With days before the opening of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, players and teams are still changing countries. Some are even being questioned if the country they are playing for is the country they are from. What is the history of nationality in football and can it keep up with the global world of today?

In this episode: 
Maher Mezahi (@MezahiMaher), African football journalist
Jay Harris (@jaydmharris), football journalist at TheAthletic.com
Luis Vidal (​​@LucVidal), football journalist at The 18th.com
Mas-Ud Didi Dramani, assistant coach for The Black Stars, Ghana’s national team
Enock Muchinjo (@eno_muchinjo), Zimbabwean football journalist

Episode credits:

This episode was produced by Amy Walters with Chloe K. Li with our host, Halla Mohieddeen. Ruby Zaman fact-checked this episode. Our production team includes Chloe K. Li, Alexandra Locke, Ashish Malhotra, Negin Owliaei, Amy Walters, and Ruby Zaman. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.

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With days before the opening of the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, players and teams are still changing countries. Some are even being questioned if the country they are playing for is the country they are from. What is the history of nationality in football and can it keep up with the global world of today?
In this episode: 
<ul>
<li>Maher Mezahi (<a href="https://twitter.com/MezahiMaher">@MezahiMaher</a>), African football journalist</li>
<li>Jay Harris (<a href="https://twitter.com/jaydmharris">@jaydmharris</a>), football journalist at <a href="https://theathletic.com/uk/">TheAthletic.com</a></li>
<li>Luis Vidal (​​<a href="https://twitter.com/LucVidal">@LucVidal</a>), football journalist at <a href="https://the18.com/en">The 18th.com</a></li>
<li>Mas-Ud Didi Dramani, assistant coach for The Black Stars, Ghana’s national team</li>
<li>Enock Muchinjo (<a href="https://twitter.com/eno_muchinjo">@eno_muchinjo</a>), Zimbabwean football journalist</li>
</ul>
Episode credits:
This episode was produced by Amy Walters with Chloe K. Li with our host, Halla Mohieddeen. Ruby Zaman fact-checked this episode. Our production team includes Chloe K. Li, Alexandra Locke, Ashish Malhotra, Negin Owliaei, Amy Walters, and Ruby Zaman. Our sound designer is Alex Roldan. Aya Elmileik and Adam Abou-Gad are our engagement producers. Ney Alvarez is Al Jazeera's head of audio.
Connect with us:
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The Take is a daily interview-driven international news podcast hosted by award-winning journalist Malika Bilal. Each episode focuses on conversations with journalists and people directly impacted by the news of the day, offering our listeners the context necessary to understand what's in the headlines.
With millions of global listens, it's clear the conversations we're having on The Take are worth hearing. And critics think so too. The show has won the Online Journalism Awards, the Signal Awards, Lovie Awards, and Anthem Awards, among others.

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