An edit-page essay in The Hindu on the Football World Cup: https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-opinion/how-the-world-explains-football/article24224767.ece
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The beautiful game
A review of Michael Cox’s new book, Mixer, for The Hindu: http://www.thehindu.com/books/books-reviews/the-beautiful-game/article19433804.ece
Finding a boundary
An edit-page essay for The Hindu on why cricket is a primary cultural good, the access to which ought to be just, fair and equal: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/lead/lodha-panel-bcci-and-markandey-katju/article8981805.ece
Johan Cruyff: The man who transformed football
An essay on Johan Cruyff for Mint on Sunday: http://mintonsunday.livemint.com/news/johan-cruyff-the-man-who-transformed-football/1.0.776800351.html
Unfair trial
My column for The Business Line’s Ink Magazine on the unfair, instant inquiries that English football clubs today face: http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/blink/play/unfair-trial/article7712435.ece
Which Players Will We Remember from this World Cup?
A piece for Yahoo Originals on the unique challenges that the cricket world cup provides to young players: https://in.news.yahoo.com/which-players-will-we-remember-from-this-world-cup-070735939.html
Can Philosophy Make a Difference to England’s Football Game?
For Yahoo! a piece on the English national football team, and why it would do well to fashion a specific footballing ideology: https://in.news.yahoo.com/can-philosophy-make-a-difference-to-england-s-football-game-054509398.html
Six on Six: The best playmakers of the World Cup
For scroll.in, a piece on the best playmakers at the World Cup in Brazil: http://scroll.in/article/667244/Six-on-Six:-The-best-playmakers-of-the-World-Cup
A Brief History of Modern Iran, Told Through Soccer
A piece for The Pacific Standard Magazine on the Iranian football team and its link to politics in the country: http://www.psmag.com/navigation/politics-and-law/brief-history-modern-iran-told-soccer-82908/
Brazil’s ignominious football World Cup
My comment in The Hindu on the Football World Cup, which begins next week in Brazil. I argue here that for most Brazilians view their government’s decision to spend 15 billion dollars on hosting the event as a Most Brazilians view this as a depraved act of profligacy: http://www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-ed/brazils-ignominious-football-world-cup/article6090095.ece
