Sometimes a game is just a game. But many times it is so much more. Football has an almost religious status for millions of people around the world and the impact the beautiful game plays on the rest of society can be immense. In todays show Bianca Dunn-Rydh looks into FIFA and what role the organisation plays in the deaths of thousands of construction workers building the arenas for the world cup in Qatar 2022. Listen also to segments about heteronormativity and gender discrimination within football. How interstate relations can spill over to the football pitch and what role football can play in creating national identities for former colonies. Christofer Björnheimer finally reflects on how the language of football is filled with metaphors from war.

Hosts: Lovisa Prage and Juliane Drechsel-Grau

Technican: Takeshi Stokoe

Producer: Simon Classon