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🇨🇩 Last night, before Arsenal vs. Bayern Munich in the #ChampionsLeague, Congolese activists thanked Arsenal and Bayern Munich for revising their partnership with Visit Rwanda.

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November 27, 2025 at 1:26 PM
"Feminist resistance against sexist violence"

🇪🇸 The banners of the Eskapulats of Club Esportiu Europa (Spanish 3rd division) last Sunday, against violence against women.
November 27, 2025 at 7:39 AM
"Whoever loves sports, fights racism" + the #Palestine flag 🇵🇸

This is the new jersey for Polisportiva Independiente, a grassroots football club in Vicenza, made by Rage Sport.

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November 26, 2025 at 4:36 PM
Newly elected New York Mayor Zohran #Mamdani, a well-known Arsenal fan, expressed his appreciation for former Gunners players like Sébastien Squillaci, Pascal Cygan, and Marouane Chamakh.

Cygan expressed his gratitude and said he would send Mamdani one of his Arsenal jerseys.

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November 26, 2025 at 2:37 PM
"At Foggia, I had a president who was a staunch Christian Democrat. But even there, I went to the stadium with l'Unità (Italian Communist Party's newspaper) and a parka."

Renato Sali, left-back for Reggina, Foggia, Bologna, and Brescia in the 1970s and 1980s, today on Gazzetta dello Sport.

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November 26, 2025 at 11:21 AM
"Home is where your heart is. Against all matches abroad. F*ck La Liga, f*ck the RFEF!"

🇩🇪 Last night, in the #ChampionsLeague match against Villarreal, Borussia Dortmund fans criticized the idea of ​​playing league matches abroad.

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November 26, 2025 at 7:58 AM
🇹🇷 In recent weeks, Turkish football has been rocked by a betting scandal involving numerous referees and players in the professional leagues. And the issue also has social and political implications.

Pallonate in Faccia on @ilpost.it (in Italian).

www.ilpost.it/2025/11/25/s...
Il grosso scandalo legato alle scommesse nel calcio turco - Il Post
Centinaia di arbitri e calciatori sono accusati di aver scommesso sulle partite e, in qualche caso, di averle truccate
www.ilpost.it
November 25, 2025 at 5:15 PM
During the final weekend of the Italian championship, dedicated to the fight against violence against women, three players with first-degree convictions for sexual assault took to the field.

#violenceagainstwomen #November25

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November 25, 2025 at 10:19 AM
"If you can buy #ManchesterUnited, you can pay more taxes."

🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 This billboard appeared in Manchester in recent weeks, addressed to British businessman Jim Ratcliffe, co-owner of the Red Devils.

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November 25, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Barcelona's post on Saturday against violence against women is drawing a lot of criticism: in recent days, the club welcomed former footballer Jérôme Boateng, convicted in Germany for domestic violence, for a coaching internship.

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November 24, 2025 at 1:11 PM
🇪🇸 Real Madrid's Raúl Asencio posed yesterday with a banner for La Liga's campaign against violence against women: he is currently on trial for the non-consensual distribution of an intimate video featuring two girls, one of whom is a minor.

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November 24, 2025 at 7:57 AM
"United against #racism"

🇧🇷 During Friday's match against Internacional, Ceará fans group Cearamor performed a large anti-racist choreography to commemorate the National Day of Black Consciousness.

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November 23, 2025 at 3:18 PM
From Infantino to Cristiano Ronaldo, football's powerhouses have completely sold out to #Trump, humiliating themselves just to have a place in his court. When will this madness end?

Read the new article (in Italian).

pallonateinfaccia.com/2025/11/23/c...
Il calcio riuscirà a smettere di farsi umiliare da Trump?
Un video che circola online: Cristiano Ronaldo e Donald Trump posano per una foto insieme, poi dal nulla arriva un pallone da calcio, e i due iniziano a giocare e correre per lo Studio Ovale. Chiar…
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November 23, 2025 at 8:21 AM
🇮🇹 More #racism in Serie A: during this evening's Fiorentina-Juventus match, Viola fans chanted "You're a gypsy" at Dušan Vlahović. The match was stopped twice by referee Doveri.
November 22, 2025 at 8:00 PM
🇵🇸 These days, in Deir al-Balah, the first football tournament for amputees in the history of the #Gaza Strip is being played: dozens of athletes mutilated by Israeli attacks are taking part (more than 50 adults, but also 15 boys and girls)

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November 22, 2025 at 5:28 PM
🇭🇹 Next summer, #Haiti will return to the World Cup for the first time since 1974, in a dramatic time for the Caribbean country. But Trump's travel ban will prevent its fans from following the team live.

Pallonate in Faccia on Insideover (in Italian).

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Haiti va ai Mondiali: nonostante tutto ma senza tifosi
Una vera impresa, quella di Haiti, non solo per ragioni sportiva ma anche sociali, tra problemi di povertà e d'instabilità politica.
it.insideover.com
November 22, 2025 at 3:17 PM
🇺🇦 "Russia is a terrorist state," wrote Illya Zabarnyi, Ukrainian defender for PSG, on his Instagram stories after the Russian attack in Ternopil in recent days.

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November 22, 2025 at 8:41 AM
🇯🇲 Manchester City footballer Bunny Shaw has raised humanitarian aid for the people of #Jamaica, her home country, hit by Hurricane Melissa in recent weeks.

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November 21, 2025 at 9:06 AM
A photo from this morning's meeting at the De Viti De Marco ITE school in Casarano (Lecce, Apulia) on football and discrimination.
November 20, 2025 at 9:22 PM
🇪🇸 "I don't want fascism, racism, or xenophobia in my country. It goes beyond politics: it's a logical thing, beyond right and left," said Unai Simón, Spain captain and Athletic Bilbao goalkeeper.

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November 20, 2025 at 2:53 PM
"For the freedom of peoples, from the Catalan countries to #Palestine"

A photo from last Tuesday's match between Catalonia and Palestine at the Olympic Stadium in Barcelona.

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November 20, 2025 at 7:23 AM
Photos of the today meeting between Donald #Trump and Cristiano Ronaldo at the White House.

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November 19, 2025 at 5:35 PM
#Arsenal has announced that it will end its partnership with Visit #Rwanda next June.

It has received considerable criticism for the Rwandan government's funding of the M23 rebel militia in the DRC. To know more about it, read the article (in Italian).

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Ruanda, lo sport come strumento di guerra e di regime
Nel gennaio del 2025 la milizia M23 ha preso il controllo di Goma, la principale città del Nord Kivu, una provincia orientale della Repubblica Democratica del Congo. Solo in quei giorni si è inizia…
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November 19, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Last night, Cristiano #Ronaldo was invited by Trump to the White House for dinner: here he took a selfie with his wife Georgina, FIFA President Infantino and Elon Musk.

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November 19, 2025 at 7:45 AM
🇵🇸 Over 30,000 spectators attended the friendly match between Catalonia and #Palestine in Barcelona this evening: the fans performed a choreography with the flags of the two teams.

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November 18, 2025 at 7:58 PM