Global football body Fifa is branding the World Cup 2026 – and global football in general – as a celebration of inclusivity and diversity. It’s presented as a harbinger of peace and hope, and even somehow a saviour of African migrants who drown while attempting to cross the Mediterranean Sea. The humanitarian posturing should not distract us from the existence of a precarious global class of migrants. They have travelled (especially from west Africa) to Europe (and elsewhere) by various means, w