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Six of the world’s biggest sports organisations, including FIFA, the International Cricket Council & Formula 1, are being challenged to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Saudi Aramco. These partnerships may place them in breach of international human rights standards.
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My latest @theguardian.com: As a genuine soccer fan & generational political talent, freshly elected NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani might be able to achieve the unthinkable: force the FIFA behemoth to share its lucre by targeting its tax exemptions & extreme privilege www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Zohran Mamdani has upended US politics. Now he should take on Fifa | Jules Boykoff
New York’s mayor-elect has taken on powerful institutions. With the World Cup taking place in his city, he should challenge Fifa next
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:48 PM
My latest @theguardian.com: As a genuine soccer fan & generational political talent, freshly elected NYC mayor Zohran Mamdani might be able to achieve the unthinkable: force the FIFA behemoth to share its lucre by targeting its tax exemptions & extreme privilege www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Research by Kick It Out Israel “found 367 instances of racist chanting at Israeli Premier League matches in the 2024-25 season, a record total & an increase of 67% on the previous campaign.” @fairsq.bsky.social concluded that this “provides clear grounds for Uefa to act and suspend the Israel FA.”
Israeli NGO has documented an alarming rise in racism among Israeli supporter groups, with Maccabi Tel Aviv top of the list. The “absence of a serious and effective effort" within Israel Football Association to combat racism should be of serious concern to UEFA. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Research reveals racist chants on rise in Israeli football – with Maccabi Tel Aviv the worst offenders
Kick It Out Israel found 367 instances in the 2024-25 season – of those, 118 were observed in stands containing Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters
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October 23, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Research by Kick It Out Israel “found 367 instances of racist chanting at Israeli Premier League matches in the 2024-25 season, a record total & an increase of 67% on the previous campaign.” @fairsq.bsky.social concluded that this “provides clear grounds for Uefa to act and suspend the Israel FA.”
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Research reveals racist chants on rise in Israeli football – with Maccabi Tel Aviv the worst offenders
Research reveals racist chants on rise in Israeli football – with Maccabi Tel Aviv the worst offenders
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Kick It Out Israel finds 367 instances in 2024-25
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Of those, 118 were linked to Maccabi supporters
Racist chanting by Israeli football fans grew rapidly over the past year, data shows, with Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters the most likely to engage in discriminatory behaviour.
The research was conducted by Kick It Out Israel, which is funded by a civil society organisation, Givat Haviva, that works towards the “creation of a shared society for Jews and Arabs”. It found 367 instances of racist chanting at Israeli Premier League (IPL) matches in the 2024-25 season, a record total and an increase of 67% on the previous campaign. Continue reading...
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 7:12 AM
Research reveals racist chants on rise in Israeli football – with Maccabi Tel Aviv the worst offenders
Research reveals racist chants on rise in Israeli football – with Maccabi Tel Aviv the worst offenders. FairSquare said the Kick It Out Israel report “provides clear grounds for Uefa to act and suspend the IFA”. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Research reveals racist chants on rise in Israeli football – with Maccabi Tel Aviv the worst offenders
Kick It Out Israel found 367 instances in the 2024-25 season – of those, 118 were observed in stands containing Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters
www.theguardian.com
October 23, 2025 at 8:09 AM
Research reveals racist chants on rise in Israeli football – with Maccabi Tel Aviv the worst offenders. FairSquare said the Kick It Out Israel report “provides clear grounds for Uefa to act and suspend the IFA”. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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A thread on Barney Ronay's article criticising the decision Birmingham City Council and supported by West Midlands police to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from traveling to Birmingham. It might be a depressing decision but it's not a terrible one. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans is a terrible decision – and a depressing one | Barney Ronay
The idea that barring the Israeli club’s supporters from Villa Park will de-escalate a volatile situation just doesn’t stand up
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October 18, 2025 at 7:33 AM
A thread on Barney Ronay's article criticising the decision Birmingham City Council and supported by West Midlands police to ban Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters from traveling to Birmingham. It might be a depressing decision but it's not a terrible one. www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Gulf repression came under the spotlight in the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, in expert discussions on the UAE’s rights crisis, and transnational repression across MENA.
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Gulf repression under spotlight as UN Human Rights Council meets
Discussions in the sidelines of the 60th UN Human Rights Council session highlighted the depth and scale of repression in the United Arab Emirates and the phenomenon of transnational repression in the...
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October 17, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Gulf repression came under the spotlight in the sidelines of the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva, in expert discussions on the UAE’s rights crisis, and transnational repression across MENA.
fairsq.org/gulf-repress...
fairsq.org/gulf-repress...
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fairsq.org/uefa-amsterd... In light of ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters attending Aston Villa match and Starmer's claim that this is anti-Semitic, see @fairsq.bsky.social letter to UEFA for a summary of key evidence
UEFA: Amsterdam unrest underscores need for firm action to eradicate racism
FairSquare has written to UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin requesting that UEFA’s investigations into the violence that preceded and followed Maccabi Tel Aviv’s match against Ajax Amsterdam in Amster...
