Now, will other federations follow Norway's lead and support @fairsq.bsky.social's initiative? Up to you, Debbie Hewitt of the FA, Philippe Diallo of the FFF and others.

The Norwegian Football Federation deserves great credit for its stance today, but note they were mandated to act after a motion by Norwegian club @kringlebotnil.bsky.social A small club using a democratic process that rippled up the football pyramid. 👏 Kringlebotn www.nytimes.com/athletic/723...

The president of the Norwegian football association has called for the abolition of the FIFA Peace Prize, which was awarded to U.S. president Donald Trump, and says she supports an ethics complaint against Gianni Infantino, the president of world football’s governing body.

The Norwegian Football Federation has today said it will support FairSquare's complaint against FIFA President Gianni Infantino for breaches of ethics rules in the award of a peace prize to Donald Trump www.nrk.no/sport/nff-vi...

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🚨 Exclusive 🚨 Fifa's prediction markets partner ADI Predictstreet was incorporated on 17th March. Just nine days later, Gibraltar’s justice minister granted it a gambling licence "in record time." How is this possible?... josimarfootball.com/2026/04/24/a...

The Coldplay-curated half-time show conspicuously absent from this otherwise excellent Linkedin post on the 2026 World Cup. www.linkedin.com/posts/matt-m...

"This is the first research where we can prove UAE involvement with certainty. We are making public what governments have long known - that there is a direct link between Abu Dhabi and the RSF" Conflict Insights Group uncover more UAE connections to Sudan war crimes www.bbc.com/news/article...

George Orwell said "if you want a picture of the future, imagine a boot stamping on a human face— forever." On the plus side, FIFA will be only too happy to stick some football pitches in the background. www.swissinfo.ch/eng/internat...

Exclusive A formal union complaint has been filed with the National Labor Relations Board against FIFA and Kroenke Sports & Entertainment, which accuses them of failing to restrict ICE access to SoFi Stadium ahead of the World Cup. www.nytimes.com/athletic/720...

i wrote about the $95 bus ticket www.theguardian.com/football/202...

FairSquare has formally requested that the UK government investigate the link between Manchester City owner Sheikh Mansour and the Rapid Support Forces who have been credibly accused of committing genocide in Sudan. A 🧵 fairsq.org/fairsquare-s...

Liberté etc www.lemonde.fr/en/internati...

Shameful and indefensible. www.theguardian.com/football/202...

#UAE: #AhmedMansoor spent 9 years 25 days in prison, a lot of time in solitary confinement. In 2018 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, in 2024 to another 15 years in prison. Please join me & urge #UAE to #FreeAhmed #FreeAhmedMansoor

A senior exec at FIFA’s new prediction market partner accepted a two-year ban from Gibraltar’s financial watchdog over his then-employer’s anti-money laundering shortcomings @josimarfootball.bsky.social and @uglygame.bsky.social on the ball again josimarfootball.com/2026/04/14/f...

Whether it's a financial crisis, a pandemic, or a conflict, the Gulf's migrant workers are the most vulnerable and least protected. Excellent op-ed from @mrrors.bsky.social www.mrrors.org/2026/04/for-...

A meticulous take-down of the calamitous presidency of Gianni Infantino from @staniselsborg.bsky.social of @playthegame-org.bsky.social www.playthegame.org/news/infanti...

Loans from a UAE bank were funnelled into the Libyan war effort "likely including payments to Russia’s Wagner Group". More brilliant investigative work from @thesentryorg.bsky.social

A fake ceasefire should not be generating more media coverage than a real massacre.

The evidence linking the UAE to the genocide in Sudan is overwhelming. They are fuelling the civil war and drawing regional actors into the conflagration.

My latest for Middle East Eye: satellite imagery analysis reveals that an Ethiopian army base in western Ethiopia is being used as a weapons & logistics hub by Sudan's UAE backed Rapid Support Forces (RSF), to launch cross border attacks on Sudanese army positions from Ethiopia.

1/ In Lebanon, more than 1.2 million people have been displaced and 1,400 killed since the war between Israel and Hezbollah began in March. @justinsalhani.bsky.social shares one month of diary entries about what it’s been like living and working in Beirut. www.thedial.world/articles/new...

Football Unites The World vs A Whole Civilization Will Die Tonight

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...

🚨 The BBC discusses the need for a fossil fuel ad ban on The Climate Question. The call for a ban on polluter advertising is being heard. ✊ The podcast wrestled with some of the key critiques of a ban - here's an overview of the discussion. 🧵 1/9

Use burner phones. Beware of your social media. Have contingency plans. @sportingintel.bsky.social for @playthegame-org.bsky.social on the risks you run reporting on Trump and Infantino's MAGA World Cup. www.playthegame.org/news/fifa-wo...

