<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0"
	xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"
	xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"
	xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
	xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom"
	xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/"
	xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/"
	>

<channel>
	<title>Society.ie &#187; World Cup | Society.ie</title>
	<atom:link href="https://society.ie/tag/world-cup/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" />
	<link>https://society.ie</link>
	<description>Social Issues Website</description>
	<lastBuildDate>Thu, 14 Feb 2019 10:04:44 +0000</lastBuildDate>
	<language>en-US</language>
	<sy:updatePeriod>hourly</sy:updatePeriod>
	<sy:updateFrequency>1</sy:updateFrequency>
	<generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=4.2.38</generator>
<xhtml:meta xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" name="robots" content="noindex" />
	<item>
		<title>Ugly Carnival for the Beautiful Game</title>
		<link>https://society.ie/2014/06/ugly-carnival-for-the-beautiful-game/</link>
		<comments>https://society.ie/2014/06/ugly-carnival-for-the-beautiful-game/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Jun 2014 19:10:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Ryan Ó Giobúin]]></dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Articles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ryan's digest]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Ethics]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[FIFA]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sport]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[World Cup]]></category>

		<guid isPermaLink="false">http://society.ie/?p=185</guid>
		<description><![CDATA[The World Cup has arrived. The colour, the pride, the expectation of great things from 22 men on a pitch: it is why we call it the beautiful game! Yet this World Cup, the most expensive in history, has been marred by controversy. Brazil 2014 is not an isolated case. Sport events are no longer merely spectacles of human strength and fortitude, or even just a positive showcase of what the host nation has to offer; they have evolved into scenes of protests, anger and ethical dilemmas. Hot on the heels of a Sochi Winter Olympics tainted by allegations of corruption and failing infrastructure, the FIFA World Cup takes place in Brazil, the spiritual home of the beautiful game, the hosting of which has also been sullied by allegations of corruption and the diverting of funds from the actual needs of Brazilian society in order to stage a global spectacle. Already, eight people have died in the preparations for the world cup in Brazil, the latest only last week when a construction worker was killed by a falling beam on Sao Paulo&#8217;s monorail&#8230;a project intended to facilitate fan travel at the world cup, but which now won&#8217;t be in operation until next year. The World Cup is a shambles&#8230;ill-prepared, [&#8230;]]]></description>
		<wfw:commentRss>https://society.ie/2014/06/ugly-carnival-for-the-beautiful-game/feed/</wfw:commentRss>
		<slash:comments>0</slash:comments>
		</item>
	</channel>
</rss>
