Christos Kassimeris
@ckassimeris.bsky.social
Professor in Political Science | mad about football | author of Discrimination in football & The politics of football
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There is no need for a football competition @fifaclubworldcup.bsky.social that is 6-0 at half time.
June 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
There is no need for a football competition @fifaclubworldcup.bsky.social that is 6-0 at half time.
We’re proud to share the Summary Report, available in 🇬🇧, 🇮🇹, 🇬🇷, and 🇪🇸!
It includes:
✅ An overview of current anti-racism policies and awareness programs
✅ The results of surveys conducted with teachers, students, coaches, and athletes
✅ Recommendations for future actions
It includes:
✅ An overview of current anti-racism policies and awareness programs
✅ The results of surveys conducted with teachers, students, coaches, and athletes
✅ Recommendations for future actions
May 15, 2025 at 5:36 AM
We’re proud to share the Summary Report, available in 🇬🇧, 🇮🇹, 🇬🇷, and 🇪🇸!
It includes:
✅ An overview of current anti-racism policies and awareness programs
✅ The results of surveys conducted with teachers, students, coaches, and athletes
✅ Recommendations for future actions
It includes:
✅ An overview of current anti-racism policies and awareness programs
✅ The results of surveys conducted with teachers, students, coaches, and athletes
✅ Recommendations for future actions
Court ruling leaves sports bodies with ‘no excuses’ on trans rules, says charity
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Court ruling leaves sports bodies with ‘no excuses’ on trans rules, says charity
The court ruled that a gender recognition certificate does not change a trans person’s legal sex under the 2010 Equality Act.
www.independent.co.uk
April 17, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Court ruling leaves sports bodies with ‘no excuses’ on trans rules, says charity
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What does the 'definition of a woman' ruling mean for sport?
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Supreme Court gender ruling: What does it mean for sport?
The UK Supreme Court's ruling could have wide implications, including in sport.
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April 17, 2025 at 7:17 AM
What does the 'definition of a woman' ruling mean for sport?
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Homophobia in football/soccer
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Openly gay soccer player still faces online death threats
The first openly gay man to play in Australia’s domestic soccer league says he’s still subject to death threats four years after going public about his sexuality.
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March 20, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Homophobia in football/soccer
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Bloomsbury Research in Sports, Politics, and International Relations
March 19, 2025 at 7:42 AM
Bloomsbury Research in Sports, Politics, and International Relations
"You know what they [Matildas] remind me of? Year 10 girls."
#football #sport #misogyny #sexism
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#football #sport #misogyny #sexism
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Marty Sheargold: Australian host loses his job over women's football remarks
Marty Sheargold said that the Matildas players reminded him of "year 10 girls".
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February 26, 2025 at 4:43 PM
"You know what they [Matildas] remind me of? Year 10 girls."
#football #sport #misogyny #sexism
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#football #sport #misogyny #sexism
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France's right-dominated Senate on Tuesday evening voted 210 to 81 to ban "the wearing of any sign or outfit ostensibly showing a political or religious affiliation" in competitions at regional and national levels as organised by French sports federations
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France's Senate backs bill to ban Muslim headscarf in sport competitions
France's right-dominated Senate on Tuesday evening voted 210 to 81 to ban "the wearing of any sign or outfit ostensibly showing a political or religious affiliation" in competitions at regional and na...
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February 20, 2025 at 5:46 AM
France's right-dominated Senate on Tuesday evening voted 210 to 81 to ban "the wearing of any sign or outfit ostensibly showing a political or religious affiliation" in competitions at regional and national levels as organised by French sports federations
www.france24.com/en/live-news...?
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In addition to physical exercises used to torture prisoners, football was played in Nazi concentration camps. #Holocaust #sport #nazism
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Sport as a torture method in Nazi concentration camps – DW – 01/27/2025
In addition to physical exercises used to torture prisoners, football was played in Nazi concentration camps. Boxing matches were literally a matter of life and death for some inmates.
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January 28, 2025 at 1:17 PM
In addition to physical exercises used to torture prisoners, football was played in Nazi concentration camps. #Holocaust #sport #nazism
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Disabled fans put off attending live sport due to threat of abuse – report #disability #sport
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Disabled fans put off attending live sport due to threat of abuse – report
Level Playing Field’s new report is based on more than 2,000 responses about disabled fans’ experiences.
www.independent.co.uk
January 21, 2025 at 5:35 PM
Disabled fans put off attending live sport due to threat of abuse – report #disability #sport
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If no investigation has taken place "it points to a deeply concerning lack of transparency and accountability". #racism #football #FIFA
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Enzo Fernandez: Kick It Out ask questions of Fifa and Conmebol over alleged racist video
Kick It Out (KIO) asks Fifa if it has taken any action over a video posted on social media by Chelsea's Enzo Fernandez last year featuring an alleged
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January 17, 2025 at 10:01 AM
If no investigation has taken place "it points to a deeply concerning lack of transparency and accountability". #racism #football #FIFA
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Reposted by Christos Kassimeris
As Israel and Hamas reach a fragile ceasefire agreement, a reminder that Israeli forces have killed more than 715 athletes in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, including 280 teenagers and 95 children. 286 sports facilities have been destroyed, too.
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More than 715 athletes have been killed in Gaza by Israel
A ceasefire deal has been reached between Israel and Hamas, as Palestinian officials report that more than 700 athletes have perished during 15 months of devastation.
www.sportspolitika.news
January 15, 2025 at 7:56 PM
As Israel and Hamas reach a fragile ceasefire agreement, a reminder that Israeli forces have killed more than 715 athletes in Gaza since Oct. 7, 2023, including 280 teenagers and 95 children. 286 sports facilities have been destroyed, too.
www.sportspolitika.news/p/gaza-cease...
www.sportspolitika.news/p/gaza-cease...
