My latest for @playthegame-org.bsky.social, where I attempt a true cost carbon accounting of the Canada-Mexico-USA World Cup, and conclude that it will be the deadliest sporting event in history, producing emissions that will kill more than 70,000 people. I call this madness "Infantinocide."
World Central Kitchen has run out of food to serve in Gaza. Its bakery ("recently the last working bakery in Gaza") is out of flour. There are 100,000+ tons of food in staging areas within driving distance of Gaza, and Israel refuses to let them in wck.org/news/gaza-up...
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If this sort of stuff interests you, I would suggest familiarising yourself with @fossilfreefootball.bsky.social, a group I volunteer with! Here's the link to the website: fossilfreefootball.org
Excellent to see that one of our own players is leading the charge regarding sustainability in football in light of the climate crisis. The attached YouTube video highlights @tesselmiddag.bsky.social and others' efforts, particularly the football boots she wears!
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We are pleased to share with you a new blog post written by the GDI Students for Palestine group.
The group questions what conflicts like Gaza mean for the study and practice of global development, as well as the role of universities like Manchester.
Read the piece in full here: bit.ly/3QJFNyn
Rangers conceded 2.91 xG today; this represents the highest value conceded to a team not named Celtic in a Scottish Premiership game since we returned to the league in 2016.
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Football finds itself offside in the climate crisis. โฝ๏ธ ๐ฅ
In the first-ever industry-wide global assessment, climate scientist Dr. Stuart Parkinson uncovers the sportโs massive pollution problem.
Full report: www.newweather.org/wp-content/u...
As a surgeon in Gaza, I witnessed hell visited on children. It shames me that Britain played a part in it | Nizam Mamode
Bodรธ Glimt is donating the ticket revenues (62 500 euro) from the home match against Maccabi Tel Aviv, to the Red Cross โ earmarked for humanitarian aid in Gaza! ๐๐
Ps: Bodรธ Glimt won the match 3-1.
We track short haul flights by Premier League teams โ๏ธ
Nottingham Forest took a 25 min flight to Bournemouth this weekend!
The coach journey would've taken 3hr 30 mins ๐
Some top clubs have got no-fly policies โก
So why are others still choosing ultra polluting air travel? ๐คฆโโ๏ธ
Israeli settlers have set vehicles and properties on fire under the protection of Israeli forces while also injuring several Palestinians across the occupied West Bank.
Edinburgh approves Scotland's first visitor levy.
๐Scotland's first visitor levy is on its way!
Greens delivered this law in Holyrood, allowing councils to redistribute wealth from tourists to Scottish communities who need it most.
A peer-reviewed study published in The Lancet estimates more than 64,000 deaths in Gaza due to traumatic injury between Oct. 7, 2023 and June 30, 2024 โ a figure 41% higher than the Gaza Health Ministryโs official count. www.thelancet.com/journals/lan...
I don't remember the haircut being that bad
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Happily breaking my hiatus to share some Igamane propaganda.
100%!
Rangers limited Celtic to just 0.07 xG this afternoon, the lowest figure recorded by FotMob or Wyscout in a fixture against Hearts, Hibs or Celtic. This was just the 15th time Rangers have limited an opponent to >0.1 xG since the start of 2015/16.
IDF confession
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This Haaretz piece of IDF soldiersโ confessions of human rights violations absolutely wrecked me
www.haaretz.com/opinion/2024...
โThey canโt sleep โฆ canโt speakโ: the lifeline offered to Gazaโs traumatised children
While Elon Musk has been parroting for the Far-right AfD in Germany, even capitalising on the tragic terrorist attack in Magdeburg.
Turns out the attacker, Taleb Al Abdulmohsen, is an atheist who is fond of both the AfD and Elon himself.
"I and AfD are fighting the same enemy to protect Germany"
Another day another article about explicit Israeli war crimes. This time itโs about how the IDF murders anybody who crosses an imaginary line into the so-called Netzarim corridor, including children. The IDF then labels them as terrorists, including children.
Human Rights Watch has accused Israeli authorities of deliberately committing the crime of extermination as well as โacts of genocideโ in Gaza. www.ft.com/content/b637...
Difference between goal difference and expected goal difference is less stark but still overwhelmingly concerning; the trends decoupled after the 2022 SCSF win (2-1 aet). Insert any number of GK errors and unbelievable misses as evidence. Underperformance here is -8.35.
Don't take any model as gospel; tracking xPoints and Points earned is not pretty viewing. A decoupling started after the 2-2 draw in Jan 2023 and has since seen us win just 5 points in the subsequent 11 games, representing a suggested underperformance of -10.48 points.
Here's the xG plotted from all the old firms since the title win in 2021. Celtic's the dominant force and partly undersold given game states still, Rangers are consistently coming away short, mainly due to chronic penalty-box performances and obvious mental/personnel deficiencies
