Simon Kuper

Simon Kuper is a columnist for the Financial Times. His books include Ajax, the Dutch, the War: The Strange Tale of Soccer During Europe’s Darkest Hour and Soccer Against the Enemy: How the World’s Most Popular Sport Starts and Fuels Revolutions and Keeps Dictators in Power.  (September 2017)

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World Cup 2018: A View from the Stands

The emotional locus of this tournament is more in living rooms and bars around the world than here in the place where the thing is actually happening. That’s not because there is anything wrong with Russia. On the contrary, it’s been very pleasant here.

July 13, 2018