Exclusive - Infantino and FIFA were so deep into breakaway plans in late 2020 that the name “FIFA Super League” was discussed. Member assocs also to be sidelined with international calendar slashed. FIFA eventually stepped back from doomed scheme late on.: www.theguardian.com/football/202...

‘Fifa Super League’: Infantino discussed having governing body’s name on European breakaway

A document has shown how Fifa staff were involved in the European breakaway and that the global governing body was prepared to sideline member associations

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FIfA’s secretary general and other top brass that traveled to Morocco to meet with embattled Gianni Infantino appear to have folded without much of a fight and fallen into line behind Gianni Infantino. Many owe their careers to him and perhaps that was most important to them in the end.

As we wait for news from theMoroccan bunker Infantino summoned his staff to, interesting to note that three- Wenger, Jill Ellis and Sari Berman - decided not to travel there. COO Kevin Lamour who wrote a scathing letter damning Infantino’s regime was not invited. And no one allowed to join by video

🤯 Reijnders a £55m target 🤔 Bergvall still the man? 😲 Bayern Munich track Gibbs-White @mattdaviesff.bsky.social is joined by @danscape.co and Paul Morley #nffc 🍎 Apple podcasts: tinyurl.com/3hu3hx55 📱 YouTube: tinyurl.com/4aj85c4x

When in a hole, get a JCB and dig even deeper

This is rape culture.

Aaron Rupar@atrupar.com · yesterday

TAPPER: Hold on -- hold on, 'cause I'm not done with the list of women who have accused you of violence. Are all three of them lying? REP. MAX MILLER: Yes. And I'm not getting out of the race because in 2016, President Donald J Trump faced the most extreme allegations in the world ...

Reminder that the Tories believe any non-British person who commits more than a minor parking or traffic offence should be automatically deported. They “believe in second chances”, apparently, but only for literal Nazis.

Kemi Badenoch defends selection of man jailed for harassing Jewish MP in council election – as it happened

Conservative leader tells press she stands by decision to select Joshua Bonehill-Paine as a candidate for local election in Somerset

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10/10, no notes

The High Court also heard RTC leader Ben Cullen had threatened physical violence to a resident removing flags, boasting that he was a “violent criminal” who had served 15 years in prison. Full report in today’s Clarion: oxfordclarion.uk/the-clarion-...

The Clarion, 4 August 2026

We're doing a rain dance. You? While we wait for some sorely needed water, here is some news, not all of it cheerful. Including less than savoury details about Raise the Colours; celebrating Oxford Ci...

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They were just a bunch of patriots putting up flags to make the streets look nice. Yeah, right.

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · yesterday

Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.

I recall we had a period of time where the response of Starmer and Cooper to concerns about these groups was ‘I like flags’

Oxford Clarion@oxfordclarion.bsky.social · yesterday

Leaders of flag-raising group Raise the Colours Oxfordshire placed trackers on highway workers’ cars to find out their home addresses, the High Court has heard. RTC then attempted to intimidate the highway staff into no longer removing flags by repeating their addresses to them.

Anyone who refuses care from a non-white member of NHS staff should be told to pay to go private.

Charles EP Murphy@cepmurphy.bsky.social · 2d ago

news.sky.com/story/nhs-st... stereotypically this has been seen as Old People, but not only would the old people of now have often been born post-Windrush, lot of this will be younger people who've always lived in a diverse Britain. The guy with a pregnant wife likely millennial at oldest

Boomerangs are supposed to have 2 or 3 wings. Here is what happens when you test 1 through 6.

Get here 🇪🇸 and it seems everyone already LOVES Kevin Keegan. What a great country. #NUFC

"A real football gangster. The whole world is turning its back on you. F*** you, Infantino!" 🇨🇭 During yesterday's Swiss league match against Basel, Lausanne-Sport fans directed a message against FIFA president (and Swiss citizen) Gianni #Infantino. 👇

More incendiary stuff. Prince Ali, the FA president from Jordan, who was a rival to Infantino in his first election in 2016, alleges FIFA attempted to effectively blackmail theJordanian FA, withholding funds until they had provided backing to Infantino for next year’s election.

