The beautiful game? Qatar, football and freedoms

Football is both a beautiful game and an ugly game, all depending on where you are standing. Ask two football fans their verdict on a match and you will get at least three opinions. And interestingly, football is also often a lens through which a nation reveals itself. Hence, in this issue we look at the state of free expression across the world, from the pitch-side up.
The Index on Censorship believes in independent reporting around the world. We have contributing editors and
correspondents filing from Mexico, China, South Korea, the USA, Italy, Yemen, Iraq and Turkey.