Biography
William Sclabassi studies the intersections of soccer and politics under dictatorship in South America in the 20th century. William holds a BA in History from Western Washington University, where his undergraduate thesis research focused on the U.S. – Mexico War of 1846-48, the rogue St. Patrick’s Battalion, and their transnational impacts on Irish and Mexican cultures. Currently William seeks to research how soccer was used to both legitimize and challenge dictatorships in South America. Histor
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