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The proof that UEFA is dead against staging domestic league games abroad is that is has just authorised (albeit "reluctantly") two of them to take place. "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength". via @tariqpanja.bsky.social
October 6, 2025 at 4:25 PM
The proof that UEFA is dead against staging domestic league games abroad is that is has just authorised (albeit "reluctantly") two of them to take place. "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength". via @tariqpanja.bsky.social
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Only in modern football can you announce you’re against something by allowing it
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Uefa’s ‘reluctant’ agreement to games abroad blows the future of football wide open
The governing body has agreed to two ‘exceptional’ requests and warned they will not set a precedent - but ripping up the rulebook opens the door to every disruptor to come
www.independent.co.uk
October 6, 2025 at 7:44 PM
Only in modern football can you announce you’re against something by allowing it
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On the latest @liberopodcast.bsky.social me, @tariqpanja.bsky.social and @rorysmith.bsky.social discuss what’s been going wrong at Liverpool - and the expectation from all those big signings
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Libero: Libero 059: What’s Wrong With Liverpool?
Saturday brought Liverpool’s third defeat in a week, following reverses at Crystal Palace and the cauldron of RAMS Park, home to Galatasaray. If you were a football doctor and were looking to dia...
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October 7, 2025 at 7:58 AM
On the latest @liberopodcast.bsky.social me, @tariqpanja.bsky.social and @rorysmith.bsky.social discuss what’s been going wrong at Liverpool - and the expectation from all those big signings
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pod.fo/e/33890a
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The "green card" (which allows a coach to challenge a refereeing decision a maximum of twice a game) was used for the first time in an official competition at the U20 WC. Morocco got a penalty decision overturned and ended up winning 2-0 against Spain.
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New FIFA Rule: How the Green Card Works and Saved Morocco in U20 World Cup Clash?
Morocco's U20 team made history against Spain as the green card was officially used for the first time in football during the FIFA U20 World Cup currently hosted in Chile.How does the green card work?...
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September 30, 2025 at 6:48 AM
The "green card" (which allows a coach to challenge a refereeing decision a maximum of twice a game) was used for the first time in an official competition at the U20 WC. Morocco got a penalty decision overturned and ended up winning 2-0 against Spain.
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This feels like it should be an important story; but so many stories feel like this these days.
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UN blacklists Real Madrid president Florentino Pérez’s construction firms for building illegal Israeli settlements - Inside World Football
September 28 – The UN has blacklisted a construction company owned by Real Madrid’s Florentino Pérez, the president of Real Madrid, for operating in occupied Palestinian land using local resources to ...
www.insideworldfootball.com
September 30, 2025 at 11:25 AM
This feels like it should be an important story; but so many stories feel like this these days.
www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/09/29/u...
www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/09/29/u...
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Many migrant workers who came to Qatar to build the 2022 WC infrastructure found themselves jobless after the tournament. @josimarfootball.bsky.social reveals how some of them have been recruited by the Russian army, are fighting and die on the Ukrainian front.
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The migrant soldiers - josimarfootball.com
For months, the Russian army has secretly recruited hundreds, if not thousands, of jobless migrant workers in Qatar to fight on the frontline against Ukraine.
josimarfootball.com
September 29, 2025 at 8:24 AM
Many migrant workers who came to Qatar to build the 2022 WC infrastructure found themselves jobless after the tournament. @josimarfootball.bsky.social reveals how some of them have been recruited by the Russian army, are fighting and die on the Ukrainian front.
josimarfootball.com/2025/09/25/t...
josimarfootball.com/2025/09/25/t...
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Will UEFA punish Galatasaray for the banners deployed at their ground tonight?
September 30, 2025 at 8:58 PM
Will UEFA punish Galatasaray for the banners deployed at their ground tonight?
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All you can actually do is laugh.
Refereeing and VAR-ing in the PL has been something else this weekend.
Refereeing and VAR-ing in the PL has been something else this weekend.
September 28, 2025 at 3:50 PM
All you can actually do is laugh.
Refereeing and VAR-ing in the PL has been something else this weekend.
Refereeing and VAR-ing in the PL has been something else this weekend.
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September 28, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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Football football football, questions questions questions.
Recording the podcast soon so shout with any questions on the weekend's action or news from the world of women's football.
