Soccer’s Impact on the Middle East

Soccer’s Impact on the Middle East

Author and professor Abdullah Al-Arian joins the Edge of Sports podcast to talk about his new book, Football in the Middle East.

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This week we talk to professor Abdullah Al-Arian, editor of the new book Football in the Middle East, about everything from the Qatari World Cup to Palestinian soccer and resistance.

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Dave ZirinDave Zirin is the sports editor at The Nation. He is the author of 11 books on the politics of sports. He is also the coproducer and writer of the new documentary Behind the Shield: The Power and Politics of the NFL.


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