Qatar is not the first controversial host nation of the World Cup, but this year’s competition has seen football fandom come to light with renewed intensity. As fans in the UK prepare for a winter tournament, how will the cost of living crisis and Christmas shape their response?
Andrew Todos is an AIPS-accredited freelance sports journalist with a primary focus on Ukrainian football and sport. He is the founder and editor of Zorya Londonsk, which covers all levels of Ukrainian football in English. Andrew is also the co-host of English language podcast Ukraine + Football. Having followed the Ukraine national team around the world, he’s also an authority on international football and the political aspects, issues, and controversies that revolve around the game. Todos’ bylines include the BBC, Sky Sports, CNN, The Times, TalkSPORT, Telegraph, and FourFourTwo, among others.
Lee Nash is co-founder and creative director of Glory magazine, a high-end football and travel publication that aims to put the ‘beautiful’ back into the beautiful game. Glory travels the world documenting alternative football cultures in often unusual destinations.
Dr. David Webber is a senior research fellow at Solent University in Southampton. His research continues his original interest in British politics and international political economy but has also developed to examine the political, economic, and cultural changes that European football has undergone since the early 1990s.
Alex King is a journalist and former staff writer at Huck, a youth culture magazine and website in London. Now based in Athens, he writes about creative subcultures, human rights and activism around the world.
