Ståle Solbakken styrte unna Trump-debatt på pressekonferansen før Norges 2-1-tap mot Nederland. @samindrakunti.bsky.social var på plass. josimar.no/artikler/hap...

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New billboards in London.

Lise Klaveness receives the inaugural Ernest L. Jahncke prize.

Gaming the system or playing the game: is Morocco a scapegoat of African football’s own making? By Steff Ndei, African sport governance & policy analyst josimarfootball.com/2026/03/27/b...

For the first time, with Sylvinho's Albania out, there will be no Brazilian manager at the World Cup. Meanwhile, Ancelotti's Brazil lost to 10-man France 2-1.

By ignoring and even actively worsening the climate crisis, Fifa is failing its mission statement – to make the game global and ensure a sustainable future for the sport. Op-ed by Frank Huisingh, Fossil Free Football josimarfootball.com/2026/03/26/f...

Ståle Solbakken refuses to be drawn into discussing Trump, but says: "I think once the tournament starts and we’re there, I hope Trump will show himself from his best side, and that it will be a championship where the focus is on football."

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Interview with Cape Verde manager Bubista. For @worldsoccermag.bsky.social.

Rights groups and NGOs have called on the ILO to stand firm against Saudi Arabia's 'efforts' to get a labour rights complaint dismissed. Full statement: www.amnesty.org/en/documents...

Saudi-Arabia bruker taktikkboka til Qatar for å stilne kritiske stemmer i menneskerettighetsspørsmål. Av @samindrakunti.bsky.social josimar.no/artikler/skr...

Mbappe Project. @philippeauclair.bsky.social presents his new book. Go get it!

Last plug. Saudi Arabia is trying to pressure the ILO and global trade unions to kill an inquiry into their abuse of migrant workers. For @josimarfootball.bsky.social. josimarfootball.com/2026/03/19/c...

The boys from Brazil for just 12.99! Paperback out in May. 👇👇 www.waterstones.com/book/brazil-...

Vor lauter WM 2026 bitte nicht die WM 2034 vergessen - viele unheilvolle Parallelen zu Katar werden hier herausgearbeitet:

For the latest issue of @worldsoccermag.bsky.social, I interviewed Bubista, Cape Verde’s manager.

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...

A good thread here - "There is inexplicable incongruity between the Committee's conclusions and the sanctions ultimately imposed."

Just in case you had missed out on this. By @gdunbarap.bsky.social apnews.com/article/fifa...

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Saudi Arabia wants a repeat of the Qatar World Cup – little or no accountability over the treatment of migrant workers. The Arab Kingdom is not shy to intimidate unions to get a current complaint at the ILO dropped. By @samindrakunti.bsky.social josimarfootball.com/2026/03/19/c...

Nine years out from the World Cup and Saudi Arabia is intimidating the unions to get a complaint at the ILO dropped. My latest for @josimarfootball.bsky.social. josimarfootball.com/2026/03/19/c...

FIFA's idea of disciplining the Israeli FA.

FIFA took two years to decide to do absolutely nothing.

Tomorrow, The Manly Writers' Festival opens and runs through to Sunday. If you're coming, we can't wait to see you. If you haven't got tickets yet, there's still time. Full program at manlywritersfestival.org.au. Tickets at buff.ly/rbKgDuA

New Zealand manager Darren Bezeley on Iran match.

Morocco are AFCON champions after all. Unprecedented and not a good look given the country's influence in African football. www.cafonline.com/news/caf-app...

Oh no, Infantino announces a World Cup album.

No Finalissima. Uefa largely blaming Argentina for refusing alternative solutions.

Polymarket ads on the sideline board:

Joined @secondcaptains.bsky.social yesterday to talk Iran and the World Cup. www.secondcaptains.com/2026/03/12/e...

Bye, Sofia.

Sam Kunti joins us from Bulgaria where he is covering the European Leagues general assembly meeting to talk about Iran's likely withdrawal from the World Cup, and what will come next. How are FIFA likely to respond? www.secondcaptains.com/2026/03/12/e... @samindrakunti.bsky.social

Update on EL/Fifpro complaint against FIFA.

Part II of @josimarfootball.bsky.social's deep dive into Newcastle United's new betting partner 8Xbet is now online. Another wild chapter added to the wild story of "unlicensed" operators and English football's addiction to them. josimarfootball.com/2026/03/10/c...

New for @josimarfootball.bsky.social: part 1 of our investigation into 8Xbet, the new unlicensed betting partner of Newcastle United, who now sponsor *nine* English clubs - when the government is making noises about a full ban of unlicensed bookmakers. Really? josimarfootball.com/2026/03/09/c...

Jesper Moller has been re-elected as chairman of the DBU. He got his new term under way with a zinger: "We have not been involved in the peace prize and, as a consequence of our principled approach, we do not have a position on the award it."

Pretty serious allegation here. "Witnesses told the BBC that the Israeli soldiers had arrived disguised in Lebanese military fatigues and used ambulances with signs of Hezbollah's Islamic Health Organization." www.bbc.co.uk/news/article...

Last call for this. josimarfootball.com/2026/03/05/s...

It pays off to 'pay off' the International Labour Organization. A February report from the ILO showers Qatar with praise. "Reforms...that have transformed the country's labour landscape....unprecedented policy milestones..." You get the gist.

"The language of neutrality has returned with force - one in which neutrality absolves responsibility." An important ready by @staniselsborg.bsky.social as Russia returns to the fold tonight. www.playthegame.org/news/excludi...

Silent Slaughter By Zohreh Abdollahkhani for @josimarfootball.bsky.social. josimarfootball.com/2026/03/05/s...

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"HERE WE GO!": the lowdown on "football journalist" Fabrizio Romano sportingintelligence832.substack.com/p/here-we-go...

Publication day! My new book, "The Mbappé Project", is officially out today. It is not a biography, but an attempt to understand and explain how a football prodigy was built into a global star by his entourage and by himself, retaining control every step of the way. uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...

New arrival. The great Gleeson has detailed the life and times of the South African great.

Enough footballers were killed by the Iranian Islamist regime in the space of forty-eight hours in January to make up two full teams. Fifa’s response? Silence. By Zohreh Abdollahkhani josimarfootball.com/2026/03/05/s...

'Silent Slaughter' By Zohreh Abdollahkhani for @josimarfootball.bsky.social. * Warning: it's a brutal (but very necessary) read. josimarfootball.com/2026/03/05/s...