Calling all student journalists - the FWA Student Football Writer of the Year awards 2026 are now open for entry, with great prizes including £1000 cash and other prestigious opportunities. Full details here: footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/20...
Attention all aspiring football writers: the Student Football Writer of the Year awards of the @fwaofficial.bsky.social are open for entries as of today. All details: footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/20...
Vacancy: Assistant sports editor at the Daily Mail
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"UEFA confirms its opposition to domestic league matches played abroad Two requests approved on an exceptional basis amid regulatory gaps at the global level. UEFA committed to anchor integrity of domestic competitions and fans' perspective in forthcoming FIFA rules UEFA has today reiterated its clear opposition to domestic league matches being played outside their home country. After the meeting of its Executive Committee in Tirana last month, UEFA undertook further consultations with stakeholders to assess the extent of the implications of the issue, following the applications it received from the Spanish and Italian national football associations. That consultation confirmed the widespread lack of support that had already been raised by fans, other leagues, clubs, players, and European institutions around the concept of domestic league matches being relocated abroad However, given that the relevant FIFA regulatory framework currently under review is not clear and detailed enough, the UEFA Executive Committee has reluctantly taken the decision to approve, on an exceptional basis, the two requests referred to it. UEFA will actively contribute to the ongoing work led by FIFA to ensure that future rules uphold the integrity of domestic competitions and the close bond between clubs, their supporters, and local communities. In parallel, all UEFA national associations confirmed their commitment to engage with UEFA before submitting any future requests. In doing so, they voiced their collective determination to safeguard the wider interests of European football. Announcing the decision, UEFA President Aleksander Čeferin said: "League matches should be played on home soil; anything else would disenfranchise loyal match-going fans and potentially introduce distortive elements into competitions. Our consultation confirmed the breadth of these concerns. I would like to thank the 55 national associations for their constructive and responsible engagement on such a sen…
The proof that UEFA is dead against staging domestic league games abroad is that is has just authorised (albeit "reluctantly") two of them to take place. "War is peace. Freedom is slavery. Ignorance is strength". via @tariqpanja.bsky.social
Only in modern football can you announce you’re against something by allowing it
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On the latest @liberopodcast.bsky.social me, @tariqpanja.bsky.social and @rorysmith.bsky.social discuss what’s been going wrong at Liverpool - and the expectation from all those big signings
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The "green card" (which allows a coach to challenge a refereeing decision a maximum of twice a game) was used for the first time in an official competition at the U20 WC. Morocco got a penalty decision overturned and ended up winning 2-0 against Spain.
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This feels like it should be an important story; but so many stories feel like this these days.
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Many migrant workers who came to Qatar to build the 2022 WC infrastructure found themselves jobless after the tournament. @josimarfootball.bsky.social reveals how some of them have been recruited by the Russian army, are fighting and die on the Ukrainian front.
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Will UEFA punish Galatasaray for the banners deployed at their ground tonight?
All you can actually do is laugh.
Refereeing and VAR-ing in the PL has been something else this weekend.
Vacancy: Sports reporter at Jam Press
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Football football football, questions questions questions.
Recording the podcast soon so shout with any questions on the weekend's action or news from the world of women's football.
The next Trophée des Champions (the French equivalent of the English Community Shield, between PSG and Marseille) will be played in Kuwait on 8 January 2026.
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Vacancy: Freelance sports editors at The Media Bunker ⤵️ #mediajobs
South Africa "won" its home WC qualifier against Lesotho 2-0 back in March, but had fielded an uneligible player, Teboho Mokoena, in that game. Fifa has now punished SAFA with a retrospective 0-3 loss. Benin and Nigeria are the main beneficiaries of that decision.
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All the best quotes from Maresca's media conference today on pressure, the fans and Mourinho.
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Vacancy: Graphic designer at West Bromwich Albion FC
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Mourinho on whether Chelsea should be stripped of titles for the investigation into the Abramovich time.
"Not Man City?"
"I've no idea. I've no idea about it. I've no idea what the charges are, I will try to understand."
Years ago, while on this earthly paradise that is Rodrigues, I met the manager of a local band, Mannyok, which blended French java, South African vocal harmonies, soca, bluebeat, zydeco, Tex-Mex, all played on local and self-made instruments. Their music was just an explosion of joy.
RIP Brian Glanville, doyen of football writers. A tribute by his friend Richard Williams. footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/br...
Congratulations to our FWA Student Football Writer of the Year award winners Carly Lyes, Dylan McLaren and Keane Handley footballwriters.co.uk/editorial/fw...
Hear from Sonia Bompastor and Nick Cushing LIVE after Man City beat Chelsea in the Women's Champions League🏆🤩
It is Chelsea's first defeat of the season😲😳
Watch LIVE here🔥👇
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"Jen O'Neill receives FWA Life Membership from @fwaofficial.bsky.social Chair John Cross at the NE FWA awards in Durham on March 2, 2025. Jen edited She Kicks magazine for over 20 years and has been a pioneering journalist covering women's football in print and on radio". 👏
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New for @josimarfootball.bsky.social, by @samindrakunti.bsky.social and myself: what is it in populist politicians, "strongmen", autocrats and dictators that appeals so much to Fifa president Gianni Infantino? josimarfootball.com/2025/03/03/m...
Excl: The launch of the new 16-team Women's Club World Cup, previously proposed for Jan-Feb 2026, could now be delayed, according to sources. Discussions are ongoing ahead of this week's Fifa Council, where the competition still has huge support. @theguardian.com
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It was fun while it lasted
Looking forward to seeing Alexander Isak, Dan Burn and other award-winners at the North East FWA dinner in Durham later. footballwriters.co.uk/uncategorize...
