The Price of Protest

–Al Jazeera 

What does it cost an athlete to take a stand? From Muhammad Ali and Colin Kaepernick to Azeez Al-Shaair and Naomi Osaka, athletes have spoken out on issues they believe in, sometimes at great personal and professional cost. Al Jazeera's Samantha Johnson explores the price athletes pay for their activism. Why did Africa boycott the 1966 World Cup? Why are World Cup tickets so expensive?