Featuring a selection of articles, recordings and more
June 2026
Listen to a Football Scholars Forum podcast about the World Cup Syllabus, a free digital resource to help people learn about the history, politics, and culture of both the men’s and women’s competitions. The conversation, recorded on June 4, 2026, features Ron Krabill, Pavandeep Singh Josan, and Emilia Flores of the University of Washington’s Global Sport Lab in discussion with the organizer of the Football Scholars Forum, a group of authors, professors, graduate students, journalists, players, coaches, and fans who come together on a regular basis to discuss soccer scholarship in a friendly online setting.
June 2, 2026 Online Event: Join Ron Krabill, Director of the Global Sport Lab, in a panel discussion Global Stage: Sport, Influence, and the Politics of Mega-Events, hosted by the World Affairs Council-Seattle. Open to the public.
May 2026
Interested in learning more about the politics and history of the World Cup? Learn about the Global Sport Lab’s World Cup: The Syllabus initiative and more in “New UW resource explores the politics and culture behind the World Cup” (UW News, May 22, 2026).
Watch or listen to “Five Ways to Watch the World Cup” featuring UW Global Sport Lab Director Ron Krabill. The May 19 event was held and recorded in Seattle’s Town Hall.
