The world’s biggest sport now reflects a global system Washington can no longer fully control
Based on its historical evolution, huge popularity, and massive budget, it’s fair to say that the game globally known as football – the one in which two teams of 11 players must maneuver a ball into the opposing team’s goal without using their hands – remains the world’s top sport. But despite its universal name and rules, familiar to almost the entire world population, this game has failed to catch on in the US, where even the term ‘football’ means a different kind of game. As for what the rest of the world calls football...
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