Courtesy of the Wall Street Journal, a look at the geopolitical ramifications of the Manchester City crisis:
The acquisition of Manchester City by an Abu Dhabi royal was always much more than a billionaire buying himself [...]
September
22,
2026
Via Liverpool FC, a look at how the LFC and The Red Way are working to help regenerate the ocean and coastal communities:
Liverpool FC and the Ocean Risk and Resilience Action Alliance (ORRAA) have agreed to join forces to [...]
August
17,
2026
Via Forbes, a look at how FIFA President Gianni Infantino's recently proposed a $4.2 billion private equity plan to sell a World Cup stake has sparked a profound global North/South divide within football governance, exposing [...]
August
8,
2026
Via Modern Diplomacy, a look at FIFA's latest political scandal:
FIFA has now abandoned its controversial plan to sell a stake in World Cup commercial rights, after opposition from Europe and other football [...]
July
3,
2026
Via Foreign Policy, commentary on how hard power has left its mark on this year's World Cup:
On an idyllic spring day this year, diplomats gathered in the United Nations garden to kick around a soccer ball. In anticipation [...]
Via the Washington Post, a look at how the World Cup doesn’t stop wars or erase injustice. But it offers a glimpse of a shared humanity:
There is no soccer stadium in the world quite like Estadio [...]