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October 17, 2025 at 9:26 AM
fairsq.org/uefa-amsterd... In light of ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv supporters attending Aston Villa match and Starmer's claim that this is anti-Semitic, see @fairsq.bsky.social letter to UEFA for a summary of key evidence
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Imagine: the “Peace Cup,” a 96-team event held in the demilitarized zone between two historic enemies. North and South Korea? India and Pakistan? Israel and Palestine?
For Infantino, anything is possible, so long as it is sponsored by Coca-Cola and Aramco
www.sportspolitika.news/p/nfantino-p...
For Infantino, anything is possible, so long as it is sponsored by Coca-Cola and Aramco
www.sportspolitika.news/p/nfantino-p...
Gianni Infantino, Peacemaker
Infantino’s diplomacy is not the diplomacy of treaties and compromises. It is the diplomacy of branding and spectacle. Where others see conflict, he sees opportunity.
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October 14, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Imagine: the “Peace Cup,” a 96-team event held in the demilitarized zone between two historic enemies. North and South Korea? India and Pakistan? Israel and Palestine?
For Infantino, anything is possible, so long as it is sponsored by Coca-Cola and Aramco
www.sportspolitika.news/p/nfantino-p...
For Infantino, anything is possible, so long as it is sponsored by Coca-Cola and Aramco
www.sportspolitika.news/p/nfantino-p...
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“Infantino has abandoned all pretense of the political neutrality that FIFA espouses & is statutorily committed to uphold, & has put FIFA firmly in the corner of Donald Trump & Benjamin Netanyahu,” said @ncgeehan.bsky.social, director of the human rights advocacy group @fairsq.bsky.social
Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit? Featuring comment by FairSquare’s @ncgeehan.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...
Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit?
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October 14, 2025 at 4:40 PM
“Infantino has abandoned all pretense of the political neutrality that FIFA espouses & is statutorily committed to uphold, & has put FIFA firmly in the corner of Donald Trump & Benjamin Netanyahu,” said @ncgeehan.bsky.social, director of the human rights advocacy group @fairsq.bsky.social
Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit? Featuring comment by FairSquare’s @ncgeehan.bsky.social
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...
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Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit?
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October 14, 2025 at 4:31 PM
Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit? Featuring comment by FairSquare’s @ncgeehan.bsky.social
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FairSquare has called FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s presence and comments at the Sharm el-Sheikh ‘Peace Summit’ yesterday “highly significant and deeply troubling”.
Read the full quote and FairSquare's other work on Israel and Palestine using the link in our bio.
Read the full quote and FairSquare's other work on Israel and Palestine using the link in our bio.
October 14, 2025 at 1:30 PM
FairSquare has called FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s presence and comments at the Sharm el-Sheikh ‘Peace Summit’ yesterday “highly significant and deeply troubling”.
Read the full quote and FairSquare's other work on Israel and Palestine using the link in our bio.
Read the full quote and FairSquare's other work on Israel and Palestine using the link in our bio.
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Highlight of @playthegame-org.bsky.social 2025 in Tampere was undoubtedly meeting Qatar 2022 whistleblower Abdullah Ibhais and then seeing him collect the Play The Game award alongside the remarkable Maggie Nichols www.playthegame.org/news/whistle...
Whistleblowers Maggie Nichols and Abdullah Ibhais receive the Play the Game Award 2025
On the last day of Play the Game 2025, the Play the Game Award was awarded to two courageous whistleblowers in sport: Maggie Nichols and Abdullah Ibhais.
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October 10, 2025 at 12:33 PM
Highlight of @playthegame-org.bsky.social 2025 in Tampere was undoubtedly meeting Qatar 2022 whistleblower Abdullah Ibhais and then seeing him collect the Play The Game award alongside the remarkable Maggie Nichols www.playthegame.org/news/whistle...
"The volte-face increasingly looks like the last act of a piece of political theatre that allowed UEFA’s senior leadership to signal its support for the people of Gaza, while avoiding taking any action to help them."
Read the analysis from @ncgeehan.bsky.social below ⬇️
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Read the analysis from @ncgeehan.bsky.social below ⬇️
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October 6, 2025 at 12:13 PM
"The volte-face increasingly looks like the last act of a piece of political theatre that allowed UEFA’s senior leadership to signal its support for the people of Gaza, while avoiding taking any action to help them."
Read the analysis from @ncgeehan.bsky.social below ⬇️
fairsq.org/uefa-virtue-...
Read the analysis from @ncgeehan.bsky.social below ⬇️
fairsq.org/uefa-virtue-...
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For anyone interested in understanding why FIFA has adopted a dynamic pricing model for the 2026 World Cup and why there is violent unrest in Morocco because of the 2030 World Cup, chapter 3 of @fairsq.bsky.social 's 2024 report Substitute is worth a read 👉 fairsq.org/substitute-r...
October 3, 2025 at 2:15 PM
For anyone interested in understanding why FIFA has adopted a dynamic pricing model for the 2026 World Cup and why there is violent unrest in Morocco because of the 2030 World Cup, chapter 3 of @fairsq.bsky.social 's 2024 report Substitute is worth a read 👉 fairsq.org/substitute-r...
