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SUMMARY:Football is Politics
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DESCRIPTION:From ultras to oligarchs: as the World Cup in North America kic
	ks off\, we\nexplore the politics of football. How the game is used and ab
	used as a tool of\npower and prestige\, but also functions as a stage for 
	resistance and\nrepresentation.\n\nFootball and politics go hand in hand. 
	That became clear once again this past\nyear when FIFA presented a ‘Peace 
	Prize’ to U.S. President Donald Trump for his\n‘exceptional and extraordin
	ary actions for peace’: corruption captured in a\nsingle image.\n\nBut foo
	tball is not just the billion-dollar business of oligarchs and sheikhs.\nT
	he politics of football can also be seen in the demonstrations against Tur
	kish\nPresident Erdoğan led by supporters of Beşiktaş J.K.\, the role of C
	airo\nhooligans from Al Ahly SC during the Arab Spring or in the Irish nat
	ional\nfootball team as symbol of Irish independence.\n\nDuring this progr
	amme\, we explore the football pitch as a stage for resistance\nand repres
	entation. How do governments use the game to project power and\nprestige? 
	Where do players\, fans\, and activists push back\, and how does football\
	nrelate to anti-colonial struggles past and present? What does the World C
	up\nreveal about the relationship between sport\, nation states\, and resi
	stance\ntoday?\n\nAbout the speakers\n\nJames Montague is an award-winning
	 author and journalist who writes for The\nAthletic and Tifo and who repor
	ts about football\, politics and society for The\nNew York Times\, CNN and
	 BBC World Service. He is the author of several books\,\nincluding Among t
	he Ultras\, in which Montague went undercover with hooligan\ngroups worldw
	ide.
URL:https://offbeat.amsterdam/event/football-is-politics
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CATEGORIES:amsterdam-centrum,books,emancipatie & identiteit,games,leidseple
	in,leven & tijdgeest
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p><strong>From ultras to oligarchs: as the Wo
	rld Cup in North America kicks off, we explore the politics of football. H
	ow the game is used and abused as a tool of power and prestige, but also f
	unctions as a stage for resistance and representation.</strong></p> <p>Foo
	tball and politics go hand in hand. That became clear once again this past
	 year when FIFA presented a ‘Peace Prize’ to U.S. President Donald Trump f
	or his ‘exceptional and extraordinary actions for peace’: corruption captu
	red in a single image. </p> <p>But football is not just the billion-dollar
	 business of oligarchs and sheikhs. The politics of football can also be s
	een in the demonstrations against Turkish President Erdoğan led by support
	ers of Beşiktaş J.K., the role of Cairo hooligans from Al Ahly SC during t
	he Arab Spring or in the Irish national football team as symbol of Irish i
	ndependence. </p> <p>During this programme, we explore the football pitch 
	as a stage for resistance and representation. How do governments use the g
	ame to project power and prestige? Where do players, fans, and activists p
	ush back, and how does football relate to anti-colonial struggles past and
	 present? What does the World Cup reveal about the relationship between sp
	ort, nation states, and resistance today?</p>   About the speakers    <p><
	strong>James Montague</strong> is an award-winning author and journalist w
	ho writes for <em>The Athletic</em> and <em>Tifo </em>and who reports abou
	t football, politics and society for <em>The New York Times</em>, CNN and 
	BBC World Service. He is the author of several books, including <em>Among 
	the Ultras</em>, in which Montague went undercover with hooligan groups wo
	rldwide.</p>
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