How Can Football Shirts Explain Money, Power and Politics?

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  Welcome to Intelligence Squared, where great minds meet.

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  I'm head of programming, Conor Boyle.

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  In today's episode, we're hearing from journalist and author,

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  Joey D'Urso, about the themes of his new book,

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  More Than a Shirt, how football shirts explain global politics, money, and power.

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  I spoke to Joey live from Soho Sonic Studios in London to discuss his global journey across five different continents,

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  to uncover the colours,

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  crests and sponsors of the world's football shirts and what they tell us about the world we live in.

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  So without further ado, let's go to the episode.

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  How has your summer been?

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  I've been watching the Club World Cup.

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  How's it been since the book came out?

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  I haven't really been watching the Club World Cup at all.

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  I need a break from it.

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  You know, I've been watching a bit of the Women's Euros.

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  I've been, I love Test cricket.

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  I know Club World Cup, no interest.

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  You know, I can't, I need a break.

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  I need, you know, once every two years we have a World Cup and a Euro.

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  So this one time every two summers that there's a bit of a break from football.

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