What can soccer tell us about the power of national identity?

Jul 1, 2016

Match referee Jon Moss uses vanishing spray to mark the boundary of the ball during a free kick in the English Premier League soccer match between Arsenal and Crystal Palace at the Emirates stadium in London August 16, 2014.

Match referee uses vanishing spray. Image: REUTERS/Stefan Wermuth

Ricardo Hausmann

Founder and Director, Growth Lab, Harvard University

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