Sports As A Weapon Podcast

55 | No 2026 World Cup for Ge****de

• Miguel Garcia • Episode 55

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Miguel is joined by Dana DuBari (national co-coordinator, Black Alliance for Peace Solidarity Network) and returning guest Robert Wilson (author of The Football Manifesto and Club Handbook) about the Anti-Fascist Football Coalition and its boycott campaign for FIFA to move World Cup 2026 matches from the U.S. Dana explains the coalition’s origins in 2025 through the North South Project’s people-centered human rights framework and outlines a two-phase strategy moving from mass outreach to coordinated on-the-ground resistance in World Cup host cities; citing concerns about militarization, ICE presence, travel restrictions, and safety. 

Additionally, Miguel, Robert, and Dana discuss FIFA’s preferential treatment of the U.S. and Israel compared with past bans of other countries, Robert discusses the parallels to Brazil’s World Cup/Olympics experience, and Dana also discusses organizing examples like Kansas City's opposition to a new jail tied to the tournament.

* Anti-Fascist Football Coalition Website: https://peoplescenteredhumanrights.com/move-the-games/

* Endorse the Campaign: http://bit.ly/EndorseNow

Join the Global Network for the Advancement of People(s)-Centered Human Rights: http://bit.ly/GNPCHR

* Join the Anti-Fascist Football Coalition! 
Contact Dana at solidarity@blackallianceforpeace.com

* FIFA could make billions from the World Cup. Texas host cities will get little in return by Dylan McGuinness/The Texas Tribune 

* Hotels in U.S. World Cup host cities claim underwhelming demand, new report says by Henry Bushnell and Adam Crafton/The Athletic 

Miguel Garcia and Comrade E produced this episode. The Sports As A Weapon Podcast is part of the @Anticonquista Media Collective. Subscribe to the ANTICONQUISTA Patreon and follow ANTICONQUISTA on YouTube, Instagram, and Facebook.

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