From ‘Brexit Derby’ to Albania’s double-headed eagle: Politics invade World Cup
27 June 2018 |
7:41 am
Swiss football players are fined for an Albanian nationalist gesture that has divided the country - just one of the many ways identity politics are sneaking onto the pitch at the World Cup.
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