#jonathanliew — Public Fediverse posts

Infantino is getting his karmic kicking, but why did football take so long to rebel against Fifa? | Jonathan Liew
By Jonathan Liew

Federation leaders are massing forces at the gates, but years after the first proposed selling off of its commercial legacy and the Qatar World Cup

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/aug/05/gianni-infantino-fifa-president-uefa-world-cup

#Fifa #GianniInfantino #Footballpolitics #Football #Sport #TheGuardian #JonathanLiew

Ceuta was a carnival of anti-migrant content for hateful opportunists on the right – and a lesson for the left | Jonathan Liew
By Jonathan Liew

It was framed as a perfect storm because nativists dearly wanted it to be. Looking on, progressives failed to meet the moment too

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/aug/04/ceuta-carnival-anti-migrant-content-opportunists-on-right-lesson-for-left

#Migration #Spain #Morocco #Africa #Europe #Worldnews #Race #Thefarright #TheGuardian #JonathanLiew

Double tops: Littler and Pogacar in a class of their own, but nothing lasts for ever | Jonathan Liew
By Jonathan Liew

The champions are capable of shattering every record in a temporary aligning of the planets, the elusiveness of pure perfection

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/30/luke-littler-tadej-pogacar-pdc-darts-tour-de-france-cycling

#Sport #LukeLittler #TadejPogacar #TheGuardian #JonathanLiew

Don’t like the result? Don’t worry, sport no longer ends on the field of play | Jonathan Liew
By Jonathan Liew

From the wrong headset in an F2 garage to Fifa overturning a red card, we are in a landscape where fairness is the enemy

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2026/jul/23/sport-fairness-fifa-world-cup-2026-fia-motor-sport-golf-open-championship

#Sport #WorldCup2026 #AfricaCupofNations2025 #AfricaCupofNations #USA #Senegalfootballteam #Moroccofootballteam #Football #Motorsport #TheGuardian #JonathanLiew

After this World Cup, here’s what I feel: a kind of messy hope | Jonathan Liew
By Jonathan Liew

Kazakhs cheering Uzbeks, Bengalis wild for Argentina … This tournament was once a playground for nationalism. Now it shows how flimsy that allegiance is

https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/jul/20/world-cup-football-messy-hope

#WorldCup2026 #WorldCup #Football #Sport #Worldnews #TheGuardian #JonathanLiew

Tuchel would rather put down the English game than admit to his own cowardice | Jonathan Liew
By Jonathan Liew

England’s coach said ball possession is not in the team’s DNA – it’s an opinion that should disqualify him from the job

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/18/thomas-tuchel-england-dna-world-cup-football

#WorldCup2026 #England #ThomasTuchel #WorldCup #Football #Sport #TheGuardian #JonathanLiew

War, culture, empire and football: England and Argentina’s deep, romantic rivalry – video
By Jonathan Liew, Tom Stevens, Francesca de Bassa and Nikhita Chulani

We often call England v Argentina a grudge match – a simple story of mutual hatred. But the truth is far more complex, says the Guardian’s Jonathan Liew.

https://www.theguardian.com/football/video/2026/jul/15/war-culture-empire-and-football-england-and-argentinas-deep-romantic-rivalry-video

#England #Argentina #WorldCup #WorldCup2026 #Football #Sport #TheGuardian #JonathanLiew #TomStevens #FrancescadeBassa #NikhitaChulani

Love and hate collide: England v Argentina is not simply a grudge match | Jonathan Liew
By Jonathan Liew

Look beyond the flashpoints and flare-ups and perhaps this is the greatest and most romantic of footballing rivalries

https://www.theguardian.com/football/2026/jul/15/england-v-argentina-world-cup-2026-love-hate-grudge-match

#WorldCup2026 #Argentina #England #WorldCup #Football #Sport #TheGuardian #JonathanLiew