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
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From Diego Maradona's 'revenge' for The Falklands to Mussolini's meddling: The World Cup's most controversial matches as football braces itself for the most politically-charged tournament EVER in Donald Trump's America ⊖
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Jules Rimet, the creator of the World Cup, believed in the unifying power of the sport, but almost since the first ball was kicked, there has been controversy. Here, we runs through the most incendia…
10 days ago
The Guardian view on Trump’s omnipresence: commanding attention like a king | Editorial ⊕
The president’s image and name are proliferating in Washington and beyond, overturning well-advised democratic taboos on glorifying sitting leaders
One of the surest signs of an authoritarian regime …
25 days ago
Mussolini's granddaughter wins Italy's Celebrity Big Brother ⊕
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The granddaughter of fascist dictator Benito Mussolini has won this year's edition of Italy's Celebrity Big Brother.
66 days ago
Bologna v Aston Villa: Europa League quarter-final, first leg – live ⊖
⚽ Europa League news from the first leg; kick-off 8pm BST
⚽ Porto v Nottm Forest – live | Join us on Bluesky | Mail Taha
If you don’t want to hang out here, Will Unwin’s covering Porto against Nottingh…
70 days ago
‘An orgiastic pandemonium’: Elvira Notari, the ‘low-life cinema’ pioneer erased by fascism ○
Italy’s first female director made 60 features depicting the gritty squalor of early 20th-century Naples. Most were lost to Mussolini’s censorship and she died in obscurity – but now a new documentar…
71 days ago
Italian council buys Mussolini’s villa to keep it away from ‘fascist nostalgics’ ⊕
Riccione’s leftwing mayor, Daniela Angelini, says public purchase is victory for town and ‘act of love and vision’
An Italian council has bought a villa where Benito Mussolini spent his summer holiday…
3 months ago
Look to Italy to see how the dangerous idea of ‘remigration’ is taking root in Europe | David Broder ○
To even be talking about this drastic deportation policy is a sign the far right is winning. In Italy, it’s more than just talk
Meeting Tommy Robinson earlier this month, the French anti-immigration p…
5 months ago
US actions in Venezuela put the 2026 World Cup in disgraceful company | Leander Schaerlaeckens ⊖
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In 1934 and 1978, Fifa’s big event was given over to authoritarian aims. There’s no more doubt that 2026 will be the same
By 1934, it was entirely evident what Benito Mussolini was up to. Italy’s dict…
8 months ago
The Traitors Circle by Jonathan Freedland review – a propulsive story of German resistance ○
A thriller-like account of the influential men and women who opposed Hitler and paid a terrible price
On 10 September 1943, a loose group of well-connected friends met in a small apartment in the Char…