This week in Morocco people’s reaction was of complete and utter joy. Everywhere you went, people talked football, relishing what’s been achieved so far, writes Fintan Drury in Morocco.
Rivalry within and between sporting codes has inhibited ground-sharing and taxpayers’ money has already been spent, or allocated, for stadium developments without persuasive plans for adequate utilisation. Or any credible plans at all.
In this week's Experience podcast, Colm Tóibín talks about the joylessness of the World Cup in Qatar and why he won't talk about Sinn Féin.
If there was any danger to the hosting of the World Cup from the outbreaks of free speech that will be taking place in Qatar then they wouldn’t be happening.
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