A series on the players, managers, administrators, and political figures who call the shots in their sport. Click to read Eleven Named People, a Substack publication with thousands of subscribers.

The political theorist is the latest in this series, answering questions on fandom, players, teams, and identity.

Sakiko Fukuda-Parr and Sean Jacobs's new book applies a decolonial framework to climate change, global trade, and yes, academia.

Growing up in the shadow of genocide

And I thought there was a genocide against whites in South Africa. Kallie Kriel leads Afriforum, a white-rights group. This stadium sits on the edge of South Africa’s largest black township. His “ouds...

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The United States is putting together bags with a children’s book on so-called reverse racism, and with a document that defends the country’s founding on the basis of slavery.

Via Revista Libero, the Spanish football magazine: ‘… A sports photography festival in Normandy censored a photo of a football match in Gaza. The French newspaper Le Pays d'Auge reported that the Dea...

Sonny Rollins (1930 - 2026) never visited Africa, but found expression for his strong African consciousness: “Africa is our home... something that we need to be proud of.”

Like I said before, Argentina’s 2026 World Cup performance just entrenched its reputation for anti-football: negative, defensive, disruptive play. In the final, during regulation time, Argentina didn’...

The formerly exiled ANC activist and later judge Albie Sachs is archiving his life— including a film, "Albie: A Strange Alchemy," that forms part of a larger project of legacy-making.

This open access book provides essential readings on decolonizing international affairs (IA), helping to reshape the teaching of IA

A writer's son reclaims his name in the American South.

Colombia's national team shirt, like that in Brazil under Bolsonaro, is being coopted by the rightwing president-elect. The face of this football coup could be the team's star and captain.

The DA can't even save two tennis courts on the Cape Flats so why would they save you?

The unexpected links between a Hugh Masekela classic and the Cape Town communities where I grew up, went to school, and watched Sunday League football.

thoughts that should be private, shared. Click to read Anchor Baby, by Rosemary Mac Cabe, a Substack publication with tens of thousands of subscribers.

How Sudan’s revolutionary generation was dragged into total war