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Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · Jun 26

Again and again, we see managers and players talking about the dangers of the CWC heat, with advertising for heavily polluting companies lined up behind them! 😬🤦‍♂️

It's time to acknowledge this link...and then break it! 🖇

That means taking football's megaphone out of the hands of big polluters ✈ 🛢 🌎

Club World Cup 2025: Man City must 'suffer' in Orlando heat, says Pep Guardiola

Manchester City must be prepared to

www.bbc.com

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Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 8h

🔴 The boss of Serie A then told him to “respect his employer”… as if the league has exhibited any respect for player’s welfare concerns 🤦
🔴 Fans and players are not happy about this ludicrous idea 😬

Adrien Rabiot must 'respect employer' after overseas game concern - Serie A boss

Serie A chief executive Luigi de Siervo says Adrien Rabiot should

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Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 8h

🔴 Adrien Rabiot is not happy about being forced to fly to Australia for an Italian league game 👇
🔴 He said it was “crazy” and “absurd”. We’ll add “environmentally disastrous”!

Serie A plan to play game in Australia is ‘crazy, absurd’ – Milan’s Adrien Rabiot

The Italian top flight is hopeful of playing February’s league fixture between Milan and Como in Perth, Australia.

www.nytimes.com

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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 6d

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

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Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 7d

🔴 FIFA’s classic summer tournament model falls apart in a much hotter world 🫠

🔴 Fiddling with kickoff times just won’t cut it 😬

🔴 Taking heat seriously means ending football’s embrace of big oil ❌

2026 World Cup: Fifa likely to schedule matches featuring European nations after midnight UK time

Fifa are likely to schedule World Cup matches involving major European nations after midnight UK time next year in an effort to combat heat issues that affected the recent Club World Cup.

www.bbc.co.uk

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Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 9d

Summer heat at major tournaments was rightfully flagged as a key threat to player welfare 🌡️

A sport committed to endless growth, that demands tens of thousands of miles of polluting air travel and becomes dependent on big oil's mega-money, is actively making this heat threat worse! 🤦‍♂️

Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 9d

Excellent read that underlines a key crossover between football supporters and sustainability advocates 🚅⚡ Fans want decent train connections but are too often let down by broadcasters and rail providers while their clubs jet about by private charter 🤦‍♂️✈️

Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 9d

With Saudi Arabia’s fossil fuels making it too hot to play football outside, investing in EAFC only makes sense right?

#EAFC

Gaming giant Electronic Arts bought in unprecedented $55bn deal

EA is known for making best-selling games such as EA FC, The Sims and Mass Effect.

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Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 9d

Football's endless growth agenda in numbers 👇

🔴Mat Ryan travelled more than 169,000km last season
🔴40 year old Modric played 76 times
🔴Lamine Yamal played 130 matches before turning 18

A revised calendar is needed to ease the pressure on players and our planet ⚽🌍

Football player welfare: Fifpro report critical of extra workload

Top-level footballers' wellbeing is being put at risk by excessive demands, says international players' union Fifpro.

www.bbc.com

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Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 10d

The beautiful game by train ❤️💚

Michael Cox @zonal-marking.bsky.social · 11d

200 years today since the world's first passenger railway journey in the north east of England. Here's a look at the history of railways and English football: including the formation of Man Utd, football specials & specially-built stations that were barely used.
www.nytimes.com/athletic/665...

Football and trains: The vital role railways have played in the English game

Michael Cox looks at how the passenger train has been fundamental to English football for almost two centuries

www.nytimes.com

Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 11d

Amazing match between Atlético Madrid and Real Madrid in one of Europe’s capitals most affected by burning fossil fuels: Madrid.

And both teams sponsored by a polluting airline. Madness.

The Athletic | Football @theathleticfc.bsky.social · 11d

🔴 14' Robin Le Normand
⚪️ 25' Kylian Mbappe
⚪️ 36' Arda Guler
🔴 45+3' Alexander Sorloth

Four goals shared between Atletico Madrid & Real Madrid in the first half of today's derby.

Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 12d

Fossil Free Climbing 👏👏👏

Cool Down @cooldownnetwork.bsky.social · 12d

🚨BIG news 🚨

Climbing pioneers, rising talents and major orgs have signed an open letter urging climbing federations and other pro climbers to take a stand against polluting sponsorship. 🧵 1/7

Full story. 👇

Pro Climbers Urge IFSC to Swear Off Fossil Fuel Ties

An open letter associated with the Cool Down network of sports for climate action asks the IFSC and climbers to swear off fossil fuel ties.

www.climbing.com

Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 13d

FIFA and allies are floating this idea in the media to gauge public opinion - let them know what you think by taking part in the poll! 👇

2030 World Cup: What would 64-team tournament look like?

As Fifa discusses the proposed increase to the number of teams at the 2030 World Cup, BBC Sport looks at whether a 64-team tournament could really happen and what it might look like.

