Istanbul bombings: soccer in the bull’s eye
Twin bombs in central Istanbul may not have targeted Besiktas JK’s newly…
A study in soft power strategy: Iceland 1, Qatar -1
The soccer soft power contrast between Qatar and Iceland speaks volumes. A…
Rare agreement between Saudi and Iranian Islamic scholars: soccer poses a threat
Sunni scholars in Saudi Arabia and their Shi’a counterparts in Iran may…
Israeli-Palestinian struggle returns to the soccer pitch
Human Rights Watch (HRW) has accused world soccer body FIFA of allowing…
Egypt hopes soccer will help polish its tarnished image
An Egyptian businessman with close ties to general-turned-president Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi has…
With mosques under surveillance, IS turns to soccer for recruitment
Abu Otaiba, the nom du guerre of a self-taught imam and Islamic…
Jihad v soccer: the Islamic State’s convoluted love-hate relationship
If Islamic State (IS) was serious about attacking Euro 2016, its plans…
Russia’s soccer hooligans eclipse their teachers
There are two games going on at Euro 2016 in France now…
US and China soccer leagues revitalised
Major League Soccer (MLS) was founded in 1993 as part of the…
Soccer highlights domestic drivers in Saudi-Iranian dispute
Saudi Arabia and Iran, highlighting the domestic drivers of mounting tension that…