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When geopolitics seeps into sport: UEFA’s forbidden soccer fixtures
Soccer is one of the most charged arenas in world sport – a stage for national pride, political PR stunts, and solidarity amid conflict or crisis. All eyes are fixed on the European Championship’s climax, with Spain triumphing against France on Tuesday …