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African Joy: A Celebration Beyond Football

African Joy: A Celebration Beyond Football

By Noha Mohamed, MA Global Media & Digital Communications The Africa Cup of Nations (AFCON) 2023 kicked off the new year in January 2024. The football tournament is hosted this year in Ivory Coast. Furthermore, AFCON provides a space for expressing continental African joy in celebration of 54 countries coming

Join the Winning Team: SOAS Football Trials See Record Turnout and Badminton starts the season strong

Join the Winning Team: SOAS Football Trials See Record Turnout and Badminton starts the season strong

By Adam Brocklesby, BA History Among the many societies that exist at SOAS, some of the most sought-after are the wide array of sports communities. Being the most popular sport in the UK, football is exceedingly popular at SOAS, both competitively and recreationally. I spoke to the captain of the

GARY LINEKER: THE BBC’S CRISIS OF IMPARTIALITY AND WIDESPREAD CRITICISM OF THE ANTI-MIGRATION BILL

GARY LINEKER: THE BBC’S CRISIS OF IMPARTIALITY AND WIDESPREAD CRITICISM OF THE ANTI-MIGRATION BILL

By Amber Hamed, BA Politics and International Relations On March 7, Conservative Home Secretary, Suella Braverman, presented the Illegal Migration Bill to parliament, which aims to ban refugees seeking asylum from entering the country. This implies that if you arrive in the UK illegally, you will be denied asylum and

LGBTQIA+ Rights in the Shadow of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar

By Mia Jin Haagensli, MSc Politics of the Middle East The long-awaited 2022 World Cup just kicked off in Qatar, and football fans all over the world are ready for a month of intense games associated with excitement, pride, and a sense of belonging. For many, the month-long cup serves

Men’s Football Seeks International Title in French Tournament

Men’s Football Seeks International Title in French Tournament

By Kyle Gehman, BA Development Studies While some students used February’s reading week to their academic advantage, the SOAS men’s football team was busy going on a fairytale run in the Les Parisiennes sports tournament in Paris which ended in a tense final against the hosts Sciences Po.

The SOAS Women’s Football Team are amazing and I get to be a part of it

The SOAS Women’s Football Team are amazing and I get to be a part of it

By Carmel Mould, History & World Philosophies BA How could a beginner like me go from never playing football, to being a part of the undefeated SOAS Women’s Football Club (WFC) this season? One word: opportunity. As a child, I loved the game and sometimes scraped in with the

Fighting the Stigma Against Women Football

Fighting the Stigma Against Women Football

Samia Abdurahman Bsc Economics A demeaning issue that some women footballers face alongside the sexism of football are racial and religion discriminations Sexism still exists in the world of football and there is indeed a stigma surrounding women in sport. As a budding footballer, I myself have experinced the constant