QED #OutFantino #ForTheGoodOfTheGame

Gianni Infantino • AFC, CONCACAF, UEFA not backing down. ‘[Infantino] did not acknowledge that the proposal itself was inherently wrong. ‘There remains no recognition that attempting to sell an interest in the FIFA World Cup was a profound failure of judgment…’ #OutFantino #ForTheGoodOfTheGame

12 years later, this story of how Jose Mourinho was offered the Manchester United job, then took Chelsea instead is finally confirmed by Alex Ferguson: ‘He was offered the job, yes. ‘As far as I was concerned, he was accepting. And then, within hours, it changed.’ bleacherreport.com/articles/226...

This, from Swedish artist Herr Nilsson, is perfect. ‘My Precious’.

Prescient.

Philippe Auclair@philippeauclair.bsky.social · last mo.

I have long argued that what could precipitate Infantino's downfall was his incapacity to understand how "too far" he could go, a typical trait of autocrats. He's done it now that Fifa has bent its own rules to placate the recipient of its grotesque Peace Prize.

A reminder that Gianni Infantino wanted to sell the World Cup to the Trump mafia and others at a lower valuation than City Football Group, Manchester United and Los Angeles FC. #OutFantino #ForTheGoodOfTheGame x.com/duncancastle...

A reminder that Gianni Infantino wanted to sell the World Cup to the Trump mafia and others at a lower valuation than City Football Group, Manchester United and Los Angeles FC. #OutFantino #ForTheGoodOfTheGame x.com/duncancastle...

The World Cup is humanity’s greatest global gathering, its sporting apex. Who does Gianni Infantino think he is to wantonly sell it off to the Trump mafia and venture capitalists for his own personal gain? #OutFantino #ForTheGoodOfTheGame

Infantino: ‘This is about the democratisation of football worldwide.’ #OutFantino #ForTheGoodOfTheGame

It is very hard to see how anything other than a secession of all UEFA countries from Fifa (which other confederations would follow, as the WC is worth very little without European teams and markets) can put a stop to the assault Infantino and his US friends are leading on football.

"Transfer madness. Players who are far from superstars are moving for €100m!" 🤯 Listen to and watch The Transfers Podcast on iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Acast + more: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... open.spotify.com/episode/2T4G... youtu.be/4LExJPh7RQ0

Fourteen World Cup semi-finals this century. Only two teams have failed to reach the World Cup Final after going a goal up. England. And England. #WorldCup

Now to blame the German. And appoint an English tactical genius. #ENGARG #WorldCup

England penalised for their overly defensive, negative attitude. Look at their positioning when the ball is passed back to Enzo Fernandez, a great striker of the football. Every single player in the 18-yard box. Not a single player within 5 yards of Fernandez. #ENGARG #WorldCup

#Outfantino www.thetimes.com/sport/footba...

Only one official involved in decision to waive Folarin Balogun ban

Mohammad al-Kamali, the chairman of Fifa’s disciplinary committee, made ruling without any of the 17 other members asked to be involved in the case

thetimes.com

Absurd decision to overrule Norway’s second goal for Haaland pushing back on Anderson ahead of a goal where the England midfielder would have had no impact on the eventual finish. Once again FIFA VAR favours the bigger nation. #NORENG #WorldCup

Official explanation of FIFA’s decision to overturn Folarin Balogun’s one-game suspension which completely fails to explain why FIFA overturned Folarin Balogun’s one-game suspension. media.fifa.com/en/tournamen...

All this to get hammered on home soil by Belgium… www.politico.com/live-updates...

Inside the White House push to get Folarin Balogun back on the field

President Donald Trump got involved minutes after the U.S. striker received a red card that would have banned him from a crucial match.

politico.com

Remarkably, if you were listening to the BBC’s commentary you wouldn’t even hear mention of the possibility that a two-footed aerial challenge on a striker through on goal could be a penalty. Unremarkably, another World Cup refereeing team failed to give a key decision to the lower-ranked nation.

It’s been a long, long, painful wait. (That second half included…) 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿👻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 #HAISCO #FIFAWorldCup

Can anyone credibly argue that PSG defeating a team that cost €1bn in transfe fees and chose to play that way was anything other than a win for football? Paris Saint-Germain deservedly become the first club other than Real Madrid to win back-to-back European Cups in 36 years. #PSGARS #UCLFinal

Arsenal. Merited winners of this Premier League season. open.spotify.com/show/5jLvGRf...

Paris Saint-Germain triumph at another cathedral of European football to reach another Champions League Final. Superb collectively, so many superb individual performances, but Warren Zaire-Emery at right back against that Bayern attack? Exceptional. #BAYPSG podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t...

Alberto Moleiro has been called the new Pedri. Pay attention 👀 Listen to and watch The Transfers Podcast on iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Acast + more: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... open.spotify.com/episode/7k7f... youtu.be/gCPmvUNDqZY?...

Jon Martín, the next great centre-back to leave La Liga for the Premier League? 🤔 Listen to and watch The Transfers Podcast on iTunes, YouTube, Spotify, Acast + more: podcasts.apple.com/gb/podcast/t... open.spotify.com/episode/7k7f... youtu.be/gCPmvUNDqZY?... @footballtransfers.bsky.social

Bernardo Silva: ‘I’ve been in this position three times I would say. Against Liverpool and against Arsenal, the treble season. ‘And it feels good when it looks like no one believes in you and then out of nowhere you have a chance again.’ #MCIARS www.youtube.com/@transferspo...

Since the beginning of last season Paris Saint-Germain have beaten: • Manchester City • Aston Villa • Tottenham • Arsenal - twice • Chelsea - twice • Liverpool - three times ‘Best League in the world’™ open.spotify.com/show/5jLvGRf...

Harry Maguire: ‘I still believe, even at my age, I’m arguably one of the best defenders in the world in both boxes. ‘I don’t think that’s open to question, really.’ open.spotify.com/show/5jLvGRf...

PSG played football. Liverpool played like Sean Dyche’s Everton. #PSGLIV apple.co/3XQNQOv

Descanse em paz, o grande Silvino Louro. Silvino excelled as a goalkeeper, winning 11 titles in Portugal; captaining his country. Silvino excelled as a goalkeeping coach, winning 2 Champions Leagues amongst 25 titles as a key part of Jose Mourinho’s best staff. One of football’s truly good guys.