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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 2d

Fifpro general secretary Alex Phillips: "Executive presidents are one of the root causes of many governance problems."

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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 2d

PIF owns about 50 per cent of the esports market.

Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 4d

Spot the puck.

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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 4d

New arrival.

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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 4d

Migrant workers who traveled to Qatar ahead of the 2022 World Cup building spree are now finding themselves at the front lines fighting for Russia against Ukraine. @samindrakunti.bsky.social & Håvard Melnæs connect the dots @josimarfootball.bsky.social
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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.

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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 5d

Last plug - how the Russian army recruits in Qatar.

With @bobbyperu.bsky.social for @josimarfootball.bsky.social.

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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.

CBF acerta amistosos da Seleção contra Senegal e Tunísia em novembro, na Europa

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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 5d

On BBC Persian. Talking World Cup
ticketing and kickoff times.

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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 5d

Keep an eye on FIFA's standing committees. The good old Blatter days, jobs for the boys.

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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 5d

Friendlies alert: Brazil to play Senegal in London and Tunisia in Paris in November.

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Brasil aguarda eliminatórias africanas para confirmar partidas em Londres, na Inglaterra, e em Paris, na França

ge.globo.com

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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 6d

Everything for Infantino is a photo op.

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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 6d

Why are migrant workers in Qatar being recruited as cannon-fodder for Russia in Ukraine, and is labour surplus from the 2022 World Cup responsible? Brilliant reporting from @samindrakunti.bsky.social and @bobbyperu.bsky.social in @josimarfootball.bsky.social josimarfootball.com/2025/09/25/t...

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.

At Saudi Comedy Fest, American Free Speech Becomes the Punchline

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Tariq Panja @tariqpanja.bsky.social · 6d

What a time. www.nytimes.com/2025/10/02/w...

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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 6d

BBC Persian reports that Iran's FA president Mehdi Taj and national team manager Amir Ghalenoei didn't get a visa for the World Cup draw.

Iran's football federation said that the decision is not final and that Iran is pursuing this issue through FIFA.

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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 6d

FIFA press releases these days.

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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 7d

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Christoph Becker @chwb.bsky.social · 8d

Russia 2018/Qatar 2022 - the gift that keeps on killing:

Starke Recherche von @samindrakunti.bsky.social & @bobbyperu.bsky.social über die Rekrutierung von Afrikanern als Soldaten für den russischen Krieg gegen die Ukraine, u. a. unter Dohas Arbeitsmigranten.

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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.

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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 9d

Qatar's labour market shrank after the World Cup.

Recruiters in Doha are now targeting migrant workers to serve on the Ukrainian front for Putin’s army.

Story from Doha for @josimarfootball.bsky.social with @bobbyperu.bsky.social.

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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.

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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 9d

Battersea.

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JosimarFootball @josimarfootball.bsky.social · 9d

New.

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.

By @samindrakunti.bsky.social and @bobbyperu.bsky.social

josimarfootball.com/2025/09/25/t...

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.

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Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 13d

Infantino: "We all know that we live, sadly, in a divided world, in an aggressive world, in a complicated world. And like all of you, I suffer when I see children suffer. I cry when I see mothers crying, whether it’s in Gaza, in Ukraine, in Sudan, in Libya, anywhere in the world."

Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 14d

Tom Brady presents the Global Citizen Award by the Atlantic Council to Gianni Infantino of FIFA.

Love me, tender? - josimarfootball.com

Sam Kunti @samindrakunti.bsky.social · 14d

As Conmebol keeps beating the drum for a 64-team World Cup, a plug for the story of how the Osvaldo Domínguez Dibb Stadium became Paraguay's selected venue for the 2030 World Cup, bypassing a tender.

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Ignoring a tender and a clear conflict of interest, Alejandro Domínguez has paved the way for his favourite club, Olimpia, to host the World Cup Stadium in 2030, bypassing the two stadiums included in...