Out of all the blog posts on world affairs I've written this term, this one is by far my favorite. The article written for CNN by Chris Giles covers CONIFA: a football (soccer) tournament hosted for stateless people and unrecognized nations. The official name of the tournament is Barawa 2018, named after a small region of Somalia. The tournament represents the nations of around 334 million people, which is why I found it so important. The event is a great way to unify people in certain countries that don't have the ability or resources to support a national soccer team. One of the clubs even had to crowdfund their way into the tournament because the nation lacked the resources to travel. I loved this article because it showed how soccer, also known as the beautiful game, has the ability to bring people from all different backgrounds together.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/06/02/africa/stateless-nations-world-football-cup-conifa/index.html
by: Michael Dieckman
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