Top JPMorgan Chase executives had knowledge of the pervasive presence of young women or underage girls at Epstein’s homes.

This is what happens when anti-racism norms erode, and elites bear a lot of the responsibility for norm erosion, as they have disproportionate power to set and enforce norms

Charles EP Murphy@cepmurphy.bsky.social · 2d ago

news.sky.com/story/nhs-st... stereotypically this has been seen as Old People, but not only would the old people of now have often been born post-Windrush, lot of this will be younger people who've always lived in a diverse Britain. The guy with a pregnant wife likely millennial at oldest

This is amazing. youtu.be/qT_TO_GWgj0?...

Sooty and Sweep - Sweep goes Punk, So it Goes 1977, Anthony H Wilson, Buzzcocks, Matthew Corbett

YouTube video by putdownthehandbook

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Hmmmm… Will RichardTice now be calling a by-election in his constituency so he can fight against a bin? 🤔

Nigel Farage just took a question from a 'journalist' at his press conference, who turned out to be his former chief adviser Raheem Kassam, who asks him why the media are being so unfair to him

Updated numbers here: Burnham bounce still basically entirely coming from clawing back voters Labour had lost to Greens, Lib Dems and Plaid/SNP. In addition, Burnham now winning 10% of Green 2024 voters - double that from June.

Steve Akehurst@steveakehurst.bsky.social · last wk.

Where is the 'Burnham bounce' coming from? So far, it's largely Labour 2024 voters returning to Labour - mostly those 'progressive defectors' who had previously switched to the Greens. Based on 5 polls with headline VI since 20th July (MiC, Delta, YG, Survation).

And the only one they punished is the woman who spoke up.

David Roberts@volts.wtf · 3d ago

A Mormon Border Patrol agent sexually abused all 6 of his children for years. He confessed as much to his bishop, who did not report it. Instead the bishop told the wife ... who was later sentenced to jail for not reporting it. The bishop? The AZ Supreme Court says he did nothing wrong.

This “offer” by Rupert Lowe to work with Reform UK is being framed in terms of tactics and his disagreements with Farage. More significant surely is Restore and Lowe are very openly far right and racist and have a support ceiling of, I’d guess, 10% at the very highest.

Sorry but unless you, as a media outlet, have managed to get someone from the Navy (probably a former sailor because those currently serving maybe disbarred from commenting) to explain that this is extremely unlikely to happen for legal reasons, then, arguably, you haven't really done your job.

Politics latest: Reform wants to use Navy to stop small boats after Burnham vows to be 'relentless' in tackling crossings

Reform UK says a Nigel Farage-led government would send the Royal Navy into the Channel to intercept all migrant boats - and is accused by Labour of "reheating" old proposals. Follow the latest.

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Love this puts Count Binface 2nd from top and Farage about halfway down.

Sweary Spider@swearyspider.bsky.social · 3d ago

“BINFACE, Count” 🤣🤣🤣

It was always unlawful, under the Highways Act 1980. But I don't suppose Suella would know that, being a lawyer, MP and former Attorney General.

This made me laugh (mostly at myself). As a middle aged (albeit brown man) with a large record collection, and many classic adidas tops, I felt very seen. Emery does pull the /// very well.

Craig Hamilton@craighamilton.bsky.social · 4d ago

Unai Emery is a magician. This is the first time in human history anyone has seen a middle aged white man wearing a classic Adidas top and not immediately become depressed at the very thought of his record collection. #avfc

Beating the far right is a collective effort. I've chipped in. Why don't you?

HOPE not hate@hopenothate.org.uk · 4d ago

Tomorrow, we launch a new wave of ads exposing him, and we need your help to get them in front of as many voters as possible. Chip in today and help us reach voters while people are questioning who Farage really represents. secure.hopenothate.org.uk/page/196300/...