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Football should be about passion, teamwork and community.
But this World Cup, @FIFA had other ideas…
Tell the @FA to stand up for our sport
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This is good, but feels far more influenced by the Abramovich situation than by Saudi & Qatari takeovers:
👉 No policy on state/proxy ownership
👉 Annual due diligence for Owners?
👉 Human rights abuses based on UK govt sanctions - presumably Saudis & Qataris then pass the test?
Should obviously be highlighted that the changes they have made are all really needed and should help to keep illicit funds from individuals and businesses from entering the @premierleague.
Huge surprise!
A country that doesn't guarantee equal rights for women or the LGBTQ+ community is an unpopular sponsor for a Women's World Cup where a significant number of players and fans will be LGBTQ+.
justwomenssports.com/reads/f…
This is very sad and a reflection of the unfortunate path football has been allowed to take.
Fans now believe the only way their club will win major trophies is if they’re taken over by oil-rich dictatorships.
Incredibly telling that no member of FIFA’s council objected to Saudi Arabia hosting a major tournament.
The people who shape the future of football are taking it in a pretty clear direction 💵💵💵
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Great statement!
Football exists for the fans, not to line the pockets of execs at Europe's elite clubs.
FSA statement on the twitching corpse that is the European Super League.
ALT The Football Supporters’ Association chief executive Kevin Miles said: "The walking corpse that is the European Super League twitches again with all the self-awareness one associates with a zombie. "Their newest idea is to have an 'open competition' rather than the closed shop they originally proposed that led to huge fan protests. “Of course an open competition for Europe's top clubs already exists - it's called the Champions League. "They say 'dialogue with fans and independent fan groups is essential' yet the European Zombie League marches on - wilfully ignorant to the contempt supporters across the continent have for it."
As if the highest paid individual at any football club in the country is a lawyer.
Man City turns to lawyer Lord Pannick to challenge the Premier League case against them and @TheLawyermag
says he could earn up to £80,000 a day on the case thelawyer.com/man-city-hires…
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Good. Finally the Premier League are standing up to the City owners.
Over 100 alleged breaches of financial rules since 2009 - insane.
#ThisIsntFootball
Good. Finally the Premier League are standing up to the City owners.
Over 100 alleged breaches of financial rules since 2009 - insane.
#ThisIsntFootball
Just a few examples of how Man City have brought money in by partnering with companies linked to their owners.
Ridiculous that a club can elevate themselves above the rest of the playing field, simply because they're owned by a nation-state, so they can:
xitter.cf/Millar_Colin/status/15…
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The work in #Qatar is far from over. The tournament is finished and the public eye is elsewhere, but many of the workers who made the #FIFAWorldCup possible are still owed compensation. We are continuing to put pressure on #Qatar and #FIFA to ensure justice for exploited workers.
This is the obvious progression for Qatar.
The World Cup was just the first step.
#ThisIsntFootball
Another great English club considering selling its soul?
@DavidLammy @TherealNihal @jeremybrier @simon_schama
Qatar in talks with Tottenham as they plot post-World Cup investment telegraph.co.uk/football/202…
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“This World Cup is stained, that’s the bottom line.” Roy Keane ends Qatar 2022 as he started it.
For all the great football, this World Cup has been tainted by FIFA’s greed.
Abandoning migrant workers can’t be the legacy of #Qatar2022
Tell the FA to take a stand: thisisntfootball.org
It’s been weeks since the last @FA statement on worker compensation.
Any update @FAspokesperson on what you have done to push @FIFAcom?
The tournament ends this weekend.
Time is running out.
The messages accompany an open letter from nearly 40 Nepali rights groups calling on Gianni Infantino to stop dismissing the compensation claims of so many workers who made his tournament possible.
See article in @kathmandupost:
kathmandupost.com/national/2…
Now England are (sadly) out, threats from FIFA no longer matter.
There is no reason the FA can’t start applying real pressure on FIFA to make sure the workers that built this WC are compensated for the abuses they have faced.
If we are summing up the tournament, though, England’s players didn’t use their voice on Qatar.
After the armband, there was nothing
That isn’t all on them but it’s now the record and it matters as their voice holds weight here
independent.co.uk/sport/foot…
Very good news 👇
*Exclusive klaxon*
Here’s the good news:
Football WILL get a regulator
PM has given it 👍 after it was on verge of being scrapped
The Premier League’s massive lobbying campaign has failed
(you’re still thinking about the bad news aren’t you?)
dailymail.co.uk/sport/footba…
It’s difficult to take this interview seriously sitting in a country with a male guardianship system.
Obviously English football has A LONG way to go on this issue.
But how many women will even be in the stands once the World Cup has left Qatar? @HerGameToo
🗣️ "I've learned so much on this trip and it's just amazing how incredibly welcoming Qatari people have been."
@HerGameToo ambassador @elliemolloson shares her experience of the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™!
🎤 @CrosbyNicky
#FIFAWorldCup #Qatar2022 #beINWCDaily