Latest editorial
Nigerian fans at Wembley last weekend
Players stress importance of unity and describe how war affects their preparations for the tournament
Free Lions fan group accuses governing body of prioritising profit over supporter safety
IT’S been an interesting week in sport for various reasons so where better to offer my take on what’s been happening than in these pages?
It’s best to start off with England’s media in the build up to the World Cup. Much has been made of their open access day on Tuesday, where all 23 players of Gareth Southgate’s squad were available.
It was unprecedented to see all the players talking freely and the journalists loved it.
Joao Pedro’s emotional goals against Fluminense captured the magic of an international club competition. But even as fans bring colour and passion, the Club World Cup’s deeper issues loom large, writes JAMES NALTON
JAMES NALTON writes how at the heart of the big apple, the beautiful game exists as something more community-oriented, which could benefit hugely under mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani
JAMES NALTON discusses how Fifa claims to be apolitical, but as Infantino and Juventus players stood behind Trump discussing war, gender, and global politics, the line between sport and statecraft vanished
Singer Nezza’s rendition of the US national anthem in Spanish has ignited important conversation around arrests made by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents, writes LESLIE AMBRIZ