Opinion: The ugly side of the beautiful game | MUK Sports

Ian Darke hosts a special round table of ESPN FC experts who assess Russia's chances of capitalising on a favourable World Cup draw. Editor's Note: With Russia hosting the 2018 World Cup, this is an op-ed on his native country from former world chess champion Garry Kasparov, chairman of the NY-based Human Rights Foundation and the author of 'Winter Is Coming: Why Vladimir Putin and the Enemies of the Free World Must Be Stopped'. Sport can provoke human passion like nothing else, perhaps aside from true love. Every loss, every victory, can provoke heartbreak or exultation -- and that's only the fans. Sports fandom also has an...
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