July 3, 2026, by
Fútbol Belongs to the People
Maradona, Messi, and Fifty Years of the Same Imperial Logic
In June 1978, the World Cup came to Argentina. The military junta of General Jorge Rafael Videla had seized power two years earlier, overthrowing the democratically elected government of Isabel Perón in a coup the United States quietly encouraged. Secretary of State Henry Kissinger had told Argentina’s foreign minister in 1976: (…)










