The US denied a visa to Democratic ‌Republic of Congo's Michel Kuka Mboladinga, forcing him to miss yesterday's match versus ⁠Uzbekistan. So, first the CIA plots to assassinate Patrice Lumumba in 1960 & now the US excludes the man who honors Lumumba's legacy. Got it. www.aljazeera.com/sports/2026/...

DR Congo superfan denied US visa to support team at World Cup

Michel Kuka Mboladinga is iconic for his motionless tribute at DRC games, but a US World Cup repeat has been denied.

aljazeera.com

If you watched the viral video of Bosnian soccer fans shouting for Palestine ahead of game in toronto today, read this piece about Bosnian team grappling with legacy of genocide & displacement with 17 of its players born elsehwere. "Playing for the national team becomes a symbolic act of return."

The country they never left

Bosnia’s World Cup squad is built on the descendants of war and displacement, players raised across Europe and North America who are finding their way back through football.

africasacountry.com

Check out this new article by Hannah Borenstein @hborenstein.bsky.social , "Finding One's Footing: Hidden Abodes of Production in the Global Running Economy" in the new special issue of #Anthropology of Work Review anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1111/...

Anthropology of Work Review | AAA Labor Studies Journal | Wiley Online Library

This article is part of the special issue ‘Racialization and The Gig Economy’ (AWR July 2026; 47(1)) edited by Shreya Subramani and Christien Tompkins. This article examines how Ethiopian women dista...

anthrosource.onlinelibrary.wiley.com

The End of Sport@endofsportpod.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Hidden Labor of Ethiopian Runners Long-time friend of the pod @hborenstein.bsky.social joins to discuss the social and political economic dynamics that shape Ethiopian running and practicing the anthropology of sport. open.spotify.com/episode/0gkT...

The Hidden Labor of Ethiopian Runners Long-time friend of the pod @hborenstein.bsky.social joins to discuss the social and political economic dynamics that shape Ethiopian running and practicing the anthropology of sport. open.spotify.com/episode/0gkT...

New episode with @hborenstein.bsky.social!

The End of Sport@endofsportpod.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Hidden Labor of Ethiopian Runners Long-time friend of the pod @hborenstein.bsky.social joins to discuss the social and political economic dynamics that shape Ethiopian running and practicing the anthropology of sport. open.spotify.com/episode/0gkT...

Hannah Borenstein's writing on African running, and especially Ethiopian running - www.hannahborenstein.com/writing - is brilliant. But she also wrote one of my favourite Slate articles about Hey Arnold's critique of urban renewal policy, which still resonates today... slate.com/culture/2022...

The Nickelodeon Cartoon That Taught a Generation to Hate Capitalism

Arnold wasn’t just a football-headed fourth grader. He was an urban planning pioneer.

slate.com

The End of Sport@endofsportpod.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Hidden Labor of Ethiopian Runners Long-time friend of the pod @hborenstein.bsky.social joins to discuss the social and political economic dynamics that shape Ethiopian running and practicing the anthropology of sport. open.spotify.com/episode/0gkT...

Started listening to this episode and then realized that I need to listen to it as I go for a long-ish run later this week. So my true engagement is TBD, but I love @hborenstein.bsky.social ‘s writing on this topic and am excited to have her in my headphones and talking about her research soon.

The End of Sport@endofsportpod.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Hidden Labor of Ethiopian Runners Long-time friend of the pod @hborenstein.bsky.social joins to discuss the social and political economic dynamics that shape Ethiopian running and practicing the anthropology of sport. open.spotify.com/episode/0gkT...

We have been looking forward to finally releasing this amazing conversation.

The End of Sport@endofsportpod.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Hidden Labor of Ethiopian Runners Long-time friend of the pod @hborenstein.bsky.social joins to discuss the social and political economic dynamics that shape Ethiopian running and practicing the anthropology of sport. open.spotify.com/episode/0gkT...

I am a long-time friend : )

The End of Sport@endofsportpod.bsky.social · 4mo ago

The Hidden Labor of Ethiopian Runners Long-time friend of the pod @hborenstein.bsky.social joins to discuss the social and political economic dynamics that shape Ethiopian running and practicing the anthropology of sport. open.spotify.com/episode/0gkT...