Saudi Arabia to host the Future Investment Initiative this month and the Asian Cup early next year.
Peter Drury calls it a ‘curiosity‘. Rights holders skirting around the issue is always abysmal.

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Peter Drury calls it a ‘curiosity‘. Rights holders skirting around the issue is always abysmal.
Saudi Arabia to host the Future Investment Initiative this month and the Asian Cup early next year.
Arsenal win 2-1. A weird game in the unreality league.
“…the biggest story in top-tier English football is the meaninglessness of top-tier English football.”
Arrest warrants against All Nepal Football Association (ANFA) President Pankaj Bikram Nembang and General Secretary Kiran Rai
Five months after the publication of our investigation for @josimarfootball.bsky.social into the subject, this is further proof of the importance of investigative journalism
Aleksander Ceferin wants four more years. Some thoughts on how UEFA are no better than FIFA.
@samindrakunti.bsky.social med nådeløs dom over UEFA.
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Uefa president Aleksander Ceferin wants four more years. It's an affront to good governance.
We have partially taken down our paywall for you to enjoy some of our reporting about the Slovenian.
Aleksander Ceferin, the UEFA president, said he would “lead by example” and not stand more than three terms to set a good example. Now that third term is coming to an end, guess what? Aleksander Ceferin is standing four a fourth term at the same time he has called for better governance at FIFA. 😵💫
Motsepe in Cape Verde: "We will stand by him for the next elections. I want all of you to stand up and we clap hands for Gianni."
Football’s growing struggle between sporting integrity and commercial ambition
How Balkan emigration shaped identity, belonging and national teams
How the 2027 World Cup offers Brazil a chance to transform women’s football for good
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Time to brush up your Norwegian!
In the latest issue of @josimarfootball.bsky.social, @philippeauclair.bsky.social writes about Marseille, @stevemenary.bsky.social details Greenland's struggle for recognition and I reported on club ownership in Belgium.
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The Norwegian FA has submitted those ethics complaints.
Piece wrapping up experience of a crazy international window
Ireland v Israel was no ordinary work assignment. Irish journalists were being watched
Ny! New!
Manchester City is run by, and in the interests of, the United Arab Emirates, a state whose appetite for conflict and violence is matched by its contempt for rules and norms.
Via Hong Kong and Macau.
Where's Gianni?
Brazil votes today.
Back in 1970, General Medici and the military ran the country. They exploited the World Cup win in Mexico.
Read all about it.
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