The Guardian view on World Cup sportwashing: money talks - and what it says is troubling | Editorial

Sport and politics often mix. But authoritarian regimes are clearly laundering their reputations through control of global games Nations have long sought to launder their unsavoury reputations by sponsoring sporting contests with global appeal. Such cunning is probably close to the mind of India's strongman prime minister, Narendra Modi. His re-election campaign will in effect be launched this week, when India, the hosts of the cricket World Cup, take on arch-rivals Pakistan. With home advantage...