Category: Football

The Workers Cup: An Ode to Labourers Who Built Qatar’s Stadiums for the World Cup 

Cinema, Film Review, Football, Sports

Adam Sobel’s The Workers Cup explores the lives of migrant labourers who built Qatar’s World Cup infrastructure, using a football tournament as a window into their dreams, hardships and resilience. Muhammed Noushad reviews the documentary as a subtle yet powerful critique of labour conditions, corporate public relations and the human cost hidden behind football’s spectacle. MUHAMMED NOUSHAD Football is not

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​Remembering Escobar for a Reason After Three Decades

Cinema, Culture, Football, Popular Culture, Society, Sports

MUHAMMED NOUSHAD Andres Escobar’s ghost still seems to be casting a poignant shadow over Colombian football. Otherwise, why should a footballer fear for his life, for a sporting failure, even after 32 years since Escobar’s martyrdom in Colombia? I should, however, confess that this is not to suggest the country hasn’t changed, or its internal dynamics associated with football remain

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