Recording the podcast soon so shout with any questions on the weekend's action or news from the world of women's football.
September 28, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Football football football, questions questions questions.
Recording the podcast soon so shout with any questions on the weekend's action or news from the world of women's football.
Recording the podcast soon so shout with any questions on the weekend's action or news from the world of women's football.
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The next Trophée des Champions (the French equivalent of the English Community Shield, between PSG and Marseille) will be played in Kuwait on 8 January 2026.
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Le prochain PSG-OM se jouera... au Koweït
L’OM et le PSG se retrouvent dans le Golfe. Le 8 janvier prochain se déroulera le Trophée des champions, qui oppose…
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September 29, 2025 at 10:01 AM
The next Trophée des Champions (the French equivalent of the English Community Shield, between PSG and Marseille) will be played in Kuwait on 8 January 2026.
www.sofoot.com/breves/le-tr...
www.sofoot.com/breves/le-tr...
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Vacancy: Freelance sports editors at The Media Bunker ⤵️ #mediajobs
September 29, 2025 at 10:23 AM
Vacancy: Freelance sports editors at The Media Bunker ⤵️ #mediajobs
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South Africa "won" its home WC qualifier against Lesotho 2-0 back in March, but had fielded an uneligible player, Teboho Mokoena, in that game. Fifa has now punished SAFA with a retrospective 0-3 loss. Benin and Nigeria are the main beneficiaries of that decision.
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Mondial 2026/ L'Afrique du Sud sanctionnée par la FIFA: Espoir renaissant pour ses rivaux (Bénin, Nigeria et Rwanda) - Gaskiyani Info
pour la Coupe du Monde 2026. La Fédération sud-africaine de football (SAFA) a été lourdement sanctionnée pour une infraction aux règlements.
gaskiyani.info
September 29, 2025 at 4:33 PM
South Africa "won" its home WC qualifier against Lesotho 2-0 back in March, but had fielded an uneligible player, Teboho Mokoena, in that game. Fifa has now punished SAFA with a retrospective 0-3 loss. Benin and Nigeria are the main beneficiaries of that decision.
gaskiyani.info/mondial-2026...
gaskiyani.info/mondial-2026...
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All the best quotes from Maresca's media conference today on pressure, the fans and Mourinho.
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Enzo Maresca press conference: Chelsea vs Benfica
Enzo Maresca press conference: Chelsea vs Benfica
www.bbc.co.uk
September 29, 2025 at 12:05 PM
All the best quotes from Maresca's media conference today on pressure, the fans and Mourinho.
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www.bbc.co.uk/sport/footba...
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September 29, 2025 at 1:35 PM
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Mourinho on whether Chelsea should be stripped of titles for the investigation into the Abramovich time.
"Not Man City?"
"I've no idea. I've no idea about it. I've no idea what the charges are, I will try to understand."
"Not Man City?"
"I've no idea. I've no idea about it. I've no idea what the charges are, I will try to understand."
September 29, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Mourinho on whether Chelsea should be stripped of titles for the investigation into the Abramovich time.
"Not Man City?"
"I've no idea. I've no idea about it. I've no idea what the charges are, I will try to understand."
"Not Man City?"
"I've no idea. I've no idea about it. I've no idea what the charges are, I will try to understand."
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Years ago, while on this earthly paradise that is Rodrigues, I met the manager of a local band, Mannyok, which blended French java, South African vocal harmonies, soca, bluebeat, zydeco, Tex-Mex, all played on local and self-made instruments. Their music was just an explosion of joy.
September 29, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Years ago, while on this earthly paradise that is Rodrigues, I met the manager of a local band, Mannyok, which blended French java, South African vocal harmonies, soca, bluebeat, zydeco, Tex-Mex, all played on local and self-made instruments. Their music was just an explosion of joy.
RIP Brian Glanville, doyen of football writers. A tribute by his friend Richard Williams. footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/br...
Brian Glanville 1931 – 2025
We at the FWA were saddened to learn that Brian Glanville, our former colleague and one of the great football writers of all time, has died. He was 93. Glanville’s career spanned eight decades, beginn...
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May 17, 2025 at 12:25 PM
RIP Brian Glanville, doyen of football writers. A tribute by his friend Richard Williams. footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/br...
