In 2016, a scandal that had enveloped FIFA led to a wave of reforms that placated critics and preserved a corrupt and dysfunctional status quo in a more palatable form. And here we are again in 2026. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Infantino’s opponents developing new framework for running world football
Uefa, Concacaf and AFC are working together on a new framework for running world football to replace what they regard as Fifa’s system of patronage
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The Committee, headed by Congressman Jamie Raskin, also requested that Gianni Infantino appear for a transcribed interview with the Committee and to arrange that interview by 5pm on August 9. Full letter to FIFA is here democrats-judiciary.house.gov/sites/evo-su...
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5. All visitor logs for FIFA’s Miami and New York City offices for the duration of the New York City office lease term.
4. All communications with the United States government relating to your ticketing practices, including consumer complaints, discussion regarding variable or other pricing mechanisms, third-party sellers, and ticket prices; and
3. All documents and communications since 2024 with any United States official, or anyone associated with the 2024–2025 Presidential transition, regarding any matter pending before or under consideration by officials at the DoJ or any other department, agency, or office of the United States;
2. All documents and communications relating to the gifts referenced in Request No. 1, including but not limited to FIFA’s lease or rental in Trump Tower and the “FIFA Peace Prize”;
1. A list of anything of value (including transfer of money, gifts, prizes, awards, or public appearances) given to President Trump, members of his Administration, or their family members, or any entity associated with them, such as The Trump Organization;
The deadline for FIFA to submit documents to the House Judiciary Committee was 5pm EST on August 9. See 👇 the info that @raskin.house.gov demanded in line with the Committee's oversight of enforcement of US federal bribery and consumer protection laws. democrats-judiciary.house.gov/media-center...
Ranking Member Raskin Calls Foul on FIFA President Infantino for Trump Bribery and Corruption Scheme
Washington, D.C. (July 27, 2026)—Rep. Jamie Raskin, Ranking Member of the House Judiciary Committee, wrote to Gianni Infantino, President of FIFA, launching an investigation into mounting evidence of ...
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The good news is that Abdullah has been released from custody, but this harassmemt and intimidation is very concerning.
Nick McGeehan@ncgeehan.bsky.social · 5d agoVery concerning news that Qatar 2022 whistleblower Abdullah Ibhais has just been detained by Jordanian intelligence.
Whilst Andy Burnham has found the time to opine on such vital issues as 'vertical drinking', and whether a bread roll should be called a ‘barm’, he has not found the time to comment on some of the worst racist violence on Britain's streets in the postwar period www.adambienkov.co.uk/p/illegitima...
Illegitimate Concerns: Andy Burnham's Non-Response to the Thetford Pogrom Is His First Big Failure
Whilst happy to opine on 'vertical drinking' and whether bread rolls should be called 'barms', our new PM has had nothing to say about three days of horrific racist violence on our streets
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Very concerning news that Qatar 2022 whistleblower Abdullah Ibhais has just been detained by Jordanian intelligence.
‼️ ⚽️ Top FIFA officials including Matias Grafstrom, the CEO who made peace with Gianni Infantino, signed off on the plan to sell the World Cup after a secret meeting in New York the day before the World Cup final. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/06/b...
FIFA Executives Were Given Ultimatum to Approve World Cup Privatization Plan (Gift Article)
The day before the World Cup final, key FIFA figures faced a stunning demand to sign off on a multibillion-dollar privatization project.
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The continued political silence over the spread of these anti-migrant, anti-refugee pogroms in the UK is a disgrace. This one has been going on for three nights in a row now and the Home Secretary and Prime Minister haven't said a single word about it www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026...
