As countries around the world fight for World Cup qualification, the men’s national team of Afghanistan makes its return for the first time after the Taliban re-took control of the country. The Athletic’s Nick Miller is here to explain what it means for a nation where team sports were previously banned.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

As countries around the world fight for World Cup qualification, the men’s national team of Afghanistan makes its return for the first time after the Taliban re-took control of the country. The Athletic’s Nick Miller is here to explain what it means for a nation where team sports were previously banned. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As countries around the world fight for World Cup qualification, the men’s national team of Afghanistan makes its return for the first time after the Taliban re-took control of the country. The Athletic’s Nick Miller is here to explain what it means for a nation where team sports were previously banned. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

Afghanistan’s men’s team returns to play

The Athletic’s team of soccer writers cover the beautiful game with daily short-form and in-depth episodes focusing on the USMNT, MLS, European football, the Mexico national football team and the Canada men’s soccer team.<hr> Hosted on Acast. See <a style='color:grey;' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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The Athletic’s team of soccer writers cover the beautiful game with daily short-form and in-depth episodes focusing on the USMNT, MLS, European football, the Mexico national football team and the Canada men’s soccer team. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Athletic’s team of soccer writers cover the beautiful game with daily short-form and in-depth episodes focusing on the USMNT, MLS, European football, the Mexico national football team and the Canada men’s soccer team. Hosted on Acast. See <a href="https://acast.com/privacy" rel="noopener noreferrer">acast.com/privacy</a> for more information.

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