Lots of praise for 'World Cup legend' Shakira. Perhaps, you ought to read this. josimarfootball.com/2026/06/10/d...

At a moment when there is a lot of hate for migrants, I wonder if the World Cup could be a place to express love and gratitude. www.newstatesman.com/culture/spor...

Only assertive political action can force the change that is needed. That's why we launched a campaign to Reboot FIFA last week, asking you to add your name to a joint complaint against Gianni Infantino at rebootfifa.com

Ten cents worth from me www.prospectmagazine.co.uk/world/north-...

Two US state attorneys general have subpoenaed FIFA amid claims it was trying to avoid compensating fans who paid full price for tickets by moving 44,000 of them to a resale platform. #football #soccer #worldcup

"Infantino isn’t fit to lead FIFA. 
And FIFA isn’t fit to govern football. But to change it, we first have to expose and prove how unaccountable FIFA really is. Add your name to our complaint to FIFA’s Ethics Committee, demand that Infantino be investigated immediately" (@fairsq.bsky.social)

When people speak up, they're often told nothing will change. Yet every improvement starts because someone was prepared to ask difficult questions, to chip away, and aim for something better. That's why initiatives like #RebootFIFA matter. www.theguardian.com/football/202... #WorldCup #FIFA

“This campaign is about harnessing anger and frustration and redirecting it effectively to create the political pressure required to force meaningful change at Fifa.” The Guardian report on FairSquare's "Reboot" campaign. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

Very proud to be on the advisory board for this campaign. If of interest, please sign and share. ——— Infantino isn’t fit to lead FIFA. 
And FIFA isn’t fit to govern football. Agree? Add your name to this mass complaint: rebootfifa.com/sign?utm_sou...

Rediscovering Uncle Alf..cussed, impossible, beloved... www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m...

Once billed as a celebration of continental unity, the 2026 World Cup is becoming a story of political theatre, inequality, and fractured alliances⚽🌎 🔎David Goldblatt explores what lies behind the spectacle👇 www.playthegame.org/news/a-world...

FIFA's new "prediction market partner": - backed by UAE royal family - no working product - unlicensed in most jurisdictions - run by a man credibly accused of insider trading 👏 @uglygame.bsky.social @philippeauclair.bsky.social @samindrakunti.bsky.social josimarfootball.com/2026/04/06/i...

Article 27 of Fifa's code of ethics strictly prohibits all active participants in the game to benefit from a relationship with the sports betting industry. It seems that a different rule applies to the current manager of Benfica, however, who was in charge of Fenerbahce at the time.

New billboards in London.

"By refusing to take action against clubs based in Israeli settlements, FIFA has failed to enforce its own rules and is blatantly flouting international law." @stevecockburn.bsky.social from @amnesty.org www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

What do they of football know who only football know? If you want a crash course on the geopolitics of the World Cup, here’s David Goldblatt, the Eric Hobsbawm of football historians to help you www.equator.org/courses/worl...

It was an absolute privilege to essentially just sit in on this conversation between David Goldblatt and @davidwearing.bsky.social

This sounds right up the alley for some of my followers. Another short online course on the MAGA World Cup, this time with the one and only David Goldblatt! More info below 👇

NTRODUCING EQUATOR SEMINARS! The 2026 Men's World Cup is set to be the most political tournament in history. @davidgoldblatt.bsky.social, one of the world's foremost writers on football and society, breaks it all down in our first ever online seminar. Sign up: equator.org/courses/worl...

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Next year’s World Cup, to be held in Donald Trump’s America, will only be the latest in a long history of controversial tournaments ⚽ David Goldblatt

Whether it be migrant exploitation in Qatar, FIFA's handling of the Saudi 2034 bid, or Israel's decimation of Palestinian sports, Norwegian FA President Lise Klaveness seems to be the lone voice in Europe fighting to save football's soul www.sportspolitika.news/p/lise-klave...