Gianni Infantino etablerer sin egen fredspris og sier om Donald Trump: – Alle bør støtte det han gjør! idrettspolitikk.no/2025/11/06/g...

Trump calling on his boy 'Jooohnny'.

This is extraordinary.

NEW: The End of the Line: the centrepiece of Saudi Arabia’s Neom gigaproject - a 500m tall, 170km long wall-like building intended ultimately to house 9 million people - can’t get out of the ground, say more than 20 former Neom architects, engineers and senior executives. ig.ft.com/saudi-neom-l...

From last night’s America Business Forum.

Barcelona in control now. View from the world’s worst press box.

Barcelona's finances dissected. Great work by @cweatherspoon.bsky.social. www.nytimes.com/athletic/675...

A sample from the America Business Forum. Mayor of Miami Francis Suarez interviewing WeWork's Adam Neumann. Neumann: "MBS is a visionary." "If we come with unity and if we treat other people the way we want to be treated, we can do business anywhere - and that's why we are in Saudi."

"With FIFA and Infantino at the wheel, we’re nowhere near the bottom." Cordial reminder of @josimarfootball.bsky.social's editorial.

What can you give your mate who’s desperately upset on missing out on the Nobel Peace Prize? FIFA announce new peace prize to be handed out in * can I shock you * Washington 🙀

Time for a different Democratic Party. www.nytimes.com/2025/11/04/n...

"Qatar's cynicism is unbelievable," writes @frankctangberg.bsky.social on the eve of the World Social Summit. "It is difficult to imagine a country where the government's policies stand in sharper contrast to the UN's ambitions for decent work than Qatar." www.panoramanyheter.no/amnesty-gulf...

For the lovers of the Cooper test. Brazil in 1970 and 1972 - Brito top twice.

A great read on the Kinahan family. When Brexiters say we should emulate Dubai, are they including the bit where you allow murderous drug traffickers to live freely and money-launder? www.newyorker.com/magazine/202...

No Champions League final in the US then for the time being.

Neom increasingly looking like a failure. Remember, The Line is supposed to house a 2034 World Cup Stadium. www.reuters.com/world/middle...

And via Morocco back to Miami.

New. Celtic proudly promotes itself as a football club with a social consciousness. For nine years the club’s main sponsor has been a betting company breaking laws, defrauding customers and wrecking lives. By Nathan Paul Southern and Lindsey Kennedy josimarfootball.com/2025/10/29/d...

All in one night. "Gaza's health ministry said a total of 104 people were killed, including 46 children and 20 women, and that more than 250 others were injured."

DAZN's Blavatnik joins the gang.

Interview with the co-founder of Wikipedia, the private sector in Afghanistan, remembering Srebrenica, climate change in Somalia... The joys of listening a morning to World Service radio.

Where’s Gianni?

This should be considered the gambling industry's equivalent of when the CEOs of cigarette manufacturers went before the US Congress and claimed they did not believe that nicotine was addictive. They are immoral people, lying about the actions of their industry. www.theguardian.com/society/2025...

Just another day in Riyadh.

World leaders at the ASEAN Summit. And, randomly, a football official.

Great podcast, including a mention of that Rivaldo bicycle kick. Hosted by @brewin.bsky.social, with @tariqpanja.bsky.social and @jonawils.bsky.social. pod.fo/e/343860

Shinji Ono, the 2002 Uefa Cup final and Pim Fortuyn’s murder. For Japan’s Numberweb. number.bunshun.jp/articles/-/8...

La Russie recycle les migrants du Qatar en chair à canon Latest for Swiss media. www.24heures.ch/guerre-en-uk...

In November, Doha will host the World Summit for Social Development. As you can imagine, expectations are high. 👉 www.ilo.org/resource/new...

This was always a social conflict and microcosm of Brazil: white, rich directors against poor families of colour.

"The bloc was already considering changes to exempt more companies from the due diligence law, which requires firms operating in the EU to fix human rights and environmental issues in their supply chains, or face fines of 5% of global turnover." www.reuters.com/business/ene...

Happy birthday to Pelé, who would have been 85 today.

A criminal complaint for offering illegal gambling services has been filed by the Swiss regulator, GESPA, against Fifa's NFT platform Fifa Collect.

How migrant workers in Doha become cannon fodder for Russia. 👉 www.tdg.ch/guerre-en-uk...

Isn’t BWI supposed to hold Saudi Arabia and by extent FIFA accountable?

A feature on Shinji Ono, the 2002 Uefa Cup final and Pim Fortuyn's murder. number.bunshun.jp/articles/-/8...

Breaking - Barcelona-Villarreal in Miami is off for now. Official statement: “Relevent has informed LALIGA of the need to postpone the planned match ... Given the current uncertainty in Spain, there is insufficient time to properly execute an event of this scale."

Saudi Arabia are ramping up executions. Abdullah al-Derazi, rights groups say, was denied a fair trial after joining anti-government protests as a child. www.newarab.com/news/saudi-a...

Happy to debut in Japanese media. A feature on Ayase Ueda. number.bunshun.jp/articles/-/8...

Maccabi Tel Aviv "acknowledges the efforts of the UK government and police", but will not take up away tickets for the Villa match. Full statement below. www.maccabi-tlv.co.il/2025/10/%D7%...

Appalled to hear of yet more redundancies on the sports desk at the i Paper. Our profession is not dying: it is being killed.

Talking 2026 host cities, Trump and Infantino on BBC Persian.

Issue 58 is out now and can be purchased from our website with all available back issues!

Last call! The greatest team of all time in paperback, pre-order with a discount. 👉 www.waterstones.com/book/brazil-...

The state of things. www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...

Always wanted to know everything about the greatest team of all time? One more day to pre-order 'Brazil 1970' from Waterstones with a discount! 👉 www.waterstones.com/book/brazil-...

FIFA's resale platform seems to be a pleasant place. These are ticket prices for the World Cup final, excluding that 15% resale fee.

🔵 Un grand nombre de médias américains et internationaux, dont le New York Times, Fox News, AP et l'AFP, ont refusé de signer un document du Pentagone établissant des mesures restrictives pour la presse, au risque d'y perdre leur accréditation. Le communiqué de l'AFP ⬇️

For the jogo bonito lover in your life, this Christmas it has to be Samindra Kunti, 25% off all pre-orders www.waterstones.com/book/brazil-...