Graham Dunbar
@gdunbarap.bsky.social
Sports writer, Associated Press, Switzerland.
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Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro began serving his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt designed to keep him in office after losing the 2022 presidential elections.
Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro begins 27-year prison sentence for coup attempt
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro started on Tuesday to serve his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt designed to keep him in office after losing the 2022 presidential elections, a move that many in the South American nation doubted would ever take place.
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November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Former Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro began serving his 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt designed to keep him in office after losing the 2022 presidential elections.
It’s such an obviously egregious and unprecedented ruling that FIFA gave Ronaldo…
November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
It’s such an obviously egregious and unprecedented ruling that FIFA gave Ronaldo…
This is quite a verdict from FIFA. An astonishing 12 days in the life of Cristiano Ronaldo.
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Cristiano Ronaldo set to avoid ban at World Cup after FIFA red-card verdict offers probation
Cristiano Ronaldo will likely avoid missing any Portugal games at the World Cup despite his red card in a qualifying game last week for elbowing an Ireland opponent.
apnews.com
November 25, 2025 at 4:44 PM
This is quite a verdict from FIFA. An astonishing 12 days in the life of Cristiano Ronaldo.
apnews.com/article/worl...
apnews.com/article/worl...
All these years coming to FIFA HQ in Zurich and first time in the cemetery next door to see James Joyce. Give the man some respect.
November 20, 2025 at 10:03 AM
All these years coming to FIFA HQ in Zurich and first time in the cemetery next door to see James Joyce. Give the man some respect.
VARs from Poland. The scourge of Newcastle, Bayern Munich and now Scotland.
November 18, 2025 at 9:05 PM
VARs from Poland. The scourge of Newcastle, Bayern Munich and now Scotland.
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Strong FIFA Peace Prize vibes.
Breaking news: President Trump said he will not rule out the possibility of sending U.S. troops into Venezuela, as a buildup of U.S. forces in the region — and his increasingly combustible rhetoric — raises the prospect of military action there.
Trump says he won’t rule out sending troops into Venezuela
President Trump saying he’s not ruling out sending troops into Venezuela appeared at odds with his claim that his administration may be open to talks with Nicolás Maduro.
wapo.st
November 17, 2025 at 10:03 PM
Strong FIFA Peace Prize vibes.
Amazing how other Portugal
players score hat tricks when Ronaldo is dropped/banned from World Cup games. Probably just coincidence.
players score hat tricks when Ronaldo is dropped/banned from World Cup games. Probably just coincidence.
November 16, 2025 at 4:30 PM
Amazing how other Portugal
players score hat tricks when Ronaldo is dropped/banned from World Cup games. Probably just coincidence.
players score hat tricks when Ronaldo is dropped/banned from World Cup games. Probably just coincidence.
ICYMI, North Korea retained the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup title. Also won two U-20 WWC titles in the past decade. It's a heartwarming tale.
November 10, 2025 at 10:01 AM
ICYMI, North Korea retained the FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup title. Also won two U-20 WWC titles in the past decade. It's a heartwarming tale.
Congratulations Gianni Infantino for making FIFA a late night punchline again “It’s going to be hilarious when they give it to Obama again.” youtu.be/91i0FxWCCSM?...
Air Travel Pain Intensifies | FIFA's Fake Peace Prize | Americans Need To Lose 135 Billion Pounds
YouTube video by The Late Show with Stephen Colbert
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November 7, 2025 at 7:26 AM
Congratulations Gianni Infantino for making FIFA a late night punchline again “It’s going to be hilarious when they give it to Obama again.” youtu.be/91i0FxWCCSM?...
The FIFA president who in Qatar was all “today I feel like a migrant worker” has long gone.
Fifa president Gianni Infantino on Donald Trump.
November 6, 2025 at 7:55 AM
The FIFA president who in Qatar was all “today I feel like a migrant worker” has long gone.
Can confirm @robharrisreports.bsky.social predicted exactly this weeks ago.
FIFA will present its inaugural “FIFA Peace Prize – Football Unites the World” award during the World Cup Final Draw on Dec. 5 in Washington D.C.
Gianni Infantino to present first FIFA Peace Prize award at 2026 World Cup draw
FIFA will present its inaugural “FIFA Peace Prize – Football Unites the World” award during the World Cup Final Draw on Dec. 5 in Washington D.C.
bit.ly
November 5, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Can confirm @robharrisreports.bsky.social predicted exactly this weeks ago.
Champions League finals staying in Europe until at least 2029. UEFA says it's back to Munich in ’28 then in ’29 to Wembley or Camp Nou (if finished by then). If it’s ever going to New York – the speculation story that refuses to die - then 2030 now the next available.
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Munich set to host Champions League final in 2028. Wembley and Camp Nou compete for 2029 final
Bayern Munich’s stadium is set to host another Champions League final in 2028. Staging the 2029 final is a contest between Wembley Stadium in London and Barcelona’s renovated Camp Nou.
