Welcome to Sports Politika, a media company founded by investigative journalist and researcher Karim Zidan that aims to help you understand how sport and politics shape the world around us. Our mission is to provide an independent platform for accessible journalism that raises awareness and promotes understanding.
Today is my 33rd birthday!
On this occasion, I would like to offer you something special as a thank you for your continued support of Sports Politika. Therefore, I am offering 33 paid subscriptions with 40% discount.
This newsletter is a labor of love – a place where we dive deep into the stories that shape our world and explore the societal impacts, cultural shifts, and global dynamics that shape the games we love. I have also used this platform as a space to get personal and share essays about the Death of NYT Sports and what that meant for my career, as well as how it feels when a Decade of your journalism disappears from the Internet. I also wrote an ironic article about how to piss off a russian oligarchand answered subscriber questions such as “Are the death threats worth it??”
Your support means I can continue to deliver investigative stories, long-form narratives, personal essays, and podcasts, while fulfilling my mission to develop an independent platform that raises awareness and promotes understanding.
It’s no secret that journalism – at least mainstream journalism as we know it – is in free fall. Independent journalism is more important now than ever, and supporting trustworthy, in-depth reporting is essential to staying informed and engaged. By subscribing, you’re not only getting access to high-quality reporting – you’re also helping to sustain a platform that values nuanced perspectives in sports, politics and culture.
Here are some of the in-depth research you can access:
Rise and fall of Khabib Nurmagomedov
Blood, sweat, hate: MMA’s simmering neo-Nazi problem
How Saudi Arabia bought Messi’s support and his silence
Insights into Sweden’s infamous underground fight club
The Kremlin-backed boxing association fuels the Imane Khelif scandal
Your support will also enable me to:
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Create more high-quality content: Your support will help Sports Politika maintain the quality and depth of its work and continue to deliver thought-provoking stories and reporting. We will also test the waters ahead of the US elections in November (details to come!) with our first podcast mini-series, which will be exclusive to paying subscribers.
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Guest contributions: Your support enables me to collaborate with guest authors and thus contributes to Sports Politika with diverse perspectives.
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Build a community: I want to build a vibrant community around the intersection of sports and politics. Paid subscribers will soon be able to participate in live chats and video streams where we can discuss anything that concerns you!
Be one of the 33 who unlock this special offer and help grow our community and support independent journalism that digs deeper, asks tougher questions and stays one step ahead in sports and politics.
Thank you for being part of this journey. Here’s to 33 years – and many more stories!
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