Tariq Panja
@tariqpanja.bsky.social
⚽️💰🚓 Co-author Football's Secret Trade| NYT Global Sports Correspondent| ✉️[email protected] |[email protected]|
Timeline.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
November 25, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Timeline.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
🔴13 Nov - Ronaldo gets red card in Portugal’s game v ireland. (Should miss opening 2 games of World Cup.)
🟠18 Nov - Ronaldo meets Donald Trump at White House.
🟢25 Nov - FIFA clears Ronaldo to play in World Cup from start.
Familiar face for US football fans in amongst it all
November 24, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Familiar face for US football fans in amongst it all
FIFA and Saudi Arabia announce joint $1bn fund for infrastructure for FIFA members. Unclear why this is needed. FIFA already distributes huge sums to FAs. Oversight of that existing spending is mixed.
November 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
FIFA and Saudi Arabia announce joint $1bn fund for infrastructure for FIFA members. Unclear why this is needed. FIFA already distributes huge sums to FAs. Oversight of that existing spending is mixed.
Letter from West Midlands assistant chief constable to parliamentary committee outlining reasons around ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans published. Shame it wasn’t published earlier — may have prevented politicians from exploiting moment.
November 24, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Letter from West Midlands assistant chief constable to parliamentary committee outlining reasons around ban on Maccabi Tel Aviv fans published. Shame it wasn’t published earlier — may have prevented politicians from exploiting moment.
Premier League introduces new financial rules to replace PSR. Clubs “on-field” spending will be limited to 85 percent of their “football revenue”. They can exceed this by 30 percent in exchange for a levy for a period of time and then face sporting sanctions. The clubs rejected anchoring proposal.
November 21, 2025 at 11:39 AM
Premier League introduces new financial rules to replace PSR. Clubs “on-field” spending will be limited to 85 percent of their “football revenue”. They can exceed this by 30 percent in exchange for a levy for a period of time and then face sporting sanctions. The clubs rejected anchoring proposal.
Infantino on Trump: He says what he thinks, he says what many people think as well but maybe don’t dare to say and maybe that’s why he’s so successful”
More: “I think we should all support what he’s doing because I think he’s doing pretty good.”
More: “I think we should all support what he’s doing because I think he’s doing pretty good.”
November 5, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Infantino on Trump: He says what he thinks, he says what many people think as well but maybe don’t dare to say and maybe that’s why he’s so successful”
More: “I think we should all support what he’s doing because I think he’s doing pretty good.”
More: “I think we should all support what he’s doing because I think he’s doing pretty good.”
This is extraordinary.
November 5, 2025 at 10:45 PM
This is extraordinary.
What can you give your mate who’s desperately upset on missing out on the Nobel Peace Prize?
FIFA announce new peace prize to be handed out in * can I shock you * Washington 🙀
FIFA announce new peace prize to be handed out in * can I shock you * Washington 🙀
November 5, 2025 at 3:44 PM
What can you give your mate who’s desperately upset on missing out on the Nobel Peace Prize?
FIFA announce new peace prize to be handed out in * can I shock you * Washington 🙀
FIFA announce new peace prize to be handed out in * can I shock you * Washington 🙀
Not a bad start for the manifesto pledge on affordable homes.
November 3, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Not a bad start for the manifesto pledge on affordable homes.
Apparent benefits to Qatar and Saudi Arabia come a year after the two countries successfully proposed to remove term limits for the Asian football confederation’s leaders, including its president Sheikh Salman. Only Australia abstained from vote. UEFA had similar outcome around same time.
October 31, 2025 at 7:26 PM
Apparent benefits to Qatar and Saudi Arabia come a year after the two countries successfully proposed to remove term limits for the Asian football confederation’s leaders, including its president Sheikh Salman. Only Australia abstained from vote. UEFA had similar outcome around same time.
The good news is Gianni Infantino and FIFA will come riding to the rescue — This is the venue for 2026 World Cup draw on Dec 5. Comes after FIFA also took up office space in Trump Tower.
October 31, 2025 at 6:16 PM
The good news is Gianni Infantino and FIFA will come riding to the rescue — This is the venue for 2026 World Cup draw on Dec 5. Comes after FIFA also took up office space in Trump Tower.
That is a particular choice of photo for this announcement.
(Press release itself doesn’t mention Saudi.)
(Press release itself doesn’t mention Saudi.)
October 29, 2025 at 11:59 AM
That is a particular choice of photo for this announcement.
(Press release itself doesn’t mention Saudi.)
(Press release itself doesn’t mention Saudi.)
This really is the pits. This is not a design that — whatever you think of them — Saudi Arabia, the organisers of the 2034 World Cup have anything to do with. Has popped up randomly on social, caught fire and now pushed for attention by the Mail. Pathetic business.
October 28, 2025 at 5:32 PM
This really is the pits. This is not a design that — whatever you think of them — Saudi Arabia, the organisers of the 2034 World Cup have anything to do with. Has popped up randomly on social, caught fire and now pushed for attention by the Mail. Pathetic business.
The data doesn’t tell you what your eyes can. Liverpool as vulnerable and brittle as they have been all season.
October 25, 2025 at 7:44 PM
The data doesn’t tell you what your eyes can. Liverpool as vulnerable and brittle as they have been all season.
Speculating on the “why” here is 🤢
October 23, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Speculating on the “why” here is 🤢
Galatasaray tonight. Image posted on club’s social media. Event governed by UEFA, like Villa’s game v Maccabi. Villa fans warned against “political” messaging by club with threat of stadium ban. PSG fans, others and UEFA themselves (obliquely below) have posted messages too.
October 22, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Galatasaray tonight. Image posted on club’s social media. Event governed by UEFA, like Villa’s game v Maccabi. Villa fans warned against “political” messaging by club with threat of stadium ban. PSG fans, others and UEFA themselves (obliquely below) have posted messages too.
Villarreal-Barca in Miami off after organisers Relevent pull the plug
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October 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Villarreal-Barca in Miami off after organisers Relevent pull the plug
www.laliga.com/en-GB/news/o...
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Government now committing to deploying extra resources for this.
October 17, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Government now committing to deploying extra resources for this.
Also interesting context to Maccabi fans specifically in Israeli media. There has been a rise of racism in stadiums there since start of the war in Gaza and the highest number of incidents recorded have been at Maccabi games according to reports there. Safety certificates based on many factors.
October 17, 2025 at 2:23 PM
Also interesting context to Maccabi fans specifically in Israeli media. There has been a rise of racism in stadiums there since start of the war in Gaza and the highest number of incidents recorded have been at Maccabi games according to reports there. Safety certificates based on many factors.
Timely release from Eintracht. They say UEFA has rejected request to move Napoli game to neutral venue after away fans were banned. The release also says away fans have been prevented from attending 15 Uefa club games since Eintracht fans were first prevented from a Napoli game in 2023.
October 17, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Timely release from Eintracht. They say UEFA has rejected request to move Napoli game to neutral venue after away fans were banned. The release also says away fans have been prevented from attending 15 Uefa club games since Eintracht fans were first prevented from a Napoli game in 2023.