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We can no longer claim that academic interest in the area of sport and social inclusion is lacking. Dedicated books, specialissues, commissioned reports, and landmark articles on the topic of social inclusion and sport have been produced by de-voted scholars. The same can be said for the burgeoning area of sport for development and peace. These relatively youngacademic fields seem to be struggling to create new fundamental theoretical insights about how organized sport can bothact as an inclusive space and as a vehicle for broader developmental outcomes. Despite scholarly advancements, thereremains a number of empirical and theoretical gaps. The aim of this special issue is to critically reflect on issues relatedto sport, development, and inclusion, and to do so via transdisciplinary and intersectoral perspectives. By making such acontribution, we aim to open up new research pathway.

peer-reviewed ; How often have we heard the old adage that sport and politics should not mix? Indeed, the New Year was only days old when the International Committee of the 2020 Tokyo Olympic Games warned that athletes engaging in political acts of protest would face disciplinary action (Guardian 2020). The editors of this special issue of Managing Sport and Leisure insist that sport has always been political. Taking Association Football as its focus, this special issue is devoted to "Football and (P)politics" and was inspired by the Football, Politics and Popular Culture conference held at the University of Limerick in November 2016. While capital 'P', Politics is concerned with government, world trade agreements and global capitalism, politics with a small 'p' focuses on the everyday micro-politics of life and our every-day decisions. ; peer-reviewed