It's almost World Cup time! Defector's Patrick Redford is here to help you understanding the wonderful world of sportwashing present and historical: "You can find analogs in the 1934 World Cup hosted by Benito Mussolini's Italy, Francisco Franco's 1964 European Nations' Cup, and the 1978 World Cup hosted by Argentina's military junta. Trying to answer the question of when sportswashing began or which particular events qualify assumes a purity tainted from the outside, which is not quite right...

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