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Play the Game Podcast

A podcast about the people, powers, and politics shaping sport.

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Latest episodes

  1. Manchester City: The money behind the success – with Nick Harris30 Sep 2026
  2. Interview: Sven Daniel Wolfe on sporting mega-events and the hard edge of soft power17 Sep 2026
  3. Visit Rwanda: From Arsenal to Aston Villa and the sports politics of Paul Kagame’s Rwanda27 Aug 2026
  4. FIFA’s latest crisis shows why sport needs independent oversight19 Aug 2026
  5. Lindsey Kennedy: Scams, slavery and surface-to-air missiles – Online sports betting in Southeast Asia16 Jul 2026
  6. Stanis Elsborg on Infantino’s FIFA: Ten years of power, politics, and so-called ethics2 Jul 2026
  7. Interview: Karim Zidan on how sport became part of Donald Trump’s MAGA machine24 Jun 2026
  8. Across Mexico, World Cup 2026 projects are putting communities and ecosystems under pressure17 Jun 2026
  9. Jules Boykoff: Sportswashing, the FIFA 2026 World Cup, and the 2028 Olympic Games11 Jun 2026
  10. FIFAs betting expansion raises integrity fears ahead of the 2026 FIFA World Cup10 Jun 2026