Our conversation with @davidgoldblatt.bsky.social is out now! We talked about rebooting FIFA, the cultural politics of English football, and all things World Cup in this episode. Watch: youtu.be/yQpV3XzQCV8 Listen: open.spotify.com/episode/7b3j...

To be clear: this is a racist premise. Soccer is the sport of multicultural diversity in Canada. Hockey is whiteness incarnate. This is far louder than a dog whistle.

It was a pleasure to reflect on the significance of Morocco's World Cup performance and what comes next with Nashwa Lina Khan. Episode out now!

ICYMI

🇮🇹 🇵🇸 United L'Aquila, an Italian community football club, unveiled its new kit for the 2026/27 season on Wednesday: it features a design inspired by the keffiyeh, the traditional Palestinian headscarf. 👇

If you've wondered what went wrong with Brazilian football, this is the episode for you. Anna de Moura Leite & Amanda Jorri from the New School joined me on the pod to reflect on the structural problems afflicting Brazilian football. youtu.be/yfqa1ismeA0

Our chat with Eric Sheehan from @nolympicsla.bsky.social & Carlos Sirah (Black Alliance for Peace) is out now! An important conversation on the transformations in Inglewood as witnessed by the organisers, and the portentous signs for the 2028 LA Olympics. Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/3Bsa...

As my friend and co-host @privaricate.bsky.social explained long before the tournament, FIFA has been beholden to Trump for years for agreeing to take on this economic anchor. That’s the source of all of it.

Not enough to put such statements out. Belgium must threaten to withdraw from the match. Ruin the match for the broadcasters, their only leverage at this point

Most Americans want to say nice things about the team and its players before condemning Trump & FIFA. No, your team is very much a part of this corruption. The coaching staff & the players are eager to use the Trump-Infantino friendship for a successful World Cup campaign

Egyptian fans repping Palestine in Dallas as they do.

“What the SCOTUS fails to recognize, however, is that their ruling is predicated on the misguided vilification of transgender athletes, with impacts that will continue to ostracize transgender people in sports and broader society.” My latest for Common Dreams: www.commondreams.org/opinion/tran...

A blatant strategy to ensure Iran failed to progress past the group stage. In plain daylight

Expectedly abhorrent decision by the US Supreme Court enshrining the dehumanization of trans athletes. All arguments about ‘fairness’ aside, what happens in sport *never* supersedes the basic right of trans people to exist. This is a shameful day for the US. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

The introduction to the S/I on Open Marxism and Political Marxism is out along with the 5 banger contributions!!! Introduction written with @jackcopley.bsky.social @harveymurenow.bsky.social Teddy Paikin and Sam Salour journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/...

If you're in #Toronto this week, please make time for three important events: 1. Anti-Canada Day Gathering on July 1 at Christie Pits

Tomorrow!

All of our World Cup episodes in one place. Creating this delightful set of conversations has been exhilarating. The kind of critical reflections and analysis you won't find elsewhere. Check out this thread👇🏽 More coming over the next few weeks

Goes without saying that @endofsportpod.bsky.social is the only World Cup pod I'm listening to. This episode was so good I just looked past hefty markup to order print copy of MUNDIAL 34 with El Aasar's essay on Ultras Ahlawy which has (mysteriously? censoriously?) dissappeared from the internet.

A much-awaited conversation with Nihal is out now! Essential listening

One week to go! Thrilled to be a part of this event where we will have the privilege of talking about Jules' excellent book and reflect on the World Cup so far

Strongly recommend this podcast on sportswashing & the 2026 World Cup. They also analyze the racist DHS social-media posts that I wrote about (in the above essay). Lively, convo between @privaricate.bsky.social @derekcrim.bsky.social & @nkalamb.bsky.social bsky.app/profile/harb...

Is it left-wing to refer to Israel as "the center of human life on earth" and Jews as a "spiritual and moral elite"? Asking for an Atlantic columnist.

Mark Carney chatting up Gianni Infantino is a truly heinous image.

In case you missed the live stream, here's the full episode with @adnanhusain.bsky.social

If you're in Toronto, come out on the 24th of June to show solidarity with Palestine. Share space with comrades who love football and despise FIFA

Time for PFA to publicly embarrass FIFA again

Can't wait to talk about all things Iran with Sina Rahmani

An interesting conversation with @karimzidan.com about the wretched history of FIFA for the pod. The episode is available now!

For the first day of the MAGA World Cup, @zeets.bsky.social helped us to make sense of it all. Episode out now!

Can't recommend Valerio's work enough, check it out here👇🏽

Question for Canada’s new antisemitism council: does it count as antisemitism when people try to get a Jewish Professor fired for views on Israel derived from a family history with the Holocaust? Asking for a friend.

The ticket allocation was blocked because the Office of Foreign Assets Control (OFAC) applied the trade sanctions on Iran. The OFAC is an enforcement agency of the US Treasury Dept. This is direct governmental interference

Full episode available now👇🏽

Had a great time chatting with Joe Darda about his delightful book for the pod

And why the FUCK would we want to do that?

The Athleticide continues. Horrific news

Delighted to host @brandontwallace.bsky.social on the pod. Episode out now!

New episode with Jill Thomson from Scottish Sport for Palestine about their important report on UEFA & FIFA participation in, and support for, illegal Israeli settlements in the Occupied Palestine Territory

Since this report, which no mainstream media have covered, FIFA has removed the links to the FIFA+ broadcasted from the Occupied Territories. This is an incredible admission of guilt by FIFA. Infantino absolutely realizes he could be going to The Hague. Will any media outlets care?

Me to Kirsty Coventry

The paperback is out! The boys from Brazil for a mere £12.99! 👇👇 www.waterstones.com/book/brazil-...

New OLF!

Boycott is the bare minimum response here. No other team in the history of the World Cup has been treated this poorly

Important commentary on the 'MAGA World Cup'

Excellent, excellent conversation which evokes some deep feelings in me – that I'll share some other time ;-) @privaricate.bsky.social @nkalamb.bsky.social @caradrianh.bsky.social

New episode with @caradrianh.bsky.social! Really enjoyed the conversation on the politics of the media, and the upcoming World Cup

New episode out now!

At the Congress, a Canadian journalist said: “The only place where I didn’t get escorted was the toilet.” An important intervention by @josimarfootball.bsky.social!

It was a pleasure, as always, to learn from Jules! An illuminating conversation about the people's game