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Emeritus Professor of Leisure Studies at the University of Brighton. Expert on FIFA and the history and politics of sport spectacle.

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Questions in Brazil

28/08/201428/05/2018 alangtomlinson

IN THE EVENT: Questions in Brazil Scott Reid, Orange County Register posed these questions on the eve of the World Cup kick-off and I answered them whilst in Rio, after a spell in Manaus. SR: How much will the corruption within FIFA and the CBF leave a cloud hanging over this World Cup? AT: The… Continue reading Questions in Brazil →

Posted in World Cup ThoughtsTagged Brazil, Leisure, Prof Alan Tomlinson, Sport, University of Brighton
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“My research has informed numerous radio and television commentaries, reports, features, discussions and documentaries on historical, sociological and political dimensions of sport cultures and events. For this BBC World Service documentary I provided unique documentary evidence and expert commentary on the context of Africa’s boycott of FIFA's 1966 World Cup.”

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