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 👇

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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...