The soccer conquistadors: Why Spain’s World Cup has had an imperial flavor

Most people associate the phrase “the empire on which the sun never sets” with Victorian Britain, which at the dawn of the 20th century ruled over a vast array of territories including Canada, British Honduras, the Ionian Islands, Egypt, the Somaliland, India, Hong Kong and Fiji.

But the…

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