Blog Archive
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I was arrested in a prostitution sting. Why I’m worried for sex workers as the World Cup begins
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Photo above: courtesy of Antonia Crane By: Antonia Crane, originally published by LA Local In this essay, Crane reflects on the intensifying criminalization of sex work in Los Angeles in […]
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Trump and the Carbon Cost of FWC26
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By: Tim Walters While the world’s most popular sporting event has always been entangled with business interests, its recent subordination to sites of fossil fuel wealth as hosts, owners, and sponsors of the beautiful game is unprecedented, and alarming amidst the backdrop […]
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Dispatch from Los Angeles: World Cup Opening Weekend
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by: NOlympics LA (originally published here) Friday, June 12. In the hours before the first FIFA World Cup game in “Los Angeles,” aka the City of Inglewood, Inglewood’s Market Street […]
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Protests Mount in Mexico
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FIFA has faced mounting pressure in Mexico City and Guadalajara for the ways that the World Cup is intensifying policing and gentrification. Collectives searching for their disappeared relatives have taken […]
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Vancouver’s Pivot Legal Society 2nd blog post: What has FIFA’s Human Rights Framework Amounted to? – Part 2
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-by Pivot Legal Society in Vancouver, BC; reposted with permission – access original here Just two weeks ahead of the first 2026 World Cup match, Vancouver released its final FIFA Human […]
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Beyond the World Cup Noise in Toronto: Anti-FIFA Voices Make Themselves Heard
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Photo above: Organisers from Reclaim the Game take control of a street for a football free from FIFA. Credit: Reclaim the Game By: Priyansh On the opening matchday of the […]
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The Potential Impact of the 2026 FIFA World Cup on Parkdale, Toronto
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(Photo above: © Jason S. Cipparrone, Sheltered Perspective Films 2026) By Claudia Vergara, Rhiannon Cobb, Isra Iqbal, Adam Ehsan Ali As Toronto prepares to host the 2026 FIFA World Cup, […]
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FIFA Fails to Red Card U.S. Immigration Policy
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On June 6, 2026, Iraq forward Aymen Hussein was detained for almost seven hours by U.S. Customs and Border Protection. After hours of questioning, undergoing “additional inspection”, and having his […]
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Toronto’s FIFA Dreams: Whose City, Whose World Cup?
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By: Farida Rady and Jacob Roberts Originally published on Progressive City This case study examines Toronto’s FIFA Fan Festival and the broader preparations for the 2026 World Cup as a […]