The Nation: Soccer and Punishing Iran
The Nation looks at the global politics of soccer with reference to Iran. Americans don’t realize it, but soccer politics is what makes most of the world go round.
About the Author
Juan Cole is the founder and chief editor of Informed Comment. He is Richard P. Mitchell Professor of History at the University of Michigan He is author of, among many other books, Muhammad: Prophet of Peace amid the Clash of Empires and The Rubaiyat of Omar Khayyam. Follow him on Twitter at @jricole or the Informed Comment Facebook Page
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