A modern football imperialism map looks almost identical to a 1914 political map. The same former colonial powers still control the world’s football attention — just with TV rights instead of gunboats.
🟡 – Has its own empire: Lusophone Africa (Angola, Mozambique), Portugal, Japan (yes, really — cultural migration + early 20th-century ties). football imperialism map
🔴 – Covers North America, Southeast Asia, Nigeria, and Australia. Not because those places love rainy Tuesdays in Stoke, but because of language, colonial trade routes, and aggressive broadcasting deals. A modern football imperialism map looks almost identical
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