UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa., July 14 -- Pennsylvania State University issued the following news release:
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. - It's the final week of the 2026 FIFA Men's World Cup. Over the last month, there's been plenty of highs and lows both on and off the pitch, from the overnight popularity of Cape Verde's goalkeeper Vozinha and the Norwegian row to the questionable use of Video Assistant Referee (VAR) and inconsistent enforcement of fouls by referees, leading concerns about match fixing.
In the following Q&A, John Nauright, dean of University College at Penn State and expert on international sport, discussed the increasing commodification, politicization and commercialization of global sport and how that has impacted this year's World Cup...