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Human rights research and advocacy in our specialist areas of labour migration, political repression and sport. fairsq.org. linktr.ee/fairsq.
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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 12d
Six of the world’s biggest sports organisations, including FIFA, the International Cricket Council & Formula 1, are being challenged to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Saudi Aramco. These partnerships may place them in breach of international human rights standards.
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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 1h
Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit? Featuring comment by FairSquare’s @ncgeehan.bsky.social

www.nytimes.com/2025/10/14/w...
Why Was the President of FIFA at the Gaza Summit?
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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 4h
FairSquare has called FIFA President Gianni Infantino’s presence and comments at the Sharm el-Sheikh ‘Peace Summit’ yesterday “highly significant and deeply troubling”.

Read the full quote and FairSquare's other work on Israel and Palestine using the link in our bio.
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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 4d
Highlight of @playthegame-org.bsky.social 2025 in Tampere was undoubtedly meeting Qatar 2022 whistleblower Abdullah Ibhais and then seeing him collect the Play The Game award alongside the remarkable Maggie Nichols www.playthegame.org/news/whistle...
Whistleblowers Maggie Nichols and Abdullah Ibhais receive the Play the Game Award 2025
On the last day of Play the Game 2025, the Play the Game Award was awarded to two courageous whistleblowers in sport: Maggie Nichols and Abdullah Ibhais.
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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 8d
"The volte-face increasingly looks like the last act of a piece of political theatre that allowed UEFA’s senior leadership to signal its support for the people of Gaza, while avoiding taking any action to help them."

Read the analysis from @ncgeehan.bsky.social below ⬇️

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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 11d
For anyone interested in understanding why FIFA has adopted a dynamic pricing model for the 2026 World Cup and why there is violent unrest in Morocco because of the 2030 World Cup, chapter 3 of @fairsq.bsky.social 's 2024 report Substitute is worth a read 👉 fairsq.org/substitute-r...
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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 11d
FIFA, Formula 1, ICC Under Fire For Aramco Sponsorships www.forbes.com/sites/vitasc...
FIFA, Formula 1, ICC Under Fire For Aramco Sponsorships
Aramco is spending billions of dollars on sports sponsorships with FIFA, Formula 1, Concacaf and international cricket that buy it goodwill and visibility.
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ALQST for Human Rights @alqst.bsky.social · 11d
ALQST has joined @fairsq.bsky.social and a coalition of human rights and climate NGOs, supported by a number of professional athletes, in challenging FIFA and other sports organisations to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Aramco.

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FIFA and International Cricket Council under scrutiny over Saudi Aramco ties in light of UN Human Rights Warning
Six of the world’s biggest sports organisations, including FIFA, the International Cricket Council (ICC) and Formula 1, have been challenged to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Saudi A...
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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 12d
Ah sorry Drewery did you find it ??
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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 12d
Criticism of FIFA’s Aramco sponsorship amplifies ahead of 2026 World Cup www.insideworldfootball.com/2025/10/02/c...
Criticism of FIFA’s Aramco sponsorship amplifies ahead of 2026 World Cup - Inside World Football
October 2 – Various rights groups have called out FIFA and other sporting governing bodies over their sponsorship deals with Saudi state oil company Aramco. Football’s world governing body, as well as...
www.insideworldfootball.com
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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 12d
The world's biggest sports' bodies taking money from the world's biggest corporate polluter in the middle of an existential climate crisis is - at very best - wildly reckless. 🧵 👇
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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 12d
Six of the world’s biggest sports organisations, including FIFA, the International Cricket Council & Formula 1, are being challenged to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Saudi Aramco. These partnerships may place them in breach of international human rights standards.
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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 12d
Read the letters to the sports bodies at fairsq.org/aramco-letters
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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 12d
Last year 135 professional football players – with a combined 2,700 international caps – called on FIFA to drop Aramco as a partner.
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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 12d
Ultimately this is about providing a platform for a company committed to expandin crude oil production and resisting the commitment to transition away from fossil fuels that was agreed at COP28.
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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 12d
Promoting Aramco also means promoting the Saudi Arabian state.
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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 12d
Football, cricket and motor racing authorities have completely ignored warnings from UN experts about Aramco's impact on the planet and humans.
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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 12d
But they are taking $millions to promote Aramco, the world's biggest oil company which has a history of lobbying to delay climate action.
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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 12d
These sports bodies claim to be committed to "sustainability" and action on the climate crisis.
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FairSquare @fairsq.bsky.social · 12d
Six of the world’s biggest sports organisations, including FIFA, the International Cricket Council & Formula 1, are being challenged to justify their sponsorship deals with state-owned Saudi Aramco. These partnerships may place them in breach of international human rights standards.
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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 14d
Multiple well-sourced articles, including a piece today in The Guardian, suggest UEFA is on the verge of suspending the Israel Football Association. A 🧵 on some of the background to this www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Israel in line for World Cup qualifying reprieve even if Uefa imposes ban
Uefa is expected to avoid trying to block Israel from World Cup qualifying as it considers measures against the country’s football association
www.theguardian.com
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Jules Boykoff @julesboykoff.bsky.social · 18d
My latest @theguardian.com: "Fifa banned Russia from international football. Now it must do the same for Israel." As Israel inflicts untold misery on Palestinians, it is time for soccer’s governing bodies to stand by the principles they claim to uphold www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Fifa banned Russia from international football. Now it must do the same for Israel
As Israel inflicts untold misery on Palestinians, it is time for football’s governing bodies to stand by the principles they claim to uphold
www.theguardian.com
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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 18d
Excellent as always from @julesboykoff.bsky.social, laying out the case for the expulsion of the Israel Football Association from FIFA and UEFA. A moral imperative, anchored in governance rules and principles www.theguardian.com/football/202...
Fifa banned Russia from international football. Now it must do the same for Israel
As Israel inflicts untold misery on Palestinians, it is time for football’s governing bodies to stand by the principles they claim to uphold
www.theguardian.com
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Yair Wallach @yairwallach.bsky.social · 18d
A Israeli academic asked his followers on X which sanction would really convince ordinary Israelis that they are isolated internationally.
"Expulsion from football tournaments" was the most popular answer, followed by "ending visa-free travel to Europe"
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Jonathan Liew @jonathanliew.bsky.social · 21d
column on why is the far right is obsessed with dubai

www.theguardian.com/commentisfre...
The populist right wants to remake the UK in the image of Dubai. We should all be careful what they wish for | Jonathan Liew
Politicians and influencers eulogise the emirate as a place of cleanliness, convenience and low crime. The truth is far darker, says Guardian columnist Jonathan Liew
www.theguardian.com
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Philippe Auclair @philippeauclair.bsky.social · 19d
Brady: "Under Gianni’s leadership football has reached farther and welcomed more people in. He’s championed inclusion and access, making sure the beautiful game belongs to everyone".
Infantino: "Can we clap hands once more?"
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Olga Nesterova @onestpress.onestnetwork.com · 19d
Tom Brady presents the Global Citizen Award by the Atlantic Council to Gianni Infantino of FIFA.
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Nick McGeehan @ncgeehan.bsky.social · 21d
A wonderful day for a remarkable man and his amazing family fairsq.org/alaa-abd-el-...
Alaa Abd el-Fattah pardoned
Alaa Abd el-Fattah’s pardon is a major step forward and a huge relief, FairSquare said today after his lawyer reported that the President had issued a pardon for the British-Egyptian national. FairSqu...
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