FIFA, Formula 1, ICC Under Fire For Aramco Sponsorships www.forbes.com/sites/vitasc...
FIFA, Formula 1, ICC Under Fire For Aramco Sponsorships
Aramco is spending billions of dollars on sports sponsorships with FIFA, Formula 1, Concacaf and international cricket that buy it goodwill and visibility.
www.forbes.com
October 3, 2025 at 1:19 PM
FIFA, Formula 1, ICC Under Fire For Aramco Sponsorships www.forbes.com/sites/vitasc...
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ALQST has joined @fairsq.bsky.social and a coalition of human rights and climate NGOs, supported by a number of professional athletes, in challenging FIFA and other sports organisations to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Aramco.
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FIFA and International Cricket Council under scrutiny over Saudi Aramco ties in light of UN Human Rights Warning
Six of the world’s biggest sports organisations, including FIFA, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Formula 1, have been challenged to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Saudi A...
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October 3, 2025 at 10:33 AM
ALQST has joined @fairsq.bsky.social and a coalition of human rights and climate NGOs, supported by a number of professional athletes, in challenging FIFA and other sports organisations to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Aramco.
fairsq.org/aramco-lette...
fairsq.org/aramco-lette...
Criticism of FIFA’s Aramco sponsorship amplifies ahead of 2026 World Cup www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/10/02/c...
Criticism of FIFA’s Aramco sponsorship amplifies ahead of 2026 World Cup - Inside World Football
October 2 – Various rights groups have called out FIFA and other sporting governing bodies over their sponsorship deals with Saudi state oil company Aramco.
Football’s world governing body, as well as...
www.insideworldfootball.com
October 2, 2025 at 9:42 AM
Criticism of FIFA’s Aramco sponsorship amplifies ahead of 2026 World Cup www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/10/02/c...
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The world's biggest sports' bodies taking money from the world's biggest corporate polluter in the middle of an existential climate crisis is - at very best - wildly reckless. 🧵 👇
Six of the world’s biggest sports organisations, including FIFA, the International Cricket Council & Formula 1, are being challenged to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Saudi Aramco. These partnerships may place them in breach of international human rights standards.
October 2, 2025 at 7:30 AM
The world's biggest sports' bodies taking money from the world's biggest corporate polluter in the middle of an existential climate crisis is - at very best - wildly reckless. 🧵 👇
Six of the world’s biggest sports organisations, including FIFA, the International Cricket Council & Formula 1, are being challenged to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Saudi Aramco. These partnerships may place them in breach of international human rights standards.
October 2, 2025 at 7:25 AM
Six of the world’s biggest sports organisations, including FIFA, the International Cricket Council & Formula 1, are being challenged to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Saudi Aramco. These partnerships may place them in breach of international human rights standards.
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Multiple well-sourced articles, including a piece today in The Guardian, suggest UEFA is on the verge of suspending the Israel Football Association. A 🧵 on some of the background to this www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Israel in line for World Cup qualifying reprieve even if Uefa imposes ban
Uefa is expected to avoid trying to block Israel from World Cup qualifying as it considers measures against the country’s football association
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September 30, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Multiple well-sourced articles, including a piece today in The Guardian, suggest UEFA is on the verge of suspending the Israel Football Association. A 🧵 on some of the background to this www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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My latest @theguardian.com: "Fifa banned Russia from international football. Now it must do the same for Israel." As Israel inflicts untold misery on Palestinians, it is time for soccer’s governing bodies to stand by the principles they claim to uphold www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Fifa banned Russia from international football. Now it must do the same for Israel
As Israel inflicts untold misery on Palestinians, it is time for football’s governing bodies to stand by the principles they claim to uphold
www.theguardian.com
September 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
My latest @theguardian.com: "Fifa banned Russia from international football. Now it must do the same for Israel." As Israel inflicts untold misery on Palestinians, it is time for soccer’s governing bodies to stand by the principles they claim to uphold www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Excellent as always from @julesboykoff.bsky.social, laying out the case for the expulsion of the Israel Football Association from FIFA and UEFA. A moral imperative, anchored in governance rules and principles www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Fifa banned Russia from international football. Now it must do the same for Israel
As Israel inflicts untold misery on Palestinians, it is time for football’s governing bodies to stand by the principles they claim to uphold
www.theguardian.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:10 PM
Excellent as always from @julesboykoff.bsky.social, laying out the case for the expulsion of the Israel Football Association from FIFA and UEFA. A moral imperative, anchored in governance rules and principles www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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A Israeli academic asked his followers on X which sanction would really convince ordinary Israelis that they are isolated internationally.
"Expulsion from football tournaments" was the most popular answer, followed by "ending visa-free travel to Europe"
"Expulsion from football tournaments" was the most popular answer, followed by "ending visa-free travel to Europe"
September 25, 2025 at 10:28 PM
A Israeli academic asked his followers on X which sanction would really convince ordinary Israelis that they are isolated internationally.
"Expulsion from football tournaments" was the most popular answer, followed by "ending visa-free travel to Europe"
"Expulsion from football tournaments" was the most popular answer, followed by "ending visa-free travel to Europe"
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