Football, by far the world’s most popular sport, is the mirror of our society. Its Americanisation is visible as much as it is audible, as expressed by the autumnal voice of visitor Miguel Ángel Gil Marín, CEO of Atlético de Madrid, on 7 October at the IE Tower Auditorium. This week, it was rumoured that the first fixture of the sort will be the very Atlético against Barcelona in Miami three days before Christmas. How will this circus end? We shall wait. Perhaps we will live to see.
The Stork reflects on some the most important events of Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni's autumn, which may have wider political effects in Italy and abroad.
FIFA has announced the six co-hosts for World Cup 2023, one of whom is Spain. In anticipation, the Stork breaks down the historical significance around host countries and explains why 2030 will be a particularly exciting year for football.
Third-year International Relations student in Madrid, prior co-Law student in Segovia. Fluent in English and Italian. Born in Boston to parents from Milan, who had just moved from Italy. Lived in Munich and London.