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October 31, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Champions League finals staying in Europe until at least 2029. UEFA says it's back to Munich in ’28 then in ’29 to Wembley or Camp Nou (if finished by then). If it’s ever going to New York – the speculation story that refuses to die - then 2030 now the next available.
apnews.com/article/uefa...
apnews.com/article/uefa...
A rare bump in the road for a Saudi-backed, -funded, -hosted, -owned sports event. Shooter games always looked a challenge for IOC's Olympic values. apnews.com/article/ioc-...
IOC and Saudi Arabia cancel their 12-year deal to host video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh
The IOC and Saudi Arabia have canceled their 12-year deal to host video gaming Esports Olympics in Riyadh.
apnews.com
October 30, 2025 at 9:36 AM
A rare bump in the road for a Saudi-backed, -funded, -hosted, -owned sports event. Shooter games always looked a challenge for IOC's Olympic values. apnews.com/article/ioc-...
A story that does no one in European football any credit. Wander even got on the board at European Club Association when klaxons were sounding from great reporting by @josimarfootball.bsky.social
💣 ⚽️ 👮 🙀 Josh Wander, the brash American businessman who came close to buying Premier League team Everton, once one of the biggest multi club investors in football, is charged with fraud by US authorities.
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www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/b...
Brash Investor in Global Soccer Clubs Is Charged With Fraud
www.nytimes.com
October 16, 2025 at 6:32 PM
A story that does no one in European football any credit. Wander even got on the board at European Club Association when klaxons were sounding from great reporting by @josimarfootball.bsky.social
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Why was he there? 🤷♂️
Story about another strange Gianni moment, bromance and power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...
Story about another strange Gianni moment, bromance and power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...
Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit?
www.nytimes.com
October 14, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Why was he there? 🤷♂️
Story about another strange Gianni moment, bromance and power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...
Story about another strange Gianni moment, bromance and power.
www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...
If this doesn't end the serious ambition Indonesia has had to host a Summer Olympics, it certainly should. apnews.com/article/indo...
Indonesia to block Israeli team from competing at gymnastics world championships in Jakarta
Indonesia will block Israeli athletes from competing at the upcoming gymnastics world championships in Jakarta, a government official says.
apnews.com
October 9, 2025 at 3:04 PM
If this doesn't end the serious ambition Indonesia has had to host a Summer Olympics, it certainly should. apnews.com/article/indo...
Mo Salah scores twice, Egypt beat Djibouti 3-0 and qualify for the 2026 World Cup in north America, where they surely will be one of the most interesting stories.
October 8, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Mo Salah scores twice, Egypt beat Djibouti 3-0 and qualify for the 2026 World Cup in north America, where they surely will be one of the most interesting stories.
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U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.
Starving children screaming for food as US aid cuts unleash devastation and death across Myanmar
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio has repeatedly said “no one has died" because of his government’s decision to gut its foreign aid program.
bit.ly
October 8, 2025 at 7:30 AM
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio insisted “no one has died” as a result of U.S. foreign aid cuts. In Myanmar, the grieving father of a 2-year-old boy who died after their food rations were cut calls such claims a lie.
As the ECA becomes EFC (sorry, Everton), a look at how the influential European Club Association came to be, what it achieved and where it might head as the very influential European Football Clubs
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European soccer clubs group unveils new name at peak of its powers dealing with UEFA, FIFA
After 17 years as the European Club Association, the network of hundreds of soccer teams is at peak influence over UEFA in shaping the Champions League.
apnews.com
October 8, 2025 at 11:46 AM
As the ECA becomes EFC (sorry, Everton), a look at how the influential European Club Association came to be, what it achieved and where it might head as the very influential European Football Clubs
apnews.com/article/euro...
apnews.com/article/euro...
Note the hierarchy in play here...
October 6, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Note the hierarchy in play here...
"Those taking part in the so-called 'Gen Z protests' decry what they see as widespread corruption... the flow of billions in investment toward preparation for the 2030 World Cup, while many schools and hospitals lack funds and remain in a dire state." apnews.com/article/moro...
Youth-led anti-government protests in Morocco turn deadly, with 2 killed in a small town
Anti-government unrest in Morocco filled the streets for a fifth straight night, as protests over the state of public services descended into deadly violence and destruction.
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October 2, 2025 at 11:22 AM
"Those taking part in the so-called 'Gen Z protests' decry what they see as widespread corruption... the flow of billions in investment toward preparation for the 2030 World Cup, while many schools and hospitals lack funds and remain in a dire state." apnews.com/article/moro...
Has the World Cup trophy got as many body doubles as Putin? One in FIFA's Trump Tower office yesterday.
September 24, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Has the World Cup trophy got as many body doubles as Putin? One in FIFA's Trump Tower office yesterday.
Maybe it's time for defenders to get their own Ballon d'Or vote and some respect.
September 23, 2025 at 10:19 AM
Maybe it's time for defenders to get their own Ballon d'Or vote and some respect.