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In the Ruhr region, football has always been more than just a game. Here, it forges a sense of identity not in spite of its contradictions, but right at the heart of them: far beyond the 90 minutes of play, football is a shared passion, a passed-down experience and a publicly expressed form of loyalty and solidarity.
In Frank Goosen, we welcome someone who can tell us all about it: as an author with an unmistakable voice, as a keen observer of the Ruhr region and as a knowledgeable football fan who knows that this game is always also about heritage, community and hope. He is therefore exactly the right person to take a look at the Men’s Football World Cup with and to explore a conflict that this mega-event triggers. For the World Cup is both: a colossal event that people all over the world watch, comment on, celebrate and remember together – and a seemingly ruthless commercial machine that harnesses images, emotions and a sense of belonging into global profit-making logic.
So, during the World Cup, we would like to ask: what utopia remains in football? And what remains of its promise of community under the conditions of spectacle?
A separate ticket costing €7.50 is required for this event.
