The Cultural Review

Modern Football

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A solitary, worn football on a dimly lit stadium pitch, symbolizing the sport's current challenges and its reflection of broader societal issues like commercialization and identity politics.
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The Beautiful Game’s Ugly Reflection: What Football Reveals About Us

Modern football's problems are a stark reflection of broader societal crises, from commercialization to identity politics. The world's most popular sport has become a stage for our deepest anxieties.

Eleanor Voss·March 31, 2026