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Once again the football public the loser here. UEFA and Real announce some undisclosed agreement to end hostilities. Some guff about technology in there otherwise reads as a completely opaque agreement between the most powerful club in football and UEFA. Zero transparency here.
February 11, 2026 at 2:23 PM
Once again the football public the loser here. UEFA and Real announce some undisclosed agreement to end hostilities. Some guff about technology in there otherwise reads as a completely opaque agreement between the most powerful club in football and UEFA. Zero transparency here.
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Interstesting email sent by Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced paedophile, to a man only identified as Jabor Y., a day after the FBI-led raids on the luxury Swiss hotel where FIFA’s top brass were staying. He appears to offer this Jabor chap legal help if needed. #timing
February 2, 2026 at 1:02 PM
Interstesting email sent by Jeffrey Epstein, the disgraced paedophile, to a man only identified as Jabor Y., a day after the FBI-led raids on the luxury Swiss hotel where FIFA’s top brass were staying. He appears to offer this Jabor chap legal help if needed. #timing
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Another group that has recently made its way into European football
NEW: Top Apollo Global Management executives including chief Marc Rowan held wide-ranging discussions over the firm’s tax arrangements with Jeffrey Epstein throughout the 2010s, despite the firm having previously said it “never did any business” with the child sex offender. as.ft.com/r/eeb49ab9-9...
Apollo chief Marc Rowan consulted Epstein on firm’s tax affairs
[FREE TO READ] New files reveal extensive talks between disgraced financier and key decision makers at US private capital firm
as.ft.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:35 PM
Another group that has recently made its way into European football
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Rezemos para que isto não passe de um devaneio do modelo europeu!
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January 30, 2026 at 11:57 PM
Rezemos para que isto não passe de um devaneio do modelo europeu!
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Perhaps an appropriate moment to post this one again
The World Cup’s Missing Mouthpiece www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/s...
The World Cup’s Missing Mouthpiece www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/s...
The World Cup’s Missing Mouthpiece (Published 2022)
www.nytimes.com
January 19, 2026 at 9:44 PM
Perhaps an appropriate moment to post this one again
The World Cup’s Missing Mouthpiece www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/s...
The World Cup’s Missing Mouthpiece www.nytimes.com/2022/12/16/s...
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The departure of Rosenior from Strasbourg to Chelsea exposes multi club ownership for what it is: All of that once independent clubs are in service of the top one. They will lose talent at the click of a private equity investor’s finger. Governing bodies allowed this inevitability to happen.
January 6, 2026 at 12:34 PM
The departure of Rosenior from Strasbourg to Chelsea exposes multi club ownership for what it is: All of that once independent clubs are in service of the top one. They will lose talent at the click of a private equity investor’s finger. Governing bodies allowed this inevitability to happen.
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The John Textor effect rolls into 2026.
December 31, 2025 at 8:29 AM
The John Textor effect rolls into 2026.
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FIFA appears to have somehow diminished/scrapped its own awards for football’s best in favour of selling their brand to Dubai.
December 29, 2025 at 10:28 PM
FIFA appears to have somehow diminished/scrapped its own awards for football’s best in favour of selling their brand to Dubai.
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Mateusz Borek, jornalista polaco do canal de YouTube ‘Kanał Sportowy‘, revelou no final da manhã desta segunda-feira vários detalhes sobre o futuro imediato de Oskar Pietuszewski, jovem promessa do Jagiellonia Bialystok que desperta o interesse do FC Porto, depois de ter contactado o seu…
Villas-Boas envolvido nas negociações diretas pelo jovem avançado polaco Oskar Pietuszewski
Mateusz Borek, jornalista polaco do canal de YouTube ‘Kanał Sportowy‘, revelou no final da manhã desta segunda-feira vários detalhes sobre o futuro imediato de Oskar Pietuszewski, jovem promessa do Jagiellonia Bialystok que desperta o interesse do FC Porto, depois de ter contactado o seu representante, Mariusz Piekarski. “Eu sei que houve uma proposta muito específica …
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December 29, 2025 at 4:08 PM
Mateusz Borek, jornalista polaco do canal de YouTube ‘Kanał Sportowy‘, revelou no final da manhã desta segunda-feira vários detalhes sobre o futuro imediato de Oskar Pietuszewski, jovem promessa do Jagiellonia Bialystok que desperta o interesse do FC Porto, depois de ter contactado o seu…
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“The risk, investors say, is that the insular nature of these sales — where the private equity firm is both the buyer and seller — is leading to questionable valuations and unrealistic projections, leaving investors vulnerable to painful surprises.”