Norfolk police arrest two men after officers injured during unrest over asylum plans
Homes of people believed to be asylum seekers attacked during two nights of violence in Thetford
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"The FIFA World Cup belongs to football. It always will. And so long as Europe has a voice, it will never be for sale." That said, it would be nice to know how much we could get for it. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Uefa planning to check if Infantino tried to sell stakes in World Cup on cheap
Uefa is planning to commission an independent valuation of Fifa’s World Cup sale plans after concerns they were undervalued
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I'm not sure it's accurate to say I've "claimed it" as much as it's a scientific reality. The climate crisis is killing people and on track to get much worse. Seems big & worth having a plan to tackle. I'm calling on the Government to have an emergency meeting and create a plan - and carry it out.
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and #climatecrisis That’s $700,000 a minute Iran conflict windfall over 3 months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage Story by Jillian Ambrose and me www.theguardian.com/business/ng-...
Revealed: major oil firms make $93bn profits amid war and climate crisis
Iran conflict windfall over three months reignites calls for companies ‘cashing in on human misery’ to pay for environmental damage
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“Rules alone do not produce accountability. They require institutions capable of enforcing them without fear or favour. Without these, you have rules without the rule of law.” via Miguel Maduro #ReformFIFA Every football entity faces the same challenge. www.ft.com/content/76d2...
Infantino is not the problem
Fifa’s regulatory functions must be separated from its commercial activities
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The lies and misinformation spread about Islam in recent times started with 9/11. The community is under increasing attack. This level of hate is ignored by the government, media and authorities. Where’s the Cobra meeting? Words of reassurance? Funding for security, so they can feel safe?
Infantino’s plan to privatize the World Cup has failed, but this must become an opportunity to seriously reform the governance of FIFA and international football - and to do so democratically. Read the new article on FOOTBALL POLITCS: footballpolitics.substack.com/p/how-to-ref...
How To Reform International Football
Infantino's plan to privatize the World Cup has failed, but this must become an opportunity to seriously reform the governance of international football - and to do so in a democratic direction.
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Another underwhelming statement from Football Australia. Moral clarity has never been one of their strengths. All about process. #FIFAcomedy
"WE THE FUCKING JUDGE SON" New York, I love you. I love you so fucking much. Via wali_talks on IG
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz has instructed the military to take control of another West Bank refugee camp, saying the operation should follow the “Tulkarem, Nur Shams and Jenin model.” These words indicate more expulsion of Palestinians and more potential ethnic cleansing and war crimes.
Israeli Defense Ministry Plan Suggests Potential War Crimes
Israeli Defense Minister Israel Katz instructed the Israeli military on July 28 to take control of another Palestinian refugee camp in the West Bank without identifying which one. He has said the oper...
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Infantino is a symptom of the problem. 👇 FIFA is unfit to govern world football. FIFA is unfit to govern world football. FIFA is unfit to govern world football. FIFA is unfit to govern world football. FIFA is unfit to govern world football. fairsq.org/substitute-r...
Substitute: FIFA not fit to govern world football, external reform essential to prevent future harm
A major new report from FairSquare, published today, identifies serious structural flaws within FIFA, football’s global governing body, that have resulted in the organisation contributing to a wide ra...
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Am told sentiment from Concacaf meeting was that vast majority of members have lost confidence or are losing confidence in Infantino as Fifa president
Infantino is the symptom, not the cause, of the problems in football governance. Nasser Al-Khelaifi is also a symptom of these problems. The solution is structural reform enforced by regulation, not a new leader from within.
No one owns football. It is the common property of humanity. FIFA plans to sell off its tournaments to private equity. It is not FIFA's to sell. Our statement: rebootfifa.com/news/reboot-...
This is a brilliant listen - the history of the far right in France, from Dreyfus to Le Pen, as told by Enda O'Doherty @dubreviewofbooks.bsky.social The latest @bylinetimes.bsky.social podcast @goldbergradio.bsky.social 🎧 pod.fo/e/4c4282 📺 youtu.be/KjH-IBxRmuU?...
BYLINE TIMES PODCAST: France And The Far Right with Enda O'Doherty
Adrian Goldberg hears from Enda O'Doherty, author of The Dark Side Of France, which traces the history of the French far right. Produced by Adrian Goldberg and Harvey White in Birmingham. Learn mo...
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