Congratulations to our FWA Student Football Writer of the Year award winners Carly Lyes, Dylan McLaren and Keane Handley footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/fw...
FWA Student Football Writer of the Year awards – the winners.
Carly Lyes wins the Vikki Orvice award, Dylan Mclaren wins the Hugh McIlvanney award and Keane Handley wins the Unheard Voices award sponsored by Kick It Out. By Jim White, Telegraph and FWA National ...
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May 14, 2025 at 9:16 AM
Congratulations to our FWA Student Football Writer of the Year award winners Carly Lyes, Dylan McLaren and Keane Handley footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/fw...
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🚨 Women’s League Cup could be scrapped in revamp of English game
Women’s League Cup could be scrapped in revamp of English game
The League Cup is at risk of being scrapped as part of the planned revamp of the women’s professional game
www.theguardian.com
March 19, 2025 at 6:57 PM
🚨 Women’s League Cup could be scrapped in revamp of English game
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Hear from Sonia Bompastor and Nick Cushing LIVE after Man City beat Chelsea in the Women's Champions League🏆🤩
It is Chelsea's first defeat of the season😲😳
Watch LIVE here🔥👇
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It is Chelsea's first defeat of the season😲😳
Watch LIVE here🔥👇
youtube.com/live/cKMEYo0aefg
LIVE | Sonia Bompastor & Nick Cushing after Man City v Chelsea
Chelsea manager Sonia Bompastor and Manchester City boss Nick Cushing address the media LIVE from the JOIE Stadium after the first leg of their Women's Champ...
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March 19, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Hear from Sonia Bompastor and Nick Cushing LIVE after Man City beat Chelsea in the Women's Champions League🏆🤩
It is Chelsea's first defeat of the season😲😳
Watch LIVE here🔥👇
youtube.com/live/cKMEYo0aefg
It is Chelsea's first defeat of the season😲😳
Watch LIVE here🔥👇
youtube.com/live/cKMEYo0aefg
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"Jen O'Neill receives FWA Life Membership from @fwaofficial.bsky.social Chair John Cross at the NE FWA awards in Durham on March 2, 2025. Jen edited She Kicks magazine for over 20 years and has been a pioneering journalist covering women's football in print and on radio". 👏
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Jen O'Neill receives FWA Life Membership from John Cross at NE FWA awards 2 3 2025
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March 7, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"Jen O'Neill receives FWA Life Membership from @fwaofficial.bsky.social Chair John Cross at the NE FWA awards in Durham on March 2, 2025. Jen edited She Kicks magazine for over 20 years and has been a pioneering journalist covering women's football in print and on radio". 👏
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New for @josimarfootball.bsky.social, by @samindrakunti.bsky.social and myself: what is it in populist politicians, "strongmen", autocrats and dictators that appeals so much to Fifa president Gianni Infantino? josimarfootball.com/2025/03/03/m...
Make Fifa Great Again - josimarfootball.com
Gianni Infantino’s Instagram feed is a gallery of some of the planet's worst rogues. His enthusiasm for Donald Trump seems to be growing as the White House smashes pillar after pillar of American demo...
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March 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
New for @josimarfootball.bsky.social, by @samindrakunti.bsky.social and myself: what is it in populist politicians, "strongmen", autocrats and dictators that appeals so much to Fifa president Gianni Infantino? josimarfootball.com/2025/03/03/m...
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Excl: The launch of the new 16-team Women's Club World Cup, previously proposed for Jan-Feb 2026, could now be delayed, according to sources. Discussions are ongoing ahead of this week's Fifa Council, where the competition still has huge support. @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
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Fifa’s new Women’s Club World Cup could be delayed beyond 2026
Fifa’s new 16-team Women’s Club World Cup could be delayed beyond its previously-proposed 2026 launch, the Guardian has learned
www.theguardian.com
March 3, 2025 at 11:31 AM
Excl: The launch of the new 16-team Women's Club World Cup, previously proposed for Jan-Feb 2026, could now be delayed, according to sources. Discussions are ongoing ahead of this week's Fifa Council, where the competition still has huge support. @theguardian.com
www.theguardian.com/football/202...
www.theguardian.com/football/202...