Great/troubling story by Maureen Farrell
Great/troubling story by Maureen Farrell
December 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
“The risk, investors say, is that the insular nature of these sales — where the private equity firm is both the buyer and seller — is leading to questionable valuations and unrealistic projections, leaving investors vulnerable to painful surprises.”
Great/troubling story by Maureen Farrell
Great/troubling story by Maureen Farrell
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Football fans will be familiar with Chelsea turning a profit by selling things they own — hotels, women’s team — back to themselves. This strategy is very familiar to its majority owner Clearlake Capital, and investors are worried.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
Investors Warn of ‘Rot in Private Equity’ as Funds Strike Circular Deals
www.nytimes.com
December 24, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Football fans will be familiar with Chelsea turning a profit by selling things they own — hotels, women’s team — back to themselves. This strategy is very familiar to its majority owner Clearlake Capital, and investors are worried.
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/24/b...
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Interesting data from FIFA: Clubs in men’s professional game paid USD 1.37 billion in service fees for club agents, an increase of over 90% compared to last year.
There have been significant transfer fees this year of course and wages, particularly in England and KSA, are huge.
There have been significant transfer fees this year of course and wages, particularly in England and KSA, are huge.
December 18, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Interesting data from FIFA: Clubs in men’s professional game paid USD 1.37 billion in service fees for club agents, an increase of over 90% compared to last year.
There have been significant transfer fees this year of course and wages, particularly in England and KSA, are huge.
There have been significant transfer fees this year of course and wages, particularly in England and KSA, are huge.
The EU could adopt Trump-style rules that would allow home raids and deporting people to countries they’ve never set foot in. If we don’t speak up now, this could become the new normal. Sign the petition! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
Say No to Mass Deportations in Europe
The EU could adopt Trump-style rules that would allow home raids and deporting people to countries they’ve never set foot in. If we don’t speak up now, this could become the new normal. Sign the petit...
action.wemove.eu
December 15, 2025 at 12:44 PM
The EU could adopt Trump-style rules that would allow home raids and deporting people to countries they’ve never set foot in. If we don’t speak up now, this could become the new normal. Sign the petition! action.wemove.eu/sign/2025-12...
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16GB RAM phones' existence threatened by memory shortage - https://www.gsmarena.com/16gb_ram_phones_will_soon_be_a_luxury_due_to_memory_shortage-news-70709.php
16GB RAM phones' existence threatened by memory shortage
The reason is the rising memory chip prices. The memes about RAM prices are funny and all, but the consequences of the memory supply crunch are anything...
www.gsmarena.com
December 15, 2025 at 1:37 AM
16GB RAM phones' existence threatened by memory shortage - https://www.gsmarena.com/16gb_ram_phones_will_soon_be_a_luxury_due_to_memory_shortage-news-70709.php
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Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
December 14, 2025 at 11:06 PM
Increase in productivity since 1979: 87%
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
Increase in hourly pay since 1979: 32%
Just so happens that ~25% of workers were unionized in 1979. Today? 10%.
As unions declined, the super-rich have taken a larger share of wealth generated by labor. We must build back union power.
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In 1957 nine Black students tried to enter Little Rock Central High after the Supreme Court struck down segregation.
