politics, except that’s rarely the case. Amid talk of a return to Cold War, Russia 2018 is just the latest occasion when football’s greatest event has threatened to collide with the combustible world of politicsMarina Hyde: a chance to be reminded of our self-delusionsAndrzej Krauze on Putin’s World Cup – cartoonThe long read: How Russia won the World Cup Continue reading…
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