40 | 2022 Qatar World Cup Report Back

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01/25/23 • 77 min

Miguel welcomed another friend of the podcast, Dr. Adnan Husain, co-host of the Guerilla History Podcast! You can Listen to the Guerilla History Podcast here and follow them on Twitter: @guerrilla_pod.
Dr. Adnan Husain is a historian and Director of the School of Religion at Queens University. Adnan is also the host of his podcast, The Majlis podcasts.
In this episode, Adnan was kind enough to come on the podcast to report on his experience attending the 2022 World Cup in Qatar. For example, Miguel asked Adnan about Palestine's support at the World Cup and asked him what team/nation was the most well-represented while he was in Qatar. Additionally, Miguel asked Adnan about the historic run by Morocco and if France vs. Argentina was the most incredible World Cup Final of all time.
Lastly, Miguel rooted for Argentina in the final because he could not root for France due to its history as an imperialist power and colonizer. However, some were rooting for France because their roster was full of African Diaspora players, and Argentina's roster was very white. Miguel and Adnan gave their thoughts on that and more.
Links:
Listen to the latest Guerilla History Podcast episode: Sanctions Against China & Their Political Economy w/ Zhun Xu

Guerilla History Podcast: The World Cup: Sport, Politics, History, and Propaganda w/ Alexander Aviña
Qatar World Cup 2022: Palestine 1, Israel 0 by Feras Abu Helal (Middle East Eye)
The (African) Arab Cup By Hisham Aïdi (Africa is a Country)
Arab football fans at the Qatar World Cup turn down interviews with Israeli television (Video by MintPress News)

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39 | Black Migrant Athletes and a Marxist-Leninist Sociology of Sport

We are back, and Miguel is happy to welcome a friend of the show, Dr. Munene Mwaniki, to the podcast.
Dr. Munene Mwaniki is an Associate Professor in the Department of Anthropology and Sociology at Western Carolina University and is the author of the book, The Black Migrant Athlete: Media, Race, and the Diaspora in Sports (University of Nebraska Press, 2017).
In this episode, Miguel and Munene discuss the history of Black Migrant Athlete Labor in Europe and the US, including the concepts of the model minority and othering of Black Migrant Athletes such as Christian Okoye (NFL), Mario Balotelli (Footballer), Dikembe Mutombo and Hakeem Olajuwon (NBA), and others in the Western sports media. Additionally, Miguel asked Munene about the narratives created around these Black Migrant Athletes and how they help continue the capitalist neoliberal order in the West.
Lastly, Miguel and Munene think about what a Sociology of Sport through a Marxist-Leninist lens looks like and discuss how Western liberalism keeps an ML analysis of sport from the masses.
Links:
The Ogwumike Sisters Offer a Way to Think Differently About the Black Athlete by Dr. Munene Mwaniki and Manuel Zenquis (Engaging Sports)

Munene F Mwaniki, The Black Migrant Athlete (YouTube Video)
The burden of playing while Black and Irish by Oluwashina Okeleji (NewFrame.com)
Mario Balotelli suffers racist abuse, threatens walk-off after booting ball into crowd in Brescia defeat at Verona (ESPN)

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41 | Bias your fútbol Content with real francamente

We are back! It’s been a while, but Miguel welcomed another friend and comrade of the podcast, Dr. Franca Fernández. Franca is the creator and host of the real francamente podcast!
I talk to Franca about Lionel Messi & his move to play for Inter Miami of Major League Soccer (MLS) and what it means for fútbol in the imperialist core, aka the US. We also discuss the racial abuse faced by Brazilian superstar Vinicius Jr in Spain’s La Liga and more!
Dr. Franca Fernández is a fútbol fanatic and scholar who believes in the intersection of fútbol and politics, history, and social justice.
You can Listen to the real francamente podcast on YouTube, Spotify, and Apple Podcasts. You can follow them on Twitter: @realfrancamente.
Links:
realfrancamente.com: this weekend’s epic, historic final (Copa America Final 2021: Brasil v. Argentina)

To tackle racism in football Spain needs to face its history (Gabriel Leão/AlJazeera)
Lionel Messi to join MLS side Inter Miami after PSG departure (ESPN)