‘Could poor, rich Saudi Arabia ever be match fit?’

by Rashmee

Posted on September 21, 2023


There it is again. Persuasion, the publication and community that seeks “to build a free …

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All that loving for Africa…in the US, in the World Cup

by Rashmee

Posted on December 14, 2022


America has been wooing Africa at exactly the right time. It’s been eight years since …

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’42 per cent of Africa’s 130 players at Qatar were born outside the continent’

by Rashmee

Posted on December 5, 2022


More than half the 26 players in Morocco’s national football team are born in other …

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Footballers often ask themselves: Where am I really from?

by Rashmee

Posted on December 4, 2022


The BBC World Service documentary ‘Which country should I play for?’ tells an …

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Why FIFA chief is right about Qatar’s critics

by Rashmee

Posted on November 22, 2022 / The Times of India


If there were any doubt the politics of world football is performance theatre, Gianni Infantino …

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Betting on World Cup wins and woes

by Rashmee

Posted on November 21, 2022


It’s probably no coincidence that stories about gambling are everywhere on Day Two of the …

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Gianni Infantino and performance theatre…of otherness

by Rashmee

Posted on November 19, 2022


Gianni Infantino, president of FIFA, world soccer’s governing body, is no philosopher. He’s a lawyer, …

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‘Sportswashing’ goes much beyond Qatar. What about Trump and the Saudis?

by Rashmee

Posted on November 17, 2022


With all the talk about “sportswashing” in the countdown to the World Cup in Qatar,…

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Rashmee has lived and worked in several countries in the past decade, including Afghanistan, India, Haiti, Tunisia, the UAE, US and UK