Saturday those same steps became a stage for about two dozen out of state neo Nazi white supremacists.
America under Trump.
Saturday those same steps became a stage for about two dozen out of state neo Nazi white supremacists.
America under Trump.
December 9, 2025 at 4:26 PM
In 1957 nine Black students tried to enter Little Rock Central High after the Supreme Court struck down segregation.
Saturday those same steps became a stage for about two dozen out of state neo Nazi white supremacists.
America under Trump.
Saturday those same steps became a stage for about two dozen out of state neo Nazi white supremacists.
America under Trump.
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The day of a World Cup draw is a day of uncertainty and possibilities when teams discover who they’ll play and where they’ll be in their bid for football’s ultimate prize. There is little uncertainty about another prize: FIFA’s hastily arranged peace prize
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
As Trump Covets Nobel Peace Prize, FIFA Cozies Up to Him With Its Own Award
www.nytimes.com
December 5, 2025 at 9:41 AM
The day of a World Cup draw is a day of uncertainty and possibilities when teams discover who they’ll play and where they’ll be in their bid for football’s ultimate prize. There is little uncertainty about another prize: FIFA’s hastily arranged peace prize
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/05/u...
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Diogo Rêma vinha há muito a ambicionar prolongar a sua ligação ao clube: “Há muito tempo” que tinha o desejo de “ficar durante mais anos no FC Porto e continuar o progresso” que o colocou entre os melhores do mundo. Com o contrato agora firmado até 2029, o guarda-redes quer sobretudo seguir a linha…
Diogo Rêma renova até 2029 e afasta rumores da saída: “Tenho mais quatro anos para mostrar o meu valor”
Diogo Rêma vinha há muito a ambicionar prolongar a sua ligação ao clube: “Há muito tempo” que tinha o desejo de “ficar durante mais anos no FC Porto e continuar o progresso” que o colocou entre os melhores do mundo. Com o contrato agora firmado até 2029, o guarda-redes quer sobretudo seguir a linha de …
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dlvr.it
November 28, 2025 at 12:36 PM
Diogo Rêma vinha há muito a ambicionar prolongar a sua ligação ao clube: “Há muito tempo” que tinha o desejo de “ficar durante mais anos no FC Porto e continuar o progresso” que o colocou entre os melhores do mundo. Com o contrato agora firmado até 2029, o guarda-redes quer sobretudo seguir a linha…
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G. Infantino, Nov. 2025: "I would organise the next 10 world cups all here in Qatar."
November 27, 2025 at 3:38 PM
G. Infantino, Nov. 2025: "I would organise the next 10 world cups all here in Qatar."
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Margaret Sullivan discusses the abysmal ethics of NYT's Epstein coverage, including the paper's radio silence following disclosure of the fact that its lead Epstein correspondent was seeking money from Epstein. The corruption goes far in explaining NYT's editorially deranged Epstein coverage.
Three lessons in unethical media behavior
Plus: Some moments that made me proud to be a journalist
open.substack.com
November 26, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Margaret Sullivan discusses the abysmal ethics of NYT's Epstein coverage, including the paper's radio silence following disclosure of the fact that its lead Epstein correspondent was seeking money from Epstein. The corruption goes far in explaining NYT's editorially deranged Epstein coverage.
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Timeline.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Timeline.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
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„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
November 23, 2025 at 6:09 PM
„Quiet, Piggy!“ Just think about that for a minute, and what it means to live in a time when a President can assault a woman in public like that without any consequences.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
It‘s quite a testimony to the age of regression we live in.
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FIFA and Saudi Arabia announce joint $1bn fund for infrastructure for FIFA members. Unclear why this is needed. FIFA already distributes huge sums to FAs. Oversight of that existing spending is mixed.
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
FIFA and Saudi Arabia announce joint $1bn fund for infrastructure for FIFA members. Unclear why this is needed. FIFA already distributes huge sums to FAs. Oversight of that existing spending is mixed.