There was a moment at the coronation of Argentina as World Cup winners in Qatar that summed up the premise of the entire tournament. The king draped Lionel Messi in a sheer, see-through garment – a version of the robes or abaya reserved for Qatari royalty writes Gasant Abarder. Abarder, who recently launched his book, Hack with a Grenade, is among the … Continue reading Political football: the goats of CR7 and CR22 and Emperor Messi’s new clothes