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"The Workers Cup"

The politics of "unskilled" labor

by The Econ Extra Credit Team
Nov 22, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #127
Lusail Iconic Stadium, where the World Cup final game will be played on Dec. 18.
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"The Workers Cup"

Inside the "kafala" migrant labor system

by David Brancaccio , Erika Soderstrom and Jarrett Dang
Nov 18, 2022
The system has come under scrutiny over alleged human rights and labor abuses during the construction preceding the World Cup.
Foreign laborers make up the overwhelming majority of Qatar. The country's "sponsorship" system has come under scrutiny from human rights activists in the leadup to the World Cup.
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Who built Qatar’s World Cup stadiums?

by David Brancaccio and The Econ Extra Credit Team
Nov 3, 2022
Econ Extra Credit newsletter #125
"The Workers Cup" follows one team of migrant workers who are building the infrastructure for the 2022 World Cup in Qatar and also playing in a soccer tournament of their own organized for the construction workers.
Courtesy The Workers Cup LLC
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How expensive is it to host the World Cup or Olympics?

by David Brancaccio and Jarrett Dang
Nov 3, 2022
The upcoming soccer World Cup in Qatar is unlikely to recoup its economic costs and might be costly to the country's image too.
For most cities, hosting large, global events is a pricey endeavor with questionable economic benefits. Qatar is unlikely to recoup its costs for the upcoming soccer World Cup, according to professor Victor Matheson.
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Women's soccer World Cup is becoming a global sensation—and a fashion one too

by Marielle Segarra
Jun 24, 2019
Soccer jerseys are a hot fashion item nowadays.
United States' forward Tobin Heath (C) reacts with teammates after scoring a goal during the France 2019 Women's World Cup Group F football match between Sweden and USA, on June 20, 2019, at the Oceane Stadium in Le Havre, northwestern France.
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Sponsors make a bet on Women's World Cup soccer

by Andy Uhler
Jun 7, 2019
Twenty-five million Americans watched the last women's final, and many sponsors are betting this year's tournament will be even more popular.
Carli Lloyd of the U.S. scores the team's second goal against Japan in the 2015 Women's World Cup final in Vancouver, Canada.
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How the U.S. men’s soccer team got its shot at glory — and then lost it all during the 1998 World Cup

by Janet Nguyen and David Brancaccio
Jun 15, 2018
The 12-part series “American Fiasco” looks at how it all went wrong.
Mehrdad Minavand of Iran in action during the 1998 World Cup first round match against the USA at the Stade Gerland in Lyon, France. Iran won the match 2-1.
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A battle for World Cup supremacy happens off the pitch

by Andy Uhler
Jun 14, 2018
Every four years, the soccer tournament turns into an epic branding battle between Nike and Adidas.
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FIFA gets countries to bend laws all the time. Why nothing on LGBT laws in Russia?

by Eliza Mills
Jun 1, 2018
FIFA and Russia lay down the law, but corporate sponsors have influence too.
Fans fly the rainbow flag before the game between New York City and Los Angeles FC at Banc of California Stadium on May 13, 2018 in Los Angeles, California.
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FIFA corruption report has scandals but no disqualification

by Olga Oksman
Jun 28, 2017
FIFA released a 2014 report looking at ethics violations in the World Cup host nation selection process for 2018 and 2022.
A FIFA suitcase.
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