Former US soccer player Merritt Mathias looks at times when the beautiful game has been a political football. Plus, a deep dive into who is funding Reform UK ...

Berlin-Musa Okwonga's new book begins with a blow to the gut: “Sooner or later, Berlin will punch you in the stomach.” It shouldn't be taken personally, Okwonga explains. Rather, “try to treat it as a ...

Kitgum district, northern Uganda, December 1983. “I was the first person to put soil on his grave. I shovelled a bit on — I had these Velcro trainers — and I shovelled some on with my trainers. I ...

The football star, with help from the author, has turned his experiences of triumph over adversity into a novel for pre-teens, Here the friends discuss fathers, racism and the redemptive power of ...

Musa Okwonga is showing me his old smart phone. “Here it is!” he says, grinning, having dived behind the webcam to retrieve it. It’s kind of an odd moment in the chat, because, in a way, it’s just an ...

The last three World Cups have performed an asset-stripping of the soul of this competition Accusations of corruption, greed and general excess are not new to FIFA’s showpiece event, or even to sports ...

The anti-superhero film encapsulates our dissatisfied, lonely age with wit and originality. Patrisse Khan-Cullors' harrowing and yet uplifting work demonstrates that collective organising is the only ...