No, sadly, The Guardian has not got its annual April Fool's story in early. Yes, sadly, the BBC has gone and done paid PR work for Saudi Aramco. www.theguardian.com/media/2026/m...

Over 500,000 people were deported from the USA in 2025 – six times more than will watch the World Cup final at the MetLife stadium in July. Our new report today outlines the real risks to fans and communities that FIFA and host governments must urgently address. 👇 www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

"The BJP-led government projects itself as a vishwaguru, or world leader. But the true test of India’s global heft is its ability to protect Indian workers overseas" @usmanjawed.bsky.social on Indian legislation that again fails millions of overseas workers in the Gulf scroll.in/article/1090...

#UAE: #AhmedMansoor spent 9 years 10 days in prison, a lot of time in solitary confinement. In 2018 he was sentenced to 10 years in prison, in 2024 to another 15 years in prison. Please join me & urge #UAE to #FreeAhmed

ICYMI, FIFA has yet to confirm the U.S.-led bid to host the Women’s World Cup in 2031, as reported last week by @adamcrafton.bsky.social in @theathletic.com A fascinating push and pull that explains much about FIFA www.nytimes.com/athletic/715...

"The USA under President Trump ... is facing a human rights emergency marked by discriminatory immigration policies, mass detentions and arbitrary arrests by masked, armed agents" Somebody needs to remind @amnesty.org that Football Unites the World. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

"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...

In a behind-the-scenes battle that could determine the fate of hundreds of thousands, Saudi Arabia is trying to pressure the ILO and global trade unions to kill an inquiry into their abuse of migrant workers. Vital piece from @samindrakunti.bsky.social josimarfootball.com/2026/03/19/c...

The Israeli government was made aware of the illegality of building settlements in the West Bank by Theodor Meron, legal counsel to the Foreign Ministry. In 1967. www.thejc.com/opinion/the-...

The case that Israel has been violating FIFA statutes is strong. It's backed by the United Nations, Human Rights Watch, @fairsq.bsky.social, Irish Sport for Palestine & many others.

FIFA's decision today to dismiss the Palestine FA's complaint against the Israeli FA is predictably shameful. FIFA's approach to this issue has been dishonest and cowardly in the face of unquestionably unlawful Israeli policies and practices. inside.fifa.com/organisation...

📍Lebanon: Israel is deploying the same deadly playbook it used in 2024 in Lebanon to kill dozens of health workers and devastate healthcare services. Israel must halt attacks on healthcare workers, medical facilities and first responders. www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...

Do better, EU sports commissioner tells Infantino. www.politico.eu/article/glen...

FairSquare is preparing a follow-up complaint to the FIFA Ethics Committee. Drops Saturday, 21 March.

Six days after being asked for comment on the Iran situation FIFA has now replied and says nothing is changing for now. Says it is talking to Iran and other FAs but "FIFA is looking forward to all participating teams competing as per the match schedule announced on 6 December 2025."

Palestinians in Lebanon see their displacement by Israel’s recent evacuation orders as a continuation of the Nakba. www.aljazeera.com/features/202...

Andrew Tate and Conor McGregor aren't the only two far-right influencers cosying up to the UAE. Read @alexcarlen.bsky.social's excellent article on why people in the UK ought to be very concerned about Tommy Robinson tweets on Sudan and Yemen. fairsq.org/tommy-robins...

Migrant workers in the Gulf have no influence. "My dad told my cousin he would be back soon," Ali's son Abdul Hoque said from Barlekha in eastern Bangladesh. "But those were his last words. He died instantly when his van was hit." Ajana Sankar from @afp.com www.yahoo.com/news/article...

Powerful & important in this moment of extreme Islamophobia to see NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani sitting down for Iftar with Mohamed Diawara, the New York Knicks 20-year-old rookie. (& then sharing the joy of shooting hoops!). By @edgeofsports.bsky.social @thenation.com www.thenation.com/article/soci...

During the long debate about the need for an Independent Football Regulator, we heard lots of dire warnings about its potential impact. One was that it would deter investment. All the evidence suggests otherwise, and here the IFR’s CEO Richard Monks explains why. www.nytimes.com/athletic/712...

Swiss legislators in the Canton of Vaud vote today on whether to strip UEFA of its tax-exempt status, citing UEFA’s failure to suspend the Israeli Football Association (IFA). Background here 👇 www.eupac.org/swiss-mps-pu...

If this isn't enough for you, the UAE also has a ski slope in a shopping mall, and one of the highest rates of political prisoners per capita anywhere in the world.

"The UAE looks to be combining soft influence and potential hard levers of power in British politics. If its influence is not countered, the effects could be disastrous." @alexcarlen.bsky.social for Arab Digest explains why Tommy Robinson is tweeting about Yemen. arabdigest.org/sample-newsl...