Acknowledgements

This free course was written by Steph Doehler and Ben Oakley.

The authors would like to thank Jim Lusted and Nichola Kentzer for their help and generous assistance with developing this course. Thanks also goes to Alan Bairner, Carrie Dunn and Alan Tomlinson for their contributions.

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Images

Introduction image: Fauzan Saari on Unsplash

Section 1 image: Rafael_Wiedenmeier; GettyImages

Figure 1: Keystone / Stringer; Getty Images

Figure 2: Onze; Getty Images

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Section 4 image: LysenkoAlexander; Getty Images

Section 5 image: Anadolu Agency; Getty Images

Audio-visual

Video 1: The Story of FIFA; © FIFA

Audios 2, 3 and 4: Missing the World Cup; © BBC Sounds / BBC World Service

Video 2: Brazil World Cup: Clashes at Sao Paulo and Rio Protests, 13 June 2014, © BBC

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