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Deputy Football Editor at @theguardian.com I Random thoughts & rubbish jokes

  1. Reeves own goal and nobody picked up Farage at the back post from that right-wing corner.

    Labour 2-0 down but has time to turn things around, says Sadiq Khan

    London mayor says party supporters would be ‘delusional’ if they did not recognise difficulties party has had

Labour would be 2-0 down were its time in government a football match, one of the party’s most senior figures has said, as he admitted its first year in office has been difficult. But Sadiq Khan stressed Labour still had plenty of time to win round the public.

Speaking at the Edinburgh festival fringe, the London mayor said Labour supporters would be “delusional” if they did not recognise the difficulties the party had had since winning power in July 2024. Continue reading...

    Labour 2-0 down but has time to turn things around, says Sadiq Khan

    London mayor says party supporters would be ‘delusional’ if they did not recognise difficulties party has had Labour would be 2-0 down were its time in government a football match, one of the party’s most senior figures has said, as he admitted its first year in office has been difficult. But Sadiq Khan stressed Labour still had plenty of time to win round the public. Speaking at the Edinburgh festival fringe, the London mayor said Labour supporters would be “delusional” if they did not recognise the difficulties the party had had since winning power in July 2024. Continue reading...

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  2. The utter, shameless, undistilled greed of all concerned - not the remotest toss given for player welfare or fans. And a big fuck-off increase in the game's carbon footprint, all bankrolled by the world's leading planet-burning autocratic state

    Fifa consider holding Club World Cup every two years from 2029 – and could expand it

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Real Madrid understood to be driving force
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Tournament could grow from 32 to 48 teams



Fifa will consider holding the Club World Cup every two years from 2029 in a move that would put more pressure on the international calendar and trigger another backlash from the Premier League and Uefa.

The next Club World Cup is due to take place in four years’ time, following the first expanded 32-team tournament held in the US this summer, but the world governing body is under pressure from leading clubs to make it a biennial event. Real Madrid are understood to have raised the issue of moving to a two-year cycle during talks with Fifa in Miami in June, a proposal that has gained support from other clubs who failed to qualify for this year’s tournament, including Barcelona, Manchester United, Liverpool and Napoli. Continue reading...

    Fifa consider holding Club World Cup every two years from 2029 – and could expand it

    * Real Madrid understood to be driving force * Tournament could grow from 32 to 48 teams Fifa will consider holding the Club World Cup every two years from 2029 in a move that would put more pressure on the international calendar and trigger another backlash from the Premier League and Uefa. The next Club World Cup is due to take place in four years’ time, following the first expanded 32-team tournament held in the US this summer, but the world governing body is under pressure from leading clubs to make it a biennial event. Real Madrid are understood to have raised the issue of moving to a two-year cycle during talks with Fifa in Miami in June, a proposal that has gained support from other clubs who failed to qualify for this year’s tournament, including Barcelona, Manchester United, Liverpool and Napoli. Continue reading...

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