www.bbc.com

Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 13d

🔴 The BBC ask 'who wants a 64 team World Cup?' - the answer is almost no one who isn't a money hungry football exec!
🔴 Fans know that football glory is precious bc it's fleeting, we don't want endless expansion!
🔴 Football needs to defend itself from climate crisis, not fantasise about more growth 🌍

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Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 14d

🔴 Fans lodged official complaints with FIFA for exposure to dangerous heat at this summer's Club WC 👇
🔴 This threat was entirely predictable, yet FIFA appeared to do very little to safeguard fans and players 😬
🔴 Will FIFA take heat danger seriously at the big-oil sponsored World Cup next year? 🤔

World Cup 2026 – what we're hearing: FIFA alerted to 145 human rights concerns at Club World Cup

www.nytimes.com

Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 14d

🔴 Why not a 128 team World Cup?? 😅
🔴 Executives met in Trump Tower to discuss 64 team World Cup expansion 👀
🔴 The undying committent to endless expansion is out of step with fans. It will kill off interest in qualifying and make football more polluting than ever 🤦‍♂️

FIFA discusses historic 64-team World Cup expansion at Trump Tower meeting

www.nytimes.com

Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 16d

🔴Join us online tonight to take action against a polluting sponsor at your club! Sign up below �

Online Meeting - Fans Against Polluting Sponsors

Join us online on Sep' 22nd! Sign up at the link!

www.fossilfreefootball.org

Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 16d

🔴Heavy rainstorms impacted football across the weekend and forced the postponement of France's "Classique"
🔴The endless promotion of planet warming polluters in football, including petrostate airlines and shipping companies is not unrelated to this extreme weather!

Le Classique of Ligue 1 Suspended: Weather Ruins Olympique de Marseille vs. Paris Saint-Germain

The classic Marseille–PSG match was suspended due to storms. The new date is uncertain and could clash with the Ballon d'Or gala, complicating matters for PSG.

www.beinsports.com

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Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 18d

How many Sunday League matches have been cancelled in England this weekend? ☔️ How many kids’ matches? 🤔

They don’t make headlines. But they matter ⚽️

When top football embraces polluters, all of football pays the price for the more extreme climate they’re driving us into 😬

Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 20d

The President sits ringside with the football exec boss of Saudi Aramco and his daughter cruises on an oil baron's yacht 😬

The fossil fuel industry is wrapped up in everything the Trumps touch 🛢️💰

We're being sold out. This vital reporting makes that clear 👇

👏 @tariqpanja.bsky.social

Tiffany Trump Cruised on an Oil Mogul’s Yacht as Her Father-in-Law Talked Oil Deals

www.nytimes.com

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Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · 22d

Annoyed that your club is sponsored by a polluting company? Or want them to play a more active role on climate?

Sign up for Monday’s online fan meeting!

www.fossilfreefootball.org/2025/07/17/s...

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Football Supporters Europe @fanseurope.org · Sep 1

STATEMENT: Supporters groups from Europe, North America, & Australia call on FIFA to block domestic league matches abroad.

🔹Reject the attempts & enforce the regulations
🔹Protect the cultural & sporting foundations of football.

👉 Read here: bit.ly/47iP0qV

Graphic with floodlights shining against a cloudy evening sky. Text reads: “Statement: Supporters groups call on FIFA to block domestic league matches abroad.” Logos of Football Supporters Europe (FSE) and other fan organisations are shown at the top.

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Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · Aug 26

Must-read to understand why Aramco wanted to become a FIFA sponsor 👇

Damian Carrington @dpcarrington.bsky.social · Aug 26

Ad Giant IPG Accused of Breaking its ‘Industry First’ Climate Policy With Work for World’s Biggest Oil Company

- Firm planned to help Saudi Aramco influence policymakers, leaked documents reveal

Great work by @tjjordan.bsky.social @desmog.com
HT @carbonbrief.org
www.desmog.com/2025/08/25/i...

Exclusive: Ad Giant IPG Accused of Breaking 'Industry First' Climate Policy With Work for World’s Biggest Oil Company

Firm’s top London consultants planned to help Saudi Aramco influence policymakers, leaked documents reveal.

www.desmog.com

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Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · Aug 25

Time to stand up for ourselves...not just roll over and accept it 👊😬

Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · Aug 25

The boss of the world's biggest oil company (and the Saudi sovereign wealth fund) is jetting in to greet his subjects in Newcastle tonight... 👇

Totally normal goings on in 2025 😬🤢🫣

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Fossil Free Football @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social · Aug 25

Facts from Carlo Ancelotti 👇

Fixture overload:
⚽ is reducing the quality of play
⚽ is increasing player injuries
⚽ is implemented without due consultation

🔴 UEFA and FIFA can't miss this message from a living football legend!

Carlo Ancelotti Blasts FIFA and UEFA: “Too Many Games, Poorly Played”

Brazil coach Carlo Ancelotti has once again reignited the debate over fixture congestion in world football. In an interview with Il Giornale, the Italian manager stressed that the current calendar is ...