Non-FIFA football: Sovereignty & the Politics of Sport

Why does FIFA not allow the participation of some national teams? How many national football teams are there? What is the relationship between football & politics? Here is our latest episode, where we discuss the above questions, with this week's guest Sasha Düerkop.

Recommended literature

Blood and Circuses: A Football Journey Through Europe’s Rebel Republics by Rober O’Connor

CONIFA: Football for the Forgotten: The Untold Story of Football’s Alternate World Cup by James Hendicott

Forgotten Nations: The Incredible Stories of Football in the Shadows by Chris Deeley.

One Football No Nets by Justin Walley.

Invisible Countries: Journies to the edge of Nationhood by Joshua Keating