Reposted by Christos Kassimeris
A host city ablaze in one host country, combined gun death total in two host countries of 50K in 2024, 60 politicians killed last year & 163 journalists murdered elsewhere etc. Where's the global conversation about this? Welcome to the 2026 FIFA World Cup substack.com/home/post/p-...
Mega event narratives - when a problem isn't a problem
With less than two years to go to the 2026 FIFA men's World Cup, there has been silence about the challenges it faces
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January 10, 2025 at 3:26 PM
A host city ablaze in one host country, combined gun death total in two host countries of 50K in 2024, 60 politicians killed last year & 163 journalists murdered elsewhere etc. Where's the global conversation about this? Welcome to the 2026 FIFA World Cup substack.com/home/post/p-...
Reposted by Christos Kassimeris
Still trying to expand this starter pack!
Let me know who is missing and let’s build a network together!
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Let me know who is missing and let’s build a network together!
go.bsky.app/6Pww3hn
December 28, 2024 at 2:32 PM
Still trying to expand this starter pack!
Let me know who is missing and let’s build a network together!
go.bsky.app/6Pww3hn
Let me know who is missing and let’s build a network together!
go.bsky.app/6Pww3hn
FIFA playing politics
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Ukraine demands Fifa apology over Crimea map
The country criticises a map shown at a Fifa presentation that appeared to exclude Crimea.
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December 15, 2024 at 6:37 AM
FIFA playing politics
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Why is so much of football’s power in the hands of ‘two random men’?
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Why is so much of football’s power in the hands of ‘two random men’?
Football’s lack of democracy is under the spotlight after the bidding process for the 2030 and 2034 World Cups was left with single candidates. As Miguel Delaney writes, it mirrors the executive presi...
www.independent.co.uk
December 13, 2024 at 5:37 AM
Why is so much of football’s power in the hands of ‘two random men’?
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www.independent.co.uk/sport/footba...?
What will a Saudi 2034 World Cup look like?
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World Cup 2034: What will a Saudi tournament look like?
The men's football World Cup will take place in Saudi Arabia in 2034 with the promise of
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December 12, 2024 at 7:20 AM
What will a Saudi 2034 World Cup look like?
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FIFA’s Saudi Arabia World Cup host pick sparks ‘sportswashing’ accusations by rights groups
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FIFA’s Saudi Arabia World Cup host pick sparks ‘sportswashing’ accusations by rights groups
Saudi Arabia was officially confirmed Wednesday by FIFA as the host of the 2034 World Cup in men’s football, sparking "sportswashing" accusations from human rights groups. Spain, Portugal and Morocco…
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December 12, 2024 at 7:19 AM
FIFA’s Saudi Arabia World Cup host pick sparks ‘sportswashing’ accusations by rights groups
www.france24.com/en/sport/202...?
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World Cup 2034: Saudi Arabia's human rights failures ignored
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World Cup 2034: Saudi Arabia's human rights failures ignored – DW – 12/11/2024
Saudi Arabia will stage the 2034 men's football World Cup — despite the Gulf monarchy's poor human rights, free speech and labor rights record.
www.dw.com
December 12, 2024 at 7:18 AM
World Cup 2034: Saudi Arabia's human rights failures ignored
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FIFA Bends Own Rules to Give Saudi Arabia Coveted 2034 World Cup
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FIFA Bends Own Rules to Give Saudi Arabia 2034 World Cup
Critics objected to the bidding process, and human rights groups raised concerns about workplace safety for the migrants who will build the stadiums needed to host the event.
www.nytimes.com
December 12, 2024 at 7:17 AM
FIFA Bends Own Rules to Give Saudi Arabia Coveted 2034 World Cup
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FIFA’s evaluation of Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid is an astonishing whitewash of the country’s atrocious human rights record.
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Global: FIFA produces whitewash of Saudi Arabia World Cup bid and ignores own report to provide compensation for migrant workers in Qatar
Reacting to FIFA’s evaluation of Saudi Arabia’s bid for the 2034 men’s World Cup, Steve Cockburn, Amnesty International’s Head of Labour Rights and Sport, said: “As expected, FIFA’s evaluation of Saud...
www.amnesty.org
December 12, 2024 at 7:16 AM
FIFA’s evaluation of Saudi Arabia’s World Cup bid is an astonishing whitewash of the country’s atrocious human rights record.
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
www.amnesty.org/en/latest/ne...
So, I suppose, the multi-billion dollar question is, who will sport the bisht before he is handed the 2034 FIFA World Cup trophy?
December 12, 2024 at 6:27 AM
So, I suppose, the multi-billion dollar question is, who will sport the bisht before he is handed the 2034 FIFA World Cup trophy?
Reposted by Christos Kassimeris
As Sports Politika grows, so do my ambitions for it. Last month, I launched an audio series on the UFC, Donald Trump, and the violent politics that unite them. The series even predicted Trump’s return to the White House, and the role UFC/Rogan would play
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Episode 3: Fight! Fight! Fight!
In the third and final episode of In The Red Corner, we look back at the Jan. 6 insurrection and the role the UFC played in rehabilitating Trump's image in the lead-up to the 2024 election.
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November 30, 2024 at 7:35 PM
As Sports Politika grows, so do my ambitions for it. Last month, I launched an audio series on the UFC, Donald Trump, and the violent politics that unite them. The series even predicted Trump’s return to the White House, and the role UFC/Rogan would play
www.sportspolitika.news/p/trump-ufc-...
www.sportspolitika.news/